Someone Else Pick It For Me - February

[Sophia]

If you are willing to place one of your February reading choices in the hands of another person, leave a comment here with at least five books and no more than ten from your TBR shelf. Participants need to leave comments no later than January 25th.

Here's how it will work:
Sophia will match people up and leave a comment with a list of who will choose for whom.
When you see the person you are to pick for, then just look at their list in the above comments and leave a new comment with their name and the book you chose for them by January 31st.

You also need to watch and see what book your person chose from your list for you.
You have the rest of the month to read the book.

So if this sounds like something you would like to do, just comment below leaving your name and list of book choices for someone to pick your February book.

[Sam]

These are in my KU and I am feeling uninspired to read them:

1. Miss Eleanor Tilney: or, The Reluctant Heroine (yes, this is still on my list)
2. Darcy's Cinderella: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
3. Murdered on a Wednesday: A Pride and Prejudice Mystery
4. Mr Darcy's Lost Past: A Pride & Prejudice Variation
5. Mr. Darcy Entrapped: the Scheming at Rosings Park

[Katie]

I’m having too much fun with this. Here are the books to choose from.
1. Emma - A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith
2. The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray
3. The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn
4. Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid
5. Suspense and Sensibility : or First Impressions Revisited by Carrie Bebris

[Sophia]

I'm in!

1. Miss Austen Investigates: The Hapless Milliner by Jessica Bull
2. Pride and Preston Lin by Christina Huang Dudley
3. Cyanide and Sensibility by Katie Oliver
4. Spellbound at Pemberley by Abigail Reynolds
5. The Great Austen Adventure by Tomi Tabb
6. The Dragons of Pemberley by Maria Grace
7. Holidays with Jane: Will You Be Mine?

[Anji]

Here’s my selection - I chose one at random from each of my ten book shelves, one per year of acquisition, of unread works.

1. Mr. Darcy's Promise by Jeanna Ellsworth
2. First Impressions: An Amish Tale of Pride and Prejudice by Sarah Price
3. Pulse and Prejudice by Colette L. Saucier
4. Three Dates with Mr. Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation Anthology by Elizabeth Ann West
5. Ditching Mr. Darcy by Samantha Whitman
6. Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal
7. A Certain Something: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Cassandra B. Leigh
8. The Long Journey Home: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by J. Dawn King
9. Finally Mrs. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Novella by Leenie Brown
10. In the Stacks by McKinley James

[Katie]

I'm in!

1. Mr. Darcy and Mr. Collins's Widow
2. Drawing Mr. Darcy Duology
3. Doubt Not, Cousin: A Pride & Prejudice Variation
4. Allow Me to Tell You
5. A Bouquet of Bennets, Mary's Story: A Sweet Pride and Prejudice Variation
6. Mary Bennet and the Bingley Codex
7. I Dreamt of Netherfield
8. The Shadows of Absence
9. Teachings of His Father: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
10. The Wrong Arrangement

[Faustine]

I'd like to participate too :)

1. Her Father's Choice: A Pride and Prejudice Novella
2. The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet
3. Impulse and Initiative
4. Elizabeth Bennet’s Inheritance : A Pride and Prejudice Variation Christian Regency Romance
5. Secret Arrangement: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

[Patricia]

[abmom]

1. Ruined Forever https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
2. Desires: A Pride and Prejudice Variation https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
3. Darcy and Elizabeth: A Promise Kept https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
4. This Disconcerting Happiness: A Pride and Prejudice Variation https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
5. Netherfield's Secret https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
6. The Mystery Bennet https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

[Craftyhj]

I always like to have a little theme when it comes to the "pick for me" challenges. This time I am going to go with the category I call "Other centric". By this I mean it includes P&P characters but the main focus is not on D/E. Some also contain characters from other Austen novels.

My choice are,
1) Mary and the Captain: A Pride and Prejudice Continuation by Nancy Lawrence (Mary centric)
2) Mrs Bennet Is Dead! - Charlotte's Gambit by P.R. Hood (Charlotte centric)
3) Pride Unprejudiced by Ronald McGowan (Mr Collins centric)
4) I Am Jael: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Laraba Kendig (Georgiana centric)
5) Prideful & Persuaded: A Jane Austen Crossover Romance by Bethany Delleman (Caroline centric)
6) The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh by Molly Greeley (Anne de Bourgh centric)
7) The Redemption of Lydia Wickham: A Pride and Prejudice Sequel/Variation by M.J. Stratton (Lydia centric)
8) The Colonel & The Lady: OR A Matter of Trust - A Regency Romance inspired by P&P by Sydney Salier (Colonel Fitzwilliam centric)
9) Pemberley Haunted: A Pride and Prejudice Continuation by Jessica L. Jackson (Kitty centric)

[Katja]

my list
1 Pamela Aidan: Assembly such as this
An Assembly Such as This

2. Sue Barr: FD undone

Fitzwilliam Darcy Undone

3 A Lady's Reputation amy d'orazio

4 Mr. Darcy Steals a Kiss and Some Other Stuff alix james

5 Forget Me Not, Elizabeth jennifer joy

6 lory lilian A Man with Faults

7 An Intolerable Situation: A Pride and Prejudice Variation sophie lynbrook

8 The Predisposition of Miss Elizabeth Bennet hunter quinn

9 I Never Knew Myself: A Pride and Prejudice Variation melanie rachel

10 In Default of Heirs Male jann rowland

[Kirk]

Miss Newbury's List Megan Walker



Holidays with Jane: Will you be mine?


