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Debbie B's 2018 Journey through JAFF
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Nov 26, 2017 09:07AM
Here I go again!
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I ask that same question frequently. Remember when we were kids and was WANTED to be older but it took forever for a year to pass? How did time become so speedy??
When I was younger... I wanted to be older.When I was older... I wanted to be younger.
Dang... when did that concept flip?
1. Pride and Precipitation - 4 stars2. Holidays at Pemberley or Third Encounters: A Tale of Less Pride & Prejudice Concludes - 4.5 stars
3. Second Glances: A Tale of Less Pride and Prejudice Continues - 4.5 stars
4. Mr. Darcy's Kiss - 4 stars
5. An Ever Fixed Mark by AMarguerite - 5 stars
http://archiveofourown.org/works/8523...
6. Pride by Jelach - 3 stars
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12301671/1/
7. Making Her Sentiments Known by jvcla25 (Jack Caldwell) - 4 stars
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12778359...
8. An Inebriated Non-Proposal by BethW - 4 stars
https://www.dwiggie.com/derby/bethw9.htm
9. "Is That Our Chambermaid in Disguise?" by Suzanne O - 5 stars
https://www.dwiggie.com/derby/suzo18.htm
(also look at https://www.dwiggie.com/ )
10. Indifference to Decorum by Ms Pimprenelle - 3 stars
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12774592/1/
11. Heat (definitely NOT JAFF) - 2.5 stars
12. Destiny by Design- Leah's Journey - 4.5 stars
13. All the Things I Know - 5 stars
14. The Advent Calendar by L.L. Diamond - 5 stars
Part I: http://austenvariations.com/advent-da...
Part II: https://lldiamondwrites.com/2017/12/1...
Part III: https://lldiamondwrites.com/2017/12/2...
Part IV (conclusion): http://austenvariations.com/advent-da...
15. Regret: A Variation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice - 2 stars
16. Longbourn Revisited - 2 stars
17. A Lady's Pride: A Pride and Prejudice Reimagining - 3.5 stars
18. Decisions - 4 stars
19. One Winter's Eve: A Pride and Prejudice Novella - 4.5 stars
20. A Covenant of Marriage - 4.5 stars
21. A Beneficial, If Unwilling, Compromise - 4 stars
22. Pemberley in Peril: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary - 5 enthusiastic stars
23. Darcy's Second Chance: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary Novella - 2.5 stars
24. The Sweetest Ruin (I don't care what this author says, this AIN'T JAFF!!) - 3 stars
25. Young Master Darcy: A Lesson in Honour - 5 enthusiastic stars
26. Netherfield's Secret - 3 stars
27. The Billionaire's Muse (NOT JAFF) - 4 stars
28. Bound (NOT JAFF) - 4 stars
29. Married A Stripper (NOT JAFF) - 5 stars
30. The Forgiving Season: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - 4.5 stars
31. An Odd Situation: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - 4.5 stars
32. Wicked, White Cravat - 5 stars
33. The Exile: The Countess Visits Longbourn - 3.5 stars
34. The Misbegotten Girl: A Pride and Prejudice Variation- Novella - 3.5 stars
35. For Want of a Nail - 4 stars
36. Colors by Laure001:
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/12778960/1/
37. Irrevocably Gone - 5 stars
38. The Death of Mr Darcy: a novel ( - 2 stars
39. Mr. Darcy & Elizabeth: What Time Has Done: a Pride and Prejudice Variation Romance - 4.5 stars
40. Darcy's Mistletoe Kiss: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - 4.5 stars
41. The Innkeeper's Daughter - 5 stars
42. William - 4 stars
43. Ditching Mr. Darcy - 4.5 stars
44. In the still of the night - 4 stars
45. It's Hard Out Here for a Duke- 4 stars
46. A Short Period of Exquisite Felicity - 4 stars
47. On Stranger Prides: A Pride and Prejudice Novel - 3 stars
48. Disruption at Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - 4 stars
49. Enchant: Beauty and the Beast Retold - NOT JAFF - 5 stars
50. Holidays with Jane: Will You Be Mine? - 4.5 stars
51. Darcy's Bodie Mine: A Pride & Prejudice Western Variation - 3 stars
52. A Life Apart: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation - 2 stars
53. Breathe Like You - 4 stars
54. Northern Rain: A North & South Variation - 5 stars
55. Building Mr. Darcy - 4.5 stars
56. The Rose and the Mask: A Beauty and the Beast Retelling - 5 stars
57. News Comes to Pemberley - 2 stars
58. The Forgotten Bonnet: A Sweet Pride and Prejudice Variation Short Story - 4 stars
59. One Good Gentleman: Rules of Refinement Book One - 5 stars
60. Mr. Darcy & Elizabeth: London in Love: a Pride and Prejudice Variation Romance - 3.5 stars
61. Jewels on the Water: A Pride and Prejudice Sequel - 3.5 stars
62. Dear Sir, Dear Madam: A Pride and Prejudice Novella - 5 stars
63. An Odd Notion of Kindness - 4 stars
64. Mysterious Mr. Darcy - 5 stars
65. The Bennets Take on the Ton - 4 stars
66. Sister Dearest, or A Nudge in the Right Direction by headless-nic - 3.5 stars
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12556907...
