Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Reading Challenge 2017 discussion

If you are willing to place one of your April 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 Mar 28th .

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 March 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 April book.

Here's my list for April. Look forward to what my person picks for me. :)

1. Passages a Pemberley Tale by Brenda Webb
2. That Darcy Girl by James Ramos
3. Northanger Abbey Angels and Demons by Vera Nazarian
4. First and Then by Emma Mills
5. Dreams & Expectations by Wendi Sotis
6. The Deception at Lyme by Carrie Bebris
7. Finding Mr. Darcy High School Edition by Erin Butler
8. Of Fortune's Reversal by Don Jacobson
9. Love and Friendship by Walt Whitman

In my TBR pile, I have several works that are in a series, a box-set, or a collection. When you choose one for me, I am obligating myself to read the set. That should clear out the cobwebs. Here is the best part… I am keeping a copy of this list and will continue to submit it, with each new ‘Someone Else Pick It For Me’ month, until I clear out my dusty TBR pile. I am tired of freezing up every time I try to decide where I want to start. Hey, I think this will be fun. It doesn’t matter where we start… in a few months this list… ‘will be back’… sorry, couldn’t help it.

1) Darcy’s Ultimatum [The Cousins Book 1] by Jennifer Joy
2) Progression Vol. 1: by Jodi L. Covey
3) Chosen [Leaving Bennet Behind Book 1] by Sarah Johnson
4) On Oakham Mount [Pemberley Departures Book 1] by Sophia Meredith
5) Memory [A Tale of Pride & Prejudice Book 1] by Linda Wells
6) Another Darcy [4-book Collection/Variations] by Jane Grix
7) Pride and Prejudice Sequels [3 Jane Austen Inspired Novellas] by Cheryl Bolen
8) Darcy and Elizabeth What If? [Collection 1 (Books 1-3)] by Jennifer Lang
9) A Fair Prospect [Volume l, ll, & lll] by Cassandra Grafton
10) Dearest Friends [Austen Inspired Romance Book 1] by Pamela Lynne
11) Meryton Matchmakers [Book 1] Kristi Rose
12) Denial of Conscience by Cat Gardiner
13) Elizabeth, Darcy and Me [Book 1] by Georgina Young-Ellis

Help me PLEASE!!!

Sophia wrote: "If you are willing to place one of your April 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 ne..."

What's the deadline on submission of lists this month?

I usually choose books which are not free under my KU membership.

Oh, yes please! I had such a wonderful experience with the Someone Else Pick It for Me—February, that I am eager to go another round. (A note that several of these are period more than truly Austenesque, but I interpret the challenge broadly.)

1. Stephanie Barron, Jane and the Waterloo Map
2. Sherwood Smith, Rondo Allegro
3. Trevor Yorke, Georgian & Regency Houses Explained
4. Stefan Scheuermann, Say It Like Miss Austen: A Jane Austen Phrase Thesaurus
5. Anna Faversham, Under a Dark Star
6. Alison Goodman, The Dark Days Club
7. Mimi Marinucci, Jane Austen and Philosophy
8. Trudy Wallis, Longbourn Library: A Novel of Pride, Prejudice, and Books
9. Josie Case, Proud and Prejudicial: A Modern-Day Reimagining
10. Carrie Bebris, The Matters at Mansfield: Or, The Crawford Affair

Ladies-may I say you all have some fantastic books on those lists of yours! It's going to be very difficult to choose just one!! Great to see this is so popular! Thank you Sophia for organising it again.

I second Mary. This gets more fun every time we have it.

Sheila wrote: "Sophia wrote: "If you are willing to place one of your April 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. ..."

March 28th, Sheila! :)

Mary wrote: "Ladies-may I say you all have some fantastic books on those lists of yours! It's going to be very difficult to choose just one!! Great to see this is so popular! Thank you Sophia for organising it ..."

You Bet, Mary!

Elmo wrote: "Hi! I just joined the group and thought this is a fun challenge! It's a good way to read some of the older books on my tbr-list!

My picks for April are:
1. Longbourn's songbird - Beau North
2. Und..."


Yay! A rookie participant. Glad to have you, Elmo, and hope you have a good time with our mini challenge here. :)

Now that I've completed my spreadsheet, I've discovered an awful lot of unread books that I've had on my Kindle since 2014! These are all from that year and I've limited it to one per author.

