Austenesque Lovers TBR Challenge 2022 discussion

Marianne says, “The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!”

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6. Elizabeth and the hiding gentleman https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13538500/0 5+ stars. Re-read. A very sweet funny story in which Elizabeth rescues Darcy from Caroline a number of times and thus a friendship is formed which develops into more later.
7. A letter of denial and a letter of goodbye https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13242809/0 5 stars. Re-read. A short story of elderly Elizabeth coming across Darcy's letter written to her in Netherfield in the beginning of their acquaintance.
8. A second chance at love https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14005043... 5 stars. Darcy is blackmailed into marrying Anne before he meets Elizabeth at Hunsford and they fall for each other. This short story begins 15 years later when they meet at Jane's funeral.
9. The black oyster https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12696957/0 4 stars. A modern short. Lizzy drunk dials her boss Darcy after breaking up with her fiance.
10. Walking on sunshine https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13854770/0 3 stars. A modern, Easter story.

Off to meet Anne!

abmom wrote: "6. Elizabeth and the hiding gentleman https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13538500/0 5+ stars. Re-read. A very sweet funny story in which Elizabeth rescues Darcy from Caroline a number of times and thus a..."

Wow, you are steaming ahead...great work.

Quick visit, abmom! Way to go on your reading. :)

Good day, Miss Marianne!
6. Rose Fairbanks: Mr Darcy's grieving wife 4*
7, PO Dixon: Which that season brings 4*
and a few fanfics from ffnet that abmom and others inspired me to read.
8. irislim: the correspondence (cute short story)

9 ColinEhle: Elizabeth and the hiding gentleman (this was the cutest thing)
10 The Black oyster by I found my Mr Darcy -a modern one shot that ends in a "yeah there will be HEA sometime later"

Katja wrote: "Good day, Miss Marianne!
6. Rose Fairbanks: Mr Darcy's grieving wife 4*
7, PO Dixon: Which that season brings 4*
and a few fanfics from ffnet that abmom and others inspired me to read.
8. irislim..."

Great - climbing through the levels very quickly. Congrats.

Y'all are blazing right along. I've snatched... um... stole... em... borrowed a few of those unpublished stories. I just can't help myself. Thanks for the recommendations.

Woohoo Katja and Abmom!

abmom wrote: "6. Elizabeth and the hiding gentleman https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13538500/0 5+ stars. Re-read. A very sweet funny story in which Elizabeth rescues Darcy from Caroline a number of times and thus a..."
Yeah!!!

Katja wrote: "Good day, Miss Marianne!
6. Rose Fairbanks: Mr Darcy's grieving wife 4*
7, PO Dixon: Which that season brings 4*
and a few fanfics from ffnet that abmom and others inspired me to read.
8. irislim..."

Great!!!

abmom wrote: "6. Elizabeth and the hiding gentleman https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13538500/0 5+ stars. Re-read. A very sweet funny story in which Elizabeth rescues Darcy from Caroline a number of times and thus a..."

Wohooa!
I am still trying to get through the end of Forbidden destiny. Elizabeth marries Wickham who eventually dies and she is left with survivors guilt, so she won't let herself love Darcy. (eye-roll)

Hey there, Marianne!

6. Breathless by Jessie Lewis (unpublished vignette based on Speechless) - 5 stars
7. Epiphany (re-read and review) - 4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
8. The Retirement Plan by WadeH (https://m.fanfiction.net/s/14014182/1/) - 4 stars
It's a "crossover" between P&P and the movie Blade Runner and written in dialogue-only WadeH style. Guess you need to have seen the movie - I didn't find it up to WadeH's usual brilliance.

Great.

I need to read Breathless. Wow, 5-stars. I was bowled over with Speechless, I can't wait to read this one. Jessie Lewis always surprises me.

I need to read that one also.

Going strong, Debbie.

Need to get to Speechless, I see.

Debbie wrote: "Hey there, Marianne!

6.
Breathless
by Jessie Lewis (unpublished vignette based on Speechless) - 5 stars
7. Epiphany (re-read and review) - 4 stars
https://www...."
Yeah!

Time to post again. I'm snowed in and reading. Nothing like something hot to drink, a warm blanket, and a good book.

Marianne Dashwood 6-10 Books
[* Indicates there is not a Goodreads Link for the story]

6. [Reread-Unpub] Smile, Mrs. Wickham: I found my Mr. Darcy: 4-stars [1-4-22]
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11284858...