67. Mr. Darcy's Ship: Pride & Prejudice Reimagined - 3 stars
68. Eos - 5 stars
69. Properly Humbled - 4.5 stars
70. LOUISA GETS SLAPPED by DarcyDeFirth - 4.5 stars
www.fanfiction.net/s/2953095/1/
Fun read! Caroline still can't accept Darcy's betrothal to Elizabeth. She makes the mistake of insulting Louisa's husband too often as well as the slap referenced in the title just before the Bennet family is due to arrive at Netherfield for a celebratory dinner. Good for a few chuckles at the payoff.
71. Do You See What I See? by J.D.Bell - 3.5 stars
www.fanfiction.net/s/11110346/1/
Another Caroline's-a-monster story, though there's a lot more to it than that. Love the incorporation of servants and their network of information-sharing that goes on starting with Wickham's arrival in Meryton. Caroline gets impatient to bring Darcy to heel and plans a staged compromise at Netherfield. Again, the Hursts are not exactly Caroline's friends here. I love the plot but not the writing. It's too wordy. 18 chapters that felt longer. Found myself skimming through a lot of it.
72. The Child - 5 stars
73. A Jane Austen Daydream - 4 stars
My March dusty bookshelf read.
74. The Lovesick Maid: A Pride and Prejudice Sequel - 5 stars
75. The Cliffs of Hertfordshire - 4.5 stars (but I love, Love, LOVE this story!!)
76. A Search for Refuge (Non-JAFF, faith-based) - 4 stars
77. Mrs Bennet's Menopause - 4.5 stars
78. Truly Madly Darcy - 4.5 stars
79. Henry's Legacy: a Pride & Prejudice Variation - 5 enthusiastic stars
80. An Overheard Proposal: Darcy and Elizabeth What If? #13 - 4 stars
81. Stranded With Mr Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Romance - 3 stars
82. The Secrets of Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - 5 enthusiastic stars
83. A Very Merry Mix-up: A Pride and Prejudice Novelette - 3.5 stars
84. Oh Brother: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Romance - 5 stars
85. Lover's Knot: A Mysterious Pride & Prejudice Variation - 4.5 stars
86. The Ladies of Rosings Park: A Pride and Prejudice Sequel and Companion to The Darcys of Pemberley - 4.75 stars
87. When Everything Changes: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - 2 stars
88. Lady Catherine Says: 365 Tweets of Condescension - 3.5 stars
89. A Duke Like No Other (Not JAFF) - 5 stars
90. The Rosings Bride: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - 2 stars
91. What Comes Between Cousins - 4.25 stars
92. The Assistant: Before Pride and Prejudice - 5 stars
93. Elizabeth Bennet's Wedding: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - 3 stars
94. Pride, Prejudice and Perjury - 2.5 stars
95. The Beast of Bath: A Regency Fairytale - (not JAFF) 4 stars
96. In the Wilds of Derbyshire - 3 stars
97. The Wrong Envelope (not JAFF) - about 10 stars
98. Meet a Rogue at Midnight (not JAFF) - 4 stars
99. Ardently Loved: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - 3 stars
100. It's All About the Duke (not JAFF) - 3 stars
101. Imperative: A Tale of Pride and Prejudice, Volume 1 - 5 stars, a sentimental favorite, reread
102. Elizabeth: A Pride & Prejudice Novella - 3 stars
103. Imperative: A Tale of Pride and Prejudice, Volume 2 - 4 stars, reread
104. If Mr. Darcy Dared: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Romance - 3.5 stars
105. Echo from the Past: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation - 4.5 stars
106. When Mary Met the Colonel: A Pride and Prejudice Novella - 5 stars
107. Phi Alpha Pi - 2.5 stars
108. Georgia Darcy: A Venetian Romance: A Contemporary Pride and Prejudice Variation Novella - 2 stars
109. The Best Laid Flight Plans: A Modern Pride and Prejudice Variation - 5 stars
110. Hypothetically Married: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
111. The Immovable Mr. Tanner: A Pride & Prejudice Variation - 4.5 stars
112. The Darcy Contradiction - 1 star
113. Pemberley: Mr. Darcy's Dragon (re-read) - 5 stars
114. Longbourn: Dragon Entail: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (re-read) - 5 stars
115. Netherfield: Rogue Dragon: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - 5+++++ stars!
116. The Last Miss Bennet: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - 4 stars