Mr Darcy's Letter Abigail Reynolds


The Carriage Ride Mary Lydon Simonsen


Christmas at Blackthorn Manor

[Sophia]

Howdy, everyone! I'm so glad you could join our first 'someone else pick it' for the year.

I have randomly drawn names from those who submitted a list of books and will put those just below.

For those who are new to this fun activity, here is what you do next:
1. Find your name in the left hand column and then go to the right hand column to see whose name you drew.
2. Go back up in the discussion thread and find that person's list. Choose a book from that list. And, then make a comment to that person of what book you chose for them. Do this by JANUARY 31st, please.
3. Watch for the person who drew your name to post their pick from your booklist.
4. Start your books on or after February 1st and feel free to come back and leave a comment of what you thought of the book.
If you want to discuss as you're reading, you can comment on your impressions as you go. Just make sure to mark any spoilery comments at the beginning of your comment.

Sam > Patricia
Katie (message #3) > abmom
Sophia > Craftyhj
Anji > Katja
Faustine > Kirk
Patricia > Katie (message #6)
abmom > Sam
Craftyhj > Anji
Katja > Faustine
Kirk > Sophia
Sophia > Katie (message #3)

Happy Reading!

[Sophia]

Craftyhj wrote: "I always like to have a little theme when it comes to the "pick for me" challenges. This time I am going to go with the category I call "Other centric". By this I mean it includes P&P characters bu..."

Howdy, Heather!

I recently listened to a good Laraba Kendig book so I'm curious about others. So, I'm picking I Am Jael for you so you can let me know if its good. Haha!

[Kirk]

Hi Sophia,
More than a few intriguing choices! But I hope you love(get it?) Holidays with Jane: Will You Be Mine?

[Katja]

I am only familiar with two books in Faustine's list. The LBD book sounds fun, the Kendig story sounds like a bit too much of a commitment at 591 pages (If you didn't like it it'd be my fault you slogged through it lol), Kauer is an entirely unfamiliar author to me.

I enjoyed both His Father's Choice and impulse and Initiative (if this is the same book as To Conquer Mr. Darcy?) enough to re-read. Let's go with I&I because it stands alone and HFC leaves some strands for the next books in the series which could be annoying unless planning to read them too

[Sophia]

Kirk wrote: "Hi Sophia,
More than a few intriguing choices! But I hope you love(get it?) Holidays with Jane: Will You Be Mine?"

Hehe, I get it. I've been wanting to fit that one in for several years now. Thanks for the pick, Kirk!

[Faustine]

Hi Kirk,
Did I miss something? Sorry but I can’t see your list 🤪

[Sophia]

Faustine wrote: "Hi Kirk,
Did I miss something? Sorry but I can’t see your list 🤪"

Comment Message #12 right before my bolded message, Faustine. :)

[Faustine]

Hi Kathy,
Thanks for the pick and for saving from reading a +500 page book that I might not like after page 3 ;).
Looking forward to reading Impulse and Initiative!

[Faustine]

Hi Sophie,
Thanks! I wasn’t sure because Kirk’s message includes only one book.

[Sophia]

Faustine wrote: "Hi Sophie,
Thanks! I wasn’t sure because Kirk’s message includes only one book."

That's weird. Goodreads must be on the fritz. I see five books.

I've copied and pasted here for you:
Miss Newbury's List Megan Walker

Holidays with Jane: Will you be mine? by Rebecca Fleming

Mr Darcy's Letter Abigail Reynolds

The Carriage Ride Mary Lydon Simonsen

Christmas at Blackthorn Manor Variations on a Jane Austen Christmas ('Tis the Season Collection) by Lucy Marin

[Anji]

Katja - I choose An Assembly Such as This. It was my first foray into Austenesque fiction, so I’ll be interested to see what you think of it.

[Faustine]

Thanks, Sophia!
I could only see one book, the first one, for some reason.

[Craftyhj]

Sophia wrote: "Craftyhj wrote: "I always like to have a little theme when it comes to the "pick for me" challenges. This time I am going to go with the category I call "Other centric". By this I mean it includes ..."

Looking forward to it! I shall report back.

[Sophia]

Faustine wrote: "Thanks, Sophia!
I could only see one book, the first one, for some reason."