01. Pride & Prejudice & Assassinations by Leo Charles Taylor
02. Darcy's Days by Fitzwilliam Darcy
03. The Trials of the Honorable F. Darcy by Sara Angelini
04. Swimming in Rain by Heather C. Myers
05. Another Place in Time by Mary Lydon Simonsen
06. Steampunk Darcy by Monica Fairview
07. Yours Affectionately, Jane Austen by Sally Smith O'Rourke
08. Assumed Engagement by Kara Louise
09. 1932 by Karen M. Cox
10. Foundation of Love: The Gypsy Blessing 2 by Wendi Sotis

There's a lot more where these came from, so I'll add a new one to this list each time around.

We have new people joining.... yeah!

Now, I am not supposed to be adding NEW books to my list. My goal is to remove OLD books. Y'all are tempting me beyond my limits to resist. No fair. My inner brain is saying 'I will resist, I will resist.' However, my Amazon gift card is saying, 'resistance is futile.' Yeah, it's a battle.

Anji, that's a pretty good list there.
Ooh, Abigail, you always have interesting titles.
Dang, Elmo, I've not seen some of those.
Shucks, Sophia, you have a few I've not read.
Man... how am I going to reduce my pile if I keep being tempted by y'all's list?
This is so not cool!!!

J. W. wrote: "We have new people joining.... yeah!

Now, I am not supposed to be adding NEW books to my list. My goal is to remove OLD books. Y'all are tempting me beyond my limits to resist. No fair. My inner b..."

And the good news is that Jeanne will be a life-time member of Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile challenge. LOL

I feel the same way, though, when I read everyone else's lists.

A little of what you fancy,they say,does you good,Jeanne!! Treat yourself to one or two of these books that you simply can't resist! Your heart will yearn for more but your mind will remind you that two is enough.........and there's always tomorrow if you really need to burn a hole in that Amazon card of yours. Enjoy!

Very well said Sophia!!! A life time member!!! Without a doubt!

yea count me in this is my list


rapture and rebellion
before a fall
mr darcy's baby
matches at netherfield
darcy window
sisters of longbourn

Sophia wrote: "Sheila wrote: "Sophia wrote: "If you are willing to place one of your April reading choices in the hands of another person, leave a comment here with at least five books and no more than ten from y..."

Thanks.

And Mary... and three is better!!

Threw is better? I bow to your wisdom in these matters,Jeanne!

I'm back with my list for April, I've had such success lately that I hope it continues!

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I wish we had this for non-Austenesque books, as well! I have had some on my shelf for a while!

Eep! First time! I'm in!

1. Understanding Elizabeth by Robin M. Helm
2. More than Admiration by Wynne Mabry
3. Longbourn Library by Trudy Wallis
4. No Cause to Repine by Rose Fairbanks
5. Mr. Darcy's Bargain by Regina Jeffers

Emily wrote: "Eep! First time! I'm in!

1. Understanding Elizabeth by Robin M. Helm
2. More than Admiration by Wynne Mabry
3. Longbourn Library by Trudy Wallis
4. No Cause to Repine by Rose Fairbanks
5. Mr. Da..."

Love our first-timers, Emily! So glad to have you join the fun. :)

I'm a newbie at this, too. Here's my list:

1. Pemberley Haunted by Jessica L. Jackson
2. Murder & Matchmaking by Debbie Cowers
3. Villa Fortuna by Cat Gardiner
4. Attempting Elizabeth by Jessica Grey
5. Pen & Prejudice by Claire Johnson

Sophie,I'm in!!

Here's my list-

1. Darcy and Elizabeth-The Faces of Love. A.Cake.
2. Guilt Trip. J.Caldwell.
3.Oxford Cottage. L.Brown.
4. The Abominable Mr Darcy. J.D.King.
5. This Disconcerting Happiness. C.Morland.
6. Complicated Attachments. D.O'Hara.
7. The Pemberley Ball. R.Jeffers.

Cheers for organising this again,Sophie.

@ Anna- Glad for another rookie to join us. :) It will be fun.

@Mary- You betcha. One of my favorites of our group activities.

I'll try this!

1. Chaos Comes to Longbourn: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
2. Mr. Darcy Came to Dinner
3. Mr Bennet's Dutiful Daughter
4. When Mary Met the Colonel: A Pride and Prejudice Novella
5. Engaged to Mr Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Continuation

Yay, glad to have you for the April pick, Wosedwew.

I am not I'm this time. I do not have much time and I have other engagements. enjoy!

No problem, Ana. Completely understandable. We'll be doing it every other month so you can join in when you have more time. :)

I'm in

1. Kitty Bennet in Love
2. Mr. Darcy's P&P POV - the abridged version
3. Intermezzo
4. March Madness Mash-Ups
5. The scenes Jane Austen never wrote: First anniversaries
6. Jane Bennet in January
7. Anniversary February
8. The Netherfield Affair: A Dark Darcy Mystery
9. Mr. Darcy's Vow: A Pride and Prejudice Story
10. You Had Me At Hello

Late to the party with....