7. [Reread-Unpub] 50 Shades of Orange (100-word challenge) lizzieanne16: 3-stars [1-5-22]
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13854051...

8. [Unpub] Too Gentlemanly (followed by “Too Agreeable”): lizzieanne16 [1-5-22] https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13948331/1/

9. [*Unpub] Too Agreeable (A Flipside to “Too Gentlemanly”): lizzieanne16: 3-stars [1-5-22]
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13965431...

“Blurb: “Darcy is content that Bingley and Miss Bennet are engaged but he is becoming increasingly despondent. The reason? Miss Elizabeth has become too agreeable. She is ever so pleasant. Too pleasant. She is being very careful with her actions and words, thus giving him no encouragement. Maybe it is time for him to find out if her feelings have changed.”

10. [*Unpub] Autumn at Pemberley: Astra H. Lowelle: 2-stars [1-5-22] https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14005711...

Rating: clean, one-shot, staccato style of writing. It actually looked like a list of bullet points for a story that was to be fleshed out later. Not sure what this was. The thoughts and bones were there but not a story.

Good progress, again.

Thanks, Sheila.

J. W. wrote: "Time to post again. I'm snowed in and reading. Nothing like something hot to drink, a warm blanket, and a good book.

Marianne Dashwood 6-10 Books
[* Indicates there is not a Goodreads Link for th..."

Great!

Sadly, I must depart from dearest dearest Marianne. Hopefully I'll make it to Delaford some time. Rides on into the night......

6) Reverence 3
Reverence

7) Persuasion!!!!!

8)Jane Austen: Writing, Society, Politics reread for a JA bookclub


9)Trial by Fire(Persuasion) 5
Trial by Fire

10)First Impressions 4.5
First Impressions
By: EightYearsandaHalf
"This is my take on how Anne Elliot and Captain Frederick Wentworth first met that fateful summer of 1806. One-shot."

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12384607...

6. Breathless companion to speechless (EB) 5 - A glimpse in to Elizabeth's state of mind after Darcy is rescued
7. Forbidden destiny (Dwiggie) 3 - Elizabeth marries Wickham and its not good. He dies, E becomes companion to Anne and a friend. Victor a new friend dies saving E after Wickham shows up again and E can't get over her survivors guilt. For FF its good, but it is loooong with way too many pages of reflection for many of the characters, but mainly E & D.
8. A Murder at Rosings (AB) 4.5 Not what I expected, but better. Collins is murdered. Bennet is prime suspect. Mary and Anne become firendly. Many various new characters, a couple of msall side stories to fill it out.
9. Imperative: A Tale of Pride and Prejudice, Volume 2 (EB) 3.5 More story in Vol. 2. So intercourse gets fewer pages. Still, for me, after waiting so long-disappointing
10. Elizabeth and Mary- Grinter (WIP) Great story, this author has a tendency to be extremely repetitive. Elizabeth and Mary are cousins to the Bennets and are saved in a carriage accident. Thomas and Fanny Bennet are not kind to them until the Earl family from the mother's side shows up again.

Thanks, Kirk.
Way to go Sam.
It looks like everyone is leaving... so goodbye, Miss Marianne, see you next year.

Sam wrote: "6. Breathless companion to speechless (EB) 5 - A glimpse in to Elizabeth's state of mind after Darcy is rescued
7. Forbidden destiny (Dwiggie) 3 - Elizabeth marries Wickham and its ..."
Great!!!!

Sam wrote: "6. Breathless companion to speechless (EB) 5 - A glimpse in to Elizabeth's state of mind after Darcy is rescued
7. Forbidden destiny (Dwiggie) 3 - Elizabeth marries Wickham and its ..."

Great. Congratulations.

Thank you all!

Well done Kirk :)

J. W. wrote: "Time to post again. I'm snowed in and reading. Nothing like something hot to drink, a warm blanket, and a good book.

Marianne Dashwood 6-10 Books
[* Indicates there is not a Goodreads Link for th..."

What a lovely way to enjoy a snowy day, Jeanne! :)

Kirk wrote: "Sadly, I must depart from dearest dearest Marianne. Hopefully I'll make it to Delaford some time. Rides on into the night......

6) Reverence 3
Reverence

7) Persuasion!!!!!

8)Jane..."

Well done, Kirk! We know what sweet sorrow you part from Miss Marianne and the cozy cottage.