Happy to help. :)

[Craftyhj]

Anji - I haven't read many of your choices but I remember enjoying The Long Journey Home: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by J. Dawn King. I think I probably went for the audio option.

[Patricia]

Katie. i'm torn between mr Darcys and Mr Collins widow
and the wrong arrangement

[Anji]

Thanks Craftyhj. I love Joy’s writing so this will be a pleasure after I finish my current read, which is not the best written book I’ve come across.

[Katja]

thanks Anji,
since you're still here it can't have put you off austenesque :)

[abmom]

Sam, Since I'm a great fan of mystery, I choose "Murdered on a Wednesday " for you.

[Sam]

Patricia wrote: "


[bookcover:Mr. Benn..."

Patricia - you really made it difficult! Such a great bunch!

I think I will chose Mr. Bennet's bookshop. Haven't read it yet and I would love to hear your thoughts!

[Sam]

abmom wrote: "Sam, Since I'm a great fan of mystery, I choose "Murdered on a Wednesday " for you."

Thanks Abmom!
Excellent, since that is one which probably would have ended up further down the list ;)

[Faustine]

Hi Kirk,
I’m choosing Mr Darcy’s Letter. I haven’t read it but Abigail Reynolds’s books are good usually. I hope you will like it :)

[Kirk]

Great, thanks!

[Katie]

There were two Katie’s that joined but only one in the final list. If this is too complicated I can now out.

[Sophia]

Katie wrote: "There were two Katie’s that joined but only one in the final list. If this is too complicated I can now out."

Oh wow! I can't believe I flubbed that and missed there were two Katies when I made the list. I'm so sorry to you both.

I went in and edited my list to help with the mess- up. If you can choose a book for abmom, that would be great and I'll pick one for you since Patricia is already picking for the other Katie.

I'm picking Northanger Abbey for you. Hope its a good one. :)

[Katie]

Thank you!

[Katie]

Abmom I’m choosing Ruined Forever for you. I couldn’t pass on a book where Mr. Collins has an unfortunate end. Hope you enjoy!

[Kirk]

Faustine wrote: "Hi Kirk,
I’m choosing Mr Darcy’s Letter. I haven’t read it but Abigail Reynolds’s books are good usually. I hope you will like it :)"

Thanks again! So sorry that GR hid my list. I give this 3.5
Some great elements and a few parts so-so. Cheers!

[Katie]

Patricia wrote: "Katie. i'm torn between mr Darcys and Mr Collins widow
and the wrong arrangement"

Then I'll try to read both LOL I'll start with Mr. Darcy and Mr. Collin's Widow.

[Katie]

Sophia wrote: "Howdy, everyone! I'm so glad you could join our first 'someone else pick it' for the year.

I have randomly drawn names from those who submitted a list of books and will put those just below.

For ..."
Hi Sophia,
You don't have me (Katie - Message #6) set to pick for anyone. Just wanted to make sure no one was missed :) Happy reading!

[Sophia]

Katie wrote: "Sophia wrote: "Howdy, everyone! I'm so glad you could join our first 'someone else pick it' for the year.

I have randomly drawn names from those who submitted a list of books and will put those ju..."

I made a big boo boo, Katie. And, I apologize that my mistake affects you having someone to pick for this time around. :( Again, I am sorry and will not make that mistake if you are both participating in the next 'pick it' challenge.

[abmom]

Thank you Katie, What use is Collins if not to amuse us?

[Faustine]

Kirk wrote: "Faustine wrote: "Hi Kirk,
I’m choosing Mr Darcy’s Letter. I haven’t read it but Abigail Reynolds’s books are good usually. I hope you will like it :)"

Thanks again! So sorry that GR hid my list. I..."

Hi Kirk, 3.5 means it wasn't a masterpiece, but at least it was good enough so that you finished it ;)

[Kirk]

Faustine wrote: "Kirk wrote: "Faustine wrote: "Hi Kirk,
I’m choosing Mr Darcy’s Letter. I haven’t read it but Abigail Reynolds’s books are good usually. I hope you will like it :)"

Thanks again! So sorry that GR h..."
Yes!

[abmom]

Katie Thiboutot, Thank you for your selection. I enjoyed the book a lot. It was beautifully written with admirable Elizabeth and Darcy.

[Katja]

Thanks Anji, I have finished At the Assembly. The original characters seemed very familiar so I think I may have read this back when it was posting on Pemberley or DWG. This Darcy seemed very aware that Elizabeth had a problem with him and I am curious how the heck will he end up blindsiding himself at Hunsford.

[Faustine]

Thanks Katja! Sorry, I tried a few times but I barely made it after the sample of Impulse and Initiative (= to conquer Mr Darcy). It was simply too wordy for me. Actually, I thought the book was almost over when I realised that I was at the end of the sample not of the whole book! The writing was good, though.

[Katja]

too bad! but at least you've got time to read something more to your taste