117. London Holiday - 5 stars
118. Lost & Found: A Pride & Prejudice Novella - 5 stars
119. An Incident at the Royal Rest Inn by leavesfallingup - 4 stars
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12875791/1/
Elizabeth Bennet and Caroline Bingley switched at birth! Loved the basic story. However, I felt that the political situation with Bretagne/Brittany needlessly confused the plot. Considering the royal British blood that's uncovered, I didn't see the point of adding the French royalty into Elizabeth's ancestry. The author obviously enjoys historical research, but this just muddied up an already very complex plot. There are also a few "okays" in there. It's unpublished, so I know it's unpolished, but that seems like too obvious a blunder not to mention. But it's a reasonable length and a whopping good tale, even if Caroline and Lydia make a rather unbelievable turnaround at the end.
120. Deception & Debauchery: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - 4 stars
121. A Most Welcome Event by Trixfan - 4 stars
www.fanfiction.net/s/11207088/1/
Fairly short, very poignant. I was surprised and in tears at the end. Told from Mrs. Bennet's point of view, who "awakens" thinking she's only 19 years old and married to Mr. Bennet for only a few months. The story is excellent. The writing flows nicely despite the many, many, MANY spelling and punctuation errors.
I've been reading, but I'm SOOOO far behind on my ratings and reviews!! 5. An Ever Fixed Mark by AMarguerite - 5 stars
http://archiveofourown.org/works/8523...
Awesome unpublished! A little bit paranormal (teenagers wake the morning of their 16th birthday with a "soulmark" on their wrist revealing the name of someone who will be significant in their lives), a little bit historical (Napoleonic war), a little bit Gone With The Wind (heartbreaking battlefield, heroine who's clueless that the hero loves her), and, of course, Pride and Prejudice. Very long, but really excellent for an unpublished work. If I recall correctly, content is clean, although homosexuality is accepted among many circles.
6. Pride by Jelach - 3 stars
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12301671/1/
Short one-shot. The new Mr. and Mrs. Darcy at the theater.
7. Making Her Sentiments Known by jvcla25 (Jack Caldwell) - 4 stars
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12778359...
Lady Catherine comes to Longbourn. Nice humorous twist on the usual! Short story.
8. An Inebriated Non-Proposal by BethW - 4 stars
https://www.dwiggie.com/derby/bethw9.htm
Darcy's realization that Elizabeth doesn't like him leads to him imbibing more alcohol than he should, which leads to a funny conversation between drunk Darcy and Elizabeth at the Hunsford parsonage. Short story.
9. "Is That Our Chambermaid in Disguise?" by Suzanne O - 5 stars
https://www.dwiggie.com/derby/suzo18.htm
(Suggest you also look at https://www.dwiggie.com/ for the picture on which the title caption is based)
This is an absolute hoot. Pride and Prejudice meets I Love Lucy! Short story.
10. Indifference to Decorum by Ms Pimprenelle - 3 stars
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12774592/1/
B. Elliot is Mr. Darcy's new secretary, but none of Darcy's relatives has ever met the mysterious Elliot until now. This short story explains why. Didn't really work for me.
11. Heat (definitely NOT JAFF) - 2.5 stars
Meh.
12. Destiny by Design- Leah's Journey - 4.5 stars
Highly recommend. This is NOT a variation, but it shows a strong Austenesque influence. Follows a young Jewish woman from 1900 to 1910, as her family is pushed out of their Russian homeland and must put down new roots in Argentina. History buffs will enjoy this even more than I did, but I found it very enjoyable and eye-opening regarding the ethnic discrimination the Abramovitz family faces. (Review to come when I finally get a chance to catch up!) It's in the K.U. program, and it's currently on sale for $2.99. (Price goes up in a couple of days, I think) Clean content.
13. All the Things I Know - 5 stars
Excellent modernization of Pride and Prejudice. Loved it. Be warned that there is sexual content, tastefully described.
