April Group Read - Six Degrees of Separation

[Kirk]

BOOK PICK: After hours of thought(hahaha).....and the reviews of Sophia and Woze......

Miss Price's Decision

[Sophia]

Patricia wrote: "i choose my book when i saw library had it.

Jane in love by Rachel givney"

I enjoyed that one. Hope you like it, Patricia!

[Sophia]

Kirk wrote: "BOOK PICK: After hours of thought(hahaha).....and the reviews of Sophia and Woze......

Miss Price's Decision
[bookcover:Miss Price's Decision: A Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey and Pride and Prej..."

Haha! Yes, agonizing hours! I liked getting Susan's story in that one.

[Mary]

BOOK PICK

Hi Sophia,

I’m drawn to two books-
Laura Hile’s And So This Is Love
and Cass Grafton’s/Ada Bright’s Mr Darcy’s Persuasion.

I think I’ll aim to read both as the first concerns Charlotte while the other centres on Darcy,Elizabeth, Anne and Captain Wentworth.
What more could a girl ask for?! Happy reading. Thank you for organising this. 🍀

[Patricia]

i loved courtship of Edward Gardiner!

[wosedwew]

BOOK PICK

I just read over the list. Several are on my want-to-read list and lots on my want-to-read-again list.

I will choose one I just bought and have not read yet.
The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh

[Sophia]

Mary wrote: "BOOK PICK

Hi Sophia,

I’m drawn to two books-
Laura Hile’s And So This Is Love
and Cass Grafton’s/Ada Bright’s Mr Darcy’s Persuasion.

I think I’ll aim to read both as the first concerns Charlott..."

LOL, you're like me and chose not to agonize over it so took them both. :) I loved both of those so hope you do, too, Mary.

[Sophia]

wosedwew wrote: "BOOK PICK

I just read over the list. Several are on my want-to-read list and lots on my want-to-read-again list.

I will choose one I just bought and have not read yet.
[book:The Heiress: The Reve..."

I think it was harder to pick the book to read than make the list. LOL I loved the author's first book and want to read that one eventually, too, Rose.

[Patricia]

Sophia wrote: "Patricia wrote: "i choose my book when i saw library had it.

Jane in love by Rachel givney"

I enjoyed that one. Hope you like it, Patricia!"

so far i like writers style etc. I think, time travel wise book, i like better.

I am already nearly halfway through it and am seeing similarities *coughcough*FredSophiaWentworth*CoughCough*

[Sophia]

Patricia wrote: "Sophia wrote: "Patricia wrote: "i choose my book when i saw library had it.

Jane in love by Rachel givney"

I enjoyed that one. Hope you like it, Patricia!"

so far i like writers style etc. I th..."

Particular Charm is a tough one to beat, for sure.

[Jeannepw]

BOOK PICK:

Mendacity & Mourning

Because it looks humorous and that’s what I need since in real life I’m dealing with several things that are anything but light-hearted.

[Sophia]

Jeannepw wrote: "BOOK PICK:

Mendacity & Mourning

Because it looks humorous and that’s what I need since in real life I’m dealing with several things that are anything but light-hearted."

I'm glad you can read a fun one to help lighten real life for you. :)

[abmom]

BOOK PICK : I am going to have a go at Mendacity and mourning and also Kidnapping of Elizabeth Bennet

[Lenora]

I went with Bingley holds a Ball and started it yesterday and finished late last night. Liked it all

[Sophia]

abmom wrote: "BOOK PICK : I am going to have a go at Mendacity and mourning and also Kidnapping of Elizabeth Bennet"

Fun that you and Jeanne picked the same book. Enjoy.

[Sophia]

Lenora wrote: "I went with Bingley holds a Ball and started it yesterday and finished late last night. Liked it all"

Wow, Lenora. Glad it was a hit.

[Christina]

Whoa, Lenora! You're amazing ... finishing the challenge on the first day of April! Congrats, and glad you liked the book!

My BOOK PICK: No Thank You, Mr Darcy: Pride And Prejudice 1920s by Lucy Tilney/Izabel March

(Is it okay that I chose a book I suggested as a connection? I admit that I tried to suggest books I had on my Kindle to help me get through my unread pile! :-D)

[Sophia]

Christina wrote: "Whoa, Lenora! You're amazing ... finishing the challenge on the first day of April! Congrats, and glad you liked the book!

My BOOK PICK: [book:No Thank You, Mr Darcy: Pride And Prejudice 1920s|462..."

Completely okay. Enjoy it, Christina!

[Sam]

BOOK PICK: Haunting Mr. Darcy - A Spirited Courtship

I just started listening to it on audible. Am liking it very much, so far...

[Jenn]

My book pick will be
First Impressions: A Tale of Less Pride & Prejudice

[Sophia]

I remember that one, Sam.

Fun and light ghost element.

