Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Challenge 2025 discussion

Charlotte Heywood 1-5 Books
1. Yuletide: A Jane Austen-inspired Collection Of Stories ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. A Winter Wrong ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. A Spring Sentiment ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. A Summer Shame ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. An Autumn Accord ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Golden 10: Challenge 9 (Next in a Series)
Marianne Dashwood 6-10 Books
6. A Winter Wonder ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. Wedding at Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
8. Longbourn: The Early Days: A Collection of 'Pride and Prejudice' Variation Vignettes 3.5 rounded up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. A Tapestry of Lives ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. A Tapestry of Lives ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Anne Elliot 11-20 Books
11. A Tapestry of Lives, Book 3: A Variation on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It is my least favorite of the 3. More than 100 mentions of Darcy sad that his sister was growing up, a weirdly apathetic Sir Richard Fitzwilliam that did not fit with the rest of the story, and after such fulsome detail of hundreds of paragraphs for all the other courtships concerning the Miss Bennets and Georgiana, Lydia got 2 paragraphs for a fait acomplis. It was an excellent read for all the sickness, deaths, and abuse mentioned, and it ended on a positive note, so I close it with a feeling of contentment.
12. Darcy and Lizzy's Cornish Adventure: A Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
13. By Charm or By CHOICE? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It was inventive. So many ways that the author's "Lizzy" took over everyone's lives, but so, so, so much exposition and details that detracted and distracted from the character's stories. Still, inventive always gets an extra star from me! The question of whether I liked the story is easy: No. She made the colonel a DRUG ADDICT, and without warning on the blurb. To turn Caroline into a dear friend in the image of this author's "Lizzy" but make of a war hero a drug addict? It was revolting.
14. Mr. Darcy's Fault: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary Novella ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
15. Captain Frederick Wentworth's Persuasion: Jane Austen's Classic Retold Through His Eyes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Golden 10: Challenge 3 (Originally published 10+ years ago, and it was published in April, 2009)
16. Captain Wentworth Home from the Sea ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
17. Persuasion: Behind the Scenes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ what a fun way to have a retelling!
18. Wentworth's Bride ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Golden 10: Challenge 6 (Underrated Book (less than five reviews and published longer than a month, extended to 20 in over a year) 10th rater on Amazon and it was published October 28, 2016 
19. Mr. Darcy's Fiancée: A Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
20. Twenty Wishes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Golden 10: Challenge 4 (Personal Book Recommendation (not just a reviewer suggestion)) Jane Austen is mentioned in one sentence.
Catherine Morland 21-50 Books
21. Darcy's Match: A Pride and Prejudice Continuation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
22. Darcy and Elizabeth: Three Happily Ever Afters: Pride and Prejudice Variations Box Set ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Included the following three tales:
Love Blooms at Pemberley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Unexpected Affection⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mischief and Misunderstanding ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
23. A Longbourn Quartet: An Austenesque Short Story Collection ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
24. Mr Darcy's Legacy: A Pride and prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
25. Dear Mr. Darcy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
26. Dear Mr. Knightley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
27. Christmas at Pemberley: Pride and Prejudice Novelette ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
28. Fitzwilliam Darcy Elopes: A Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Now the story for most of the book was fantastic! But, the idea of Colonel Fitzwilliam with a fallen Lydia Bennet, without the need to be to cover her being with child, is only slightly less nauseating than that of him in any way romantic with the child Miss Darcy he helped guide in growing up. That is just impossible to appreciate for me, but the rest of the story was wonderful!!!!!
29. Mrs Bates of Highbury Golden 10: Challenge 2 Started, but didn't finish - Sad to have this be the case, but it was just so...detailed without a surprise at all for what these ladies might have known in their lives before Emma Woodhouse was on the scene
30. The Austen Escape ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
31. The Locket Thief: A Darcy & Elizabeth mystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Exactly as expected. But the originality of the premise gets a 4th star!
32. Mr. Darcy & Elizabeth: The Fashionable and Young: a Pride and Prejudice Variation Romance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
33. The Means of Uniting Them: A Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
34. Prince Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Fantasy Romance Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
35. 50 First Impressions: A Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
36. Darcy, Lizzy and Emma: A Pride and Prejudice Regency Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Surprisingly fun, but no longer can find on Amazon.
37. A Weekend with Mr. Darcy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
38. Yours Forevermore, Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
39. The Meyersons of Meryton ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
40. Darcy and Elizabeth: A Beau Bon-Bon Christmas: A Pride and Prejudice Winter's Tale ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
41. Promises to Keep: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Golden 10: Challenge 1 (Longest on your TBR pile) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Modern, double-spaced trickery so that made it the longest, and, even with those allowances, not a fave. 4th star because of the originality in the plot, though lost the power with the constant sameness of Darcy watching Elizabeth walk away and being sad because he was getting what he said he wanted from her.
42. Lottie Pursues Bill ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
43. Mary Captures Colonel Fitzwilliam ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
44. Lydia Wins Wickham ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
45. Jane Adores Bingley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
46. Mr. Darcy's Bluestocking Bride: A Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
47. A Lively Companion: A Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
48. A January for Jane: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Novella ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
49. A May for Mary: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Novella ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
50. A Life from the Ashes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