14. The Advent Calendar by L.L. Diamond - 5 stars
Part I: http://austenvariations.com/advent-da...
Part II: https://lldiamondwrites.com/2017/12/1...
Part III: https://lldiamondwrites.com/2017/12/2...
Part IV (conclusion): http://austenvariations.com/advent-da...
Lovely Christmas season modernization of P&P. Short story.
Debbie, I read the Advent Calendar also and never thought to count it. It is complete and I suppose it should count. I loved it too.
Thanks Debbie. I meant to read the advent stories. Now I will. We have an ice day today so I'm working from home.
Sara, I've been watching the weather radar and thinking about you guys in Texas. Y'all are getting a little bit of everything and it is just sitting there. I'm in south central KY and that train of precipitation reaches all the way from you to me and beyond... headed for Sheila. Yep. I just shoveled 4 inches of new powder off my deck and walkway. Thank goodness it didn't start until about 10:00 p.m. and was a dry powder.
The kids will hate it because it is too fine to make snowballs and snowmen. All the schools are closed today and they are already posting closed for tomorrow. Our temps are at 12 degrees and are expected to tank later tonight. I am now back inside and toasty warm with a book. It doesn't get any better that that.
Colder in SC than usual, and we have snow in our forecast now too. Won't be that much of a weather event, though-- not like in other areas. Happy to be heading to the tropics on vacation this Sunday!!
J. W. wrote: "Sara, I've been watching the weather radar and thinking about you guys in Texas. Y'all are getting a little bit of everything and it is just sitting there. I'm in south central KY and that train ..."
Yeah, i've had to be home with kids 2 days in a row. Hard to read or get work done. (chuckle) but I made hubby help me today. Who knows if we can send them back to school tomorrow. I'm glad everyone is safe. You would laugh at us, the ice isn't sticking to the ground at least now yet but everything is shut down!
Debbie-you're heading to the Tropics on Sunday?! Oh,safe journey,have a fantastic time and make every minute of your holiday count!😊🌹🎉🍷
Thanks, Mary. Been looking forward to this for a while! Just Sunday to Friday (and Sunday and Friday are both travel days), but still... Headed for one of those swanky all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica. This time next week I'll be on an oceanside hammock with my kindle in one hand and a drink with a little umbrella in it in the other!
Banged out a couple more yesterday but wish I hadn't. NOT satisfying.15. Regret: A Variation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice - 2 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
16. Longbourn Revisited - 2 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Debbie, I was going to ask if you were expecting bad weather. Looks like your vacation will spare you the trouble. Enjoy. We are currently at 6 degrees and it is supposed to drop to 2 degrees. By this Sunday, we are expecting the temps to reach 60 degrees with rain and thunderstorms. Go figure. If you don't like the weather... wait a minute and it will change.
Happy holyday😎. Admit I am rather envious as I was actually snowbound yesterday after receiving 20 inches of snow during the blizzard. Up to a total over 4 feet now and more is coming... Which if course is an excellent excuse for staying in reading😉. At least the power is back so I can charge my phone 😄
J. W. wrote: "Take a sunscreen and don't get a burn."Lotsa sunscreen, big hat, and in the shade of a palm tree. (It's amazing how close the trees can be to the shoreline in Jamaica) I have rosacea, so I'm always SUPER careful about sunburn.
Vaarin wrote: "Happy holyday😎. Admit I am rather envious as I was actually snowbound yesterday after receiving 20 inches of snow during the blizzard. Up to a total over 4 feet now and more is coming... Which if c..."Yikes! Is that normal for wintertime in Norway, Elin? We're having all kinds of crazy storms and cold in the U.S.
Definitely wise to take care in the Jamaican sun, Debbie! I once got sunstroke and second-degree burns there, just from taking a morning boat cruise.
Have a wonderful holiday, Debbie.Can't believe how low your temperatures get! I assume when you're talking about 2 degrees, you mean Fahrenheit? That's well below freezing isn't it? And the amount of snow you get makes ours pale into insignificance. Things get snarled up here in the UK as soon as one snowflake hits the roads, or so it seems!
Freezing is 32 degrees Fahrenheit, Anji. I live on the coast of South Carolina, which is in the SE U.S. While usually it gets down around freezing perhaps 10 days scattered through the entire winter, this year we've been experiencing lots more of those cold days than that, strings of them in succession, and temps even have been down into the teens on occasion (with the dreaded wind chill below zero on particularly breezy days). The normal average winter temp is probably in the 50s here. Like you, even a tiny bit of snow shuts everything down and creates highway chaos in this part of the country!Isn't it so Regency of us to be discussing the weather? I feel like I should be sipping tea from a bone china cup right now!