Sam wrote: "6. Breathless companion to speechless (EB) 5 - A glimpse in to Elizabeth's state of mind after Darcy is rescued
7. Forbidden destiny (Dwiggie) 3 - Elizabeth marries Wickham and its ..."

You've enjoyed some good ones, Sam. I think the Murder at Rosings Park one sounds intriguing.

Sam wrote: "Thank you all!

Well done Kirk :)"

Thank you!!!!

Sophia wrote: "Kirk wrote: "Sadly, I must depart from dearest dearest Marianne. Hopefully I'll make it to Delaford some time. Rides on into the night......

6) Reverence 3
Reverence

7) Persuasion..."
Thank you!!!! Field of Tears!!!!(A title of a new age tune)

Moving on up:

6.) Dragon Keepers' Cotillion 4 stars
7.) Breathless 4 stars https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6.... “Additional scene for Speechless.”
8.) Banished: A Pride and Prejudice Variation: A P&P Variation 4 stars
9.) The Smartest Man in the World A P&P Story Shot by J. Dawn King 4 stars
10.) The Secret https://archiveofourown.org/works/357... 4 stars. “Darcy has been keeping a secret about himself all his life. But now he is married, and he must tell his wife. Or he will not be able to consummate the marriage. Right? Maybe he can find another way or will he find the courage to trust his new bride?”

Sheila wrote: "Moving on up:

6.) Dragon Keepers' Cotillion 4 stars
7.) Breathless 4 stars
8.) Banished: A Pride and Prejudice Variation: A P&P Variation 4 stars
9.) The Smartest ..."

Well done!

Thanks.

Great list. I borrowed a few... just couldn't help myself. LOL! Thanks, for the recommendation.

Thanks.

Snowy indoor weekend added 2 Austenesque readings..

6 Joy to the World: A Regency Christmas Collection - Wonders of His Love
Erica Vetsch

7 Joy to the World: A Regency Christmas Collection- Far as the Curse is Found
Amanda Barratt

Nice progress.

Yay, writer! A snowy weekend indeed. It's a great time to snuggle down and read. I was supposed to be cleaning out and thought that would be a good project for a snowy day. pfft. That was the furthest thing from my mind. I read until my eyes crossed. Yeah, it was a great weekend.

Sheila wrote: "Nice progress."
Thx Sheila !

J. W. wrote: "Yay, writer! A snowy weekend indeed. It's a great time to snuggle down and read. I was supposed to be cleaning out and thought that would be a good project for a snowy day. pfft. That was the furth..."

HaHaHa! Perfect!! And totally agreed ;))

Sheila wrote: "Moving on up:

6.) Dragon Keepers' Cotillion 4 stars
7.) Breathless 4 stars https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6.... “Additional scene for Speechless.”
8.) [book:Banished: A Pride ..."

Looks like you've had some delightful new year's reading, Sheila!

writer... wrote: "Snowy indoor weekend added 2 Austenesque readings..

6 Joy to the World: A Regency Christmas Collection - Wonders of His Love
Erica Vetsch

7 [book:Joy to the World..."

Those sound perfect for snowy weather reads, writer!

Sophia wrote: "Sheila wrote: "Moving on up:

6.) Dragon Keepers' Cotillion 4 stars
7.) Breathless 4 stars https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6.... “Additional scene for Speechless.”
8.) [book:Ban..."

Thanks, Sophia. I do look at the rating when I select the next book to read.

Sophia wrote: "writer... wrote: "Snowy indoor weekend added 2 Austenesque readings..

6 Joy to the World: A Regency Christmas Collection - Wonders of His Love
Erica Vetsch
7 ."

Definitely !

NOT beginning the myst audio series... disappointingly not austenesque

Sooo not austenesque.. ended before counting a beginning 🤐

Replaced with Jane Austen audios .. new to me narrator Belinda Lang
for Emma 8


9 Persuasion narrated by Juliet Stevenson

10 Sara Rosett ‘s Austenesque audio series Murder on Location

I've seen mentions of this author for her other series, but I haven't read her stuff yet. I will eventually. Hope you enjoy this one, writer!

writer... wrote: "8 Andrea Penrose beginning myst series.. audio for me
“Sweet Revenge”"

Good progress.

Good to see how many folks are already moving along on our 2022 Austenesque challenge! I'm graduating to the next level myself:

9. Mistaken Identity by J. Dawn King - 4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

10. Buttercross Dragon by Maria Grace (free short story to her email subscribers) - 5 stars