George Knightley 51-75 Books
51. Pride & Prejudice Villains Revisited – Redeemed – Reimagined: A Collection of Six Pride and Prejudice Variation Short Stories ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
52. According to Jane ⭐️⭐️⭐️
53. Mr. Darcy Forever ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
54. Searching for Captain Wentworth ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Golden 10: Challenge 11 (Uncharted Waters) Time travelling is not a premise I enjoy often and will be ignored, discovered it was included in this book only after I started reading the book as I had not read, or had not remembered reading, of that premise for the novel...The ingenuity of the tale, and the fantastical happy after ever gets the 5 stars...
55. The Man Who Loved Jane Austen ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Turns out, it is another slipping of time...turning out to be a theme for this portion of my TBR challenge
56. Dear Miss Darcy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
57. Mr Darcy's Christmas Ghosts: A Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Golden 10: Challenge 8 (In the Off Season (a holiday or seasonal book in a different time of the year))
58. The Three Colonels: Jane Austen's Fighting Men ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
59. The Man Who Loved Pride & Prejudice: A Modern Love Story with a Jane Austen Twist ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Another time twisting
60. Georgiana's Story ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
61. Pride and Prejudice Revisited: Posers & Prom Dates ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
62. Pride Revisited ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
63. Mary Younge: A Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read because it was Summer and Renata - and they worked their magic so I enjoyed a book from this character's perspective!
64. Beauty Slays the Beast: Pride & Prejudice Inspired, as Influenced by the Classic Fairy Tale, 'Beauty and the Beast' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
65. Wickham: or Fecklessness and Folly ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
66. None But You ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
67. Trapped with Darcy: A Steamy Pride & Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
68. Welcome Home ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Another vision of the future time twist! Becoming quite the unexpected theme for this year's list...
69. Sly Jane Fairfax: An Austen University Novella ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
70. My Dearest Miss Fairfax ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
71. Mr. Darcy's Lost Love: The Complete Novella Series: A Pride & Prejudice Variation READ. I am one of many choosing not to rate it out of the respect for the author, since 90%+ of the words were those of Ms. Austen, and copied directly in order of her works.
72. Step Lively, Mr. Darcy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
73. Friendship and Betrayal: A Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
74. Colour My World: A Pride & Prejudice variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Arc Reader
75. Marriane by the Lovely Alice McVeigh - Arc read ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Read this one when it comes out!
Fanny Price 76-100 Books
76. Missing : A book based on the characters of Pride and Prejudice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Excellent tale - but double spaced, not so daunting in page count afterall
77. Fitzwilliam Darcy: An Honourable Man Golden 10: Challenge 7 ("Of Course I Liked the Gift!" (or won or got free in an author newsletter)) Paperback gifted and signed from the amazing lady herself, Brenda J. Webb ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
78. Darcy's Love Triangle: A Novella Golden 10: Challenge 5 (Book got a bad rap (has an average rating below 3.5)) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I get why people do not enjoy it, because it is so very little about ODC, and that is saying something coming from me, but the characters it mainly revolves around are from the Mysteries of Udolpho, so not really of Ms. Austen's cast...but it was a tie, therefore I say inventive, if too quick to make things feel believable to the reader...
79. Three Pride and Prejudice Variation Novellas: Besieged Heiresses, Why Wed? and Is Esteem Enough? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
80. The Formation of Just Such a Plan I did a major edit and fell in love with the book again! Also has a new cover! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
81. Master of Longbourn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
82. Mary Bennet and the Meryton Midwife: Mary of Longbourn #5 Also Golden 10: Challenge 9 (Next in a Series) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
83. Improvement of the Minds: A Pride and Prejudice retelling with youthful mischief ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
84. See, Hear, Speak No Evil, Mr. Darcy: A Collection of Pride and Prejudice Vagaries ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(possible that I'm biased in my opinion)
85. A Red Coat: A Pride & Prejudice Continuation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
86. Mr. Darcy's Feigned Engagement: a Pride and Prejudice variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
87. Cinders In Service: A Pride and Prejudice / Cinderella Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(for the inventiveness)
88. Ramsgate Rescue: A Ramsgate Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
89. The Measure of Love: A Pride & Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
90. Mr. Darcy's Bookshop ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
91. Then There Was Mary ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
92. Saving Anne de Bourgh ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️If you have not read this book, you have deprived yourself a wonderful read!
93. The Cost of a Kiss: An Elizabeth and Darcy Story⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
94. Conceit & Concealment: A Pride & Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
95. Captain Wentworth's Christmas Wish: A Persuasion Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
96. A Searing Acquaintance: A Modern Pride & Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
97. Lavender and Parsley: Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
98. Mr. Darcy in Want of a Wife CANNNOT rate the book - it is a regurgitation of what is not the author's and therefore the author presenting it cannot be rated. Moved the other two for this set into the Don't Want to See Kindle collection.
99. Three Brides for Three Cousins: A Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
100. The Wager ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sue crafted for us all a masterfully enjoyable tale~

WOO HOO! Colonel Brandon 101-150 Books
101. Captain Wentworth Home from the Sea ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
102. The Maid and The Footman: A Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
103. A Case of Some Urgency ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
104. The Making of Margaret Dashwood ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
105. Happiness in Marriage: A Pride and Prejudice retelling with a mysterious twist ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
106. Perfectly Right: A Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
107. Trust and Honesty: A Pride and Prejudice Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
108. A Frosty Reception: A Pride and Prejudice Holiday Variation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
109. A Famous Good Marrying Scheme ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
110. Summers at Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Retelling ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
111. Dear Sir, : A Pride and Prejudice Variation After Hunsford — When Jane Bennet’s Letter Changed Everything ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Oh, what a wonderful find at the last days of this year full of excellent stories~
112. 12 Rogues of Christmas ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Golden 10 Challenge #12. Austen Adjacent (JAFF and Austenesque do not count) Pride and Prejudice mentioned in 10 Shipwrecked Books by Renee Dahlia!
113.