I am sure our friend Vaarin is going pfffft at our talking inches of snow when she is talking feet. The ability to handle any amount of snow rests in the hands of our state departments and the equipment that they have on hand. Our southern states are not equipped to handle snow because they rarely... if ever... even see snow. So you have this antiquated equipment, little salt/sand or anything to treat the roads, and most of the population do not have chains, snow-tires or even good tread for that matter.
We become paralyzed... schools close and services are limited if not suspended. I received 4-days of mail yesterday. First time they have been able to get to us. Guess the old Postal Creed went out the window and is now driver discretion. But safety first... I understand.
I am in Kentucky which is sandwiched between what is knows as the north and the south. We get all kinds of weather. It changes daily. In fact we are expecting temps in the high 50's [F] by Sunday and expecting thunderstorms by Monday. Go figure.
Debbie, yes, that was a cute observation with us discussing weather. Very Regency... only my cup of tea is frozen to the saucer. I'll have to wait until the thaw in order to enjoy it.
Okay. First evening in Jamaica at an all-inclusive resort. (We're in our room, and hubby's watching the football playoffs.) Free Wi-Fi! Yay! Might put up some reviews tomorrow since I got a lot of reading in on travel day today.Good news: temp is delightfully warm. So nice to be wearing shorts and short sleeves outside... at night... and COMFORTABLE! Wonderful to not be wearing 3 layers (I always get cold easily).
Not so good news: Our travel agent sold us on this resort as the ultimate in luxury. Meh. Room we were given when we checked in had a leaky sink that dribbled water all over the place. Discovered this after we'd mostly unpacked. We've been moved into a comparable room, but the thermostat seems faulty- can't get it warmer than 19 degrees centigrade (67 degrees F). Brrrrr!
Good news: 9 different restaurants to choose from, and we picked Italian for the first night. Yummmm! Deeelish food!!
Observation: Lots of (younger) women all made up and dressed to the nines for dinner, but it's amazing how many boyfriends/husbands are dressed as if they're about to head out to a pickup basketball game with their buddies. What's UP with that???
Enjoy, our temp are much warmer and all our snow melted. I wore a lightweight sweater to church with a cape... no heavy coat, boots or gloves... it was Heaven. Again... enjoy yourself.
Had a great vacation! Perfect weather all week. Couldn't do a lot (no boating, no swimming, limited walking on the sand) because of my bum hips, but that meant I got plenty of time to read on my balcony overlooking the Caribbean and on a lounge chair next to the water. And, of course, there were the hours in airplanes and airports to kill both on the way down and the way back.So I read a couple of GREAT books.... and some not-so-great ones. Here's my update:
17. A Lady's Pride: A Pride and Prejudice Reimagining - 3.5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
18. Decisions - 4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
19. One Winter's Eve: A Pride and Prejudice Novella - 4.5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
20. A Covenant of Marriage - 4.5 stars
(No review yet)
21. A Beneficial, If Unwilling, Compromise - 4 stars
(No review yet)
22. Pemberley in Peril: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary - 5 enthusiastic stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
23. Darcy's Second Chance: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary Novella - 2.5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
24. The Sweetest Ruin - 3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
25. Young Master Darcy: A Lesson in Honour - 5 enthusiastic stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
26. Netherfield's Secret - 3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Your comments about your holiday gave me a chuckle, Debbie! I remember, before my hip surgery, thinking about all the things I didn’t want to resume doing (or being asked to do by others) and weighing the fact that I had a rock-solid excuse not to do them against the desire for pain relief. Ultimately I chose the pain relief, but I did give up reading time! Glad you had so many satisfying reads.
Abigail, I learned from my awful experience when we changed planes on our trip on the way down to request a wheelchair in the same airport on our way back. Had to swallow my pride a little, but SO worth it!
Sara wrote: "Great list. Many I am also currently reading ;) Love your reviews too! Enjoy vacay!"Thanks, Sara!
Adding to my "READ" pile:27. The Billionaire's Muse (NOT JAFF) - 4 stars
28. Bound (NOT JAFF) - 4 stars
29. Married A Stripper (NOT JAFF) - 5 stars
30. The Forgiving Season: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - 4.5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
31. An Odd Situation: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - 4.5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Nearly had a heart attack when I read that you'd read Married A Stripper Debbie......until I realised that it wasn't JAFF!!! 😉Great progress! Well done!! ☺️