[Sophia]

Jennifer wrote: "My book pick will be
First Impressions: A Tale of Less Pride & Prejudice"

A good low-angst one, Jennifer. :)

[J. W.]

Hey, great! We have another Jeanne. Welcome to the madness, Jeanne. Gosh, that sounds like I'm talking to myself. LOL!

[Mary]

BOOK PICK

I’ve just read and loved ‘So this is love’ by L.Hile.
Thank you,Sophia,for the opportunity to suggest books in this group format.
I’m going to read Mr Darcy’s Persuasion too.

[Kirk]

READ

Miss Price's Decision 4.0


I enjoyed it overall. Some elements I could have done without. But other elements were quite enjoyable and memorable.

[Sophia]

Mary wrote: "BOOK PICK

I’ve just read and loved ‘So this is love’ by L.Hile.
Thank you,Sophia,for the opportunity to suggest books in this group format.
I’m going to read Mr Darcy’s Persuasion too."

Glad you enjoyed it. Makes my day. :)

[Sophia]

Kirk wrote: "READ

Miss Price's Decision 4.0


I enjoyed it overall. Some elements I could have do..."

Yay, glad you knocked out your book and mostly enjoyed it, Kirk.

[wosedwew]

I have finished my book already, instead of waiting for a last-minute sneak under the deadline as I usually do.

The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh is a great book, for all its sadness. Anne does have a HEA.

[Patricia]

book Jane in love is growing on me. don't want it to end.

[Sophia]

wosedwew wrote: "I have finished my book already, instead of waiting for a last-minute sneak under the deadline as I usually do.

The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh is a great book, for ..."

Lots of sadness... uh oh. Good to know so I can prepare when I go to read it.

[Sophia]

Patricia wrote: "book Jane in love is growing on me. don't want it to end."

Super! I felt something of the same.

[Sam]

I finished listening to Haunting Mr. Darcy - A Spirited Courtship. LOVED it! and the narrator was fantastically dreamy.

[Sophia]

Sam wrote: "I finished listening to Haunting Mr. Darcy - A Spirited Courtship. LOVED it! and the narrator was fantastically dreamy."

Wasn't that great? I can't remember what year we did it, but a bunch of us in this group read it for a group read together and then had the fun of the author coming to visit and answer some of our questions. :) That was a fun treat all around.

[abmom]

I finished my first choice The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Bennet: A Pride and Prejudice Variation https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5... 5 stars. A really sweet story. Looking forward to the next one.

[abmom]

I loved Haunting Mr.Darcy. It was one of my early JAFF reads and was a motivation to seek for more. Such an imaginative narration.

[Sophia]

Yay for a five star for your pick, abmom! I need to add that one to my wish list.

Oh neat that Haunting Mr. Darcy was one of your gateway JAFF reads.

[abmom]

Thanks Sophie, you should try the book. It's a very sweet book even with some angst and Darcy was swoon worthy.

[Patricia]

I finished it. I liked it, but that last part, seemed unlike jane and it seemed to not flow as well as earlier in the book.

[Sophia]

Glad you finished, Patricia! Bummer the end was a little off for you.

[abmom]

I finished my second one Mendacity and Mourning. It was a sweet and funny book though a bit longer than it should have been. 5 stars.

[Sophia]

Wow, two of the books from the list! I'm glad to keep seeing approval of this book. I want to read it soon especially when I need something light and fun.

[Christina]

Just in time for the end of the month, I've finished my April challenge! (Wait, what? It's the end of May, not the end of April? Um, have I mentioned that time and I do not get along?) I read No Thank You, Mr. Darcy as my April challenge. There were some very witty lines in this novel! While the character development and pacing didn't always work for my taste, I appreciated the author's unique approach to retelling P&P. On to read my May challenge -- hopefully before the end of June! :-) Thanks, Sophia, for this fun challenge!

[Sophia]

Super news, Christina! No worries if your timing is on a different pace. :)

I was just coming here to announce that I finished my May book with one day to spare. Jane Austen's Cousin by Geri Walton was a like, but not love. Mostly details I already knew and some speculation. But, there were rabbit trails that probably should have stayed in the author's research folder instead of plugged into the book making it more history than biography at times. Still, I learned and I enjoyed Eliza so I'll call it a win. :)

[Christina]

Nice, Sophia! I love that you include nonfiction in your lists. It takes me forever to get through nonfiction, but it's always enriching to learn more about the people who influenced and surrounded Austen. Sorry about those rabbit trails, but congrats on the read!

And happy reading to everyone else on the boards. I love how engaged you all are in your reading and discussions!

[Sophia]

Christina wrote: "Nice, Sophia! I love that you include nonfiction in your lists. It takes me forever to get through nonfiction, but it's always enriching to learn more about the people who influenced and surrounded..."

Thanks! Yes, I do try to slip in some non-fic and especially if it is a fascinating personage like Eliza. I read non-fic slower than fic, too.