Persuasion - Regendered -L.E. Smart
A Perpetual Estrangement -Alice B Ryder
Persuaded -Misty Dawn Pulsipher
Mansfield - " " "
Parked at the Mansfields' -Sandy Ward Bell

I finished my Feb pick earlier this month but still haven't posted a review (hope to get to that next!). I'm game for April as well though. Here are some physical books that have been on my self unread for a while:

1. Longbourn
2. An Assembly Such as This
3. A Weekend with Mr Darcy
4. The Watsons & Sandition (putting this duo as a single option since they're both short, unfinished works)
5. A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter

These are my options for April which are all in the Kindle Unlimited Library. I put the average rating from Amazon next to the title which may help in selecting the book I should read. Although some have only one review on which the rating was based:

1. Pride & Prejudice Villains Revisited - Redeemed - Reimagined: A Collection of Six Short Stories 4.4 stars
2. Regret: A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice 2.4
3. Engaged to Mr Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Continuation 3.7
4. Three Weddings and an Elopement: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 1.5
5. Courting Mr. Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 3 stars
6. Lost in Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
7. Darcy and Elizabeth: The Faces of Love 4.3
8. A Walk in Oakham Wood: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Novella 3.4
9. Conviction: A Sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice 3.8
10. The Darcy Spirit: A Pride and Prejudice variation 3
11. Matchmakers 2.8

What a clever idea,Sheila,to include the Amazon average ratings!!

It also helps me choose the best liked when I go to download another book from KU. Thanks for the compliment.

More than welcome!

Finally getting round to my list.

1. Edgar and Emma: A Novel After Jane Austen
2. Mansfield Parsonage
3. Darcy's Hope: Beauty from Ashes: A WWI Pride & Prejudice Variation
4. Mansfield Restored: Miss Crawford's Return
5. Newbury Acres: An Amish Christian Romance Novel: An Amish Romance Adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey
6. Mansfield Park The Crawfords' redemption: An improved end to the classic story

Looking forward to a good read.

Great selection,Teresa!!

Don't know why I'm getting excited Mary! Finding it hard to finish March's read. And it's very interesting now that I'm on to the letters part. I find I'm picking up other books in between and I never normally do that.

Sorry I have been MIA. I have been reading but remiss in my follow-ups. Will catch up soon. I am going to have to sit April's challenge out. Hubby is having shoulder surgery. I am preparing to have major spinal surgery as soon as he is healed. I have severe stenosis and they will be removing bone and adding rods and screws. I will be out of work for 3 months.

Deborah wrote: "Sorry I have been MIA. I have been reading but remiss in my follow-ups. Will catch up soon. I am going to have to sit April's challenge out. Hubby is having shoulder surgery. I am preparing to have..."

Yikes! Yeah, I guess so Debbie. Hopefully hubby's surgery and recovery will go well and then your own big one.

OMG. I will add you and your husband to my prayers. So sorry to hear about something so major needing attention. We will miss you but you take care as best you can.

Oh Deborah, bless your heart, I am so sorry about y'all surgeries. My goodness, I hope you will have help. We had home health come to the house when my husband had his heart surgery. They were invaluable. My Mr. Darcy [taciturn and stoic] would at least listen to them. Mr. Darcy on meds was a whole 'nother person.

Yeah... as to your surgery... best of luck. At some point, I hope you can get some reading done. We'll be thinking of you and hope you can pop on line to let us know how you are doing. Blessing my friend, you'll be in our prayers.

Just like you to take care of him before you take care of yourself, Deborah! Your back sounds pretty desperate. I’m not far off from a similar procedure, so my thoughts will be with you—and I hope you’ll keep us updated as you progress. We’re rooting for you!

Deborah-wishing both you and your hubby the best of luck with your surgeries. Here's hoping they're successful and that a long life of health'n' happiness awaits you both. I'll be thinking of ye.

Ye're in my thoughts Deborah!! Best of luck.

Deborah wrote: "Sorry I have been MIA. I have been reading but remiss in my follow-ups. Will catch up soon. I am going to have to sit April's challenge out. Hubby is having shoulder surgery. I am preparing to have..."

Sorry to hear that both you and hubby need surgery. Wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery afterwards. Sending hugs!

Howdy All!

Here is the result of the drawing. Remember, the person listed on the left picks for the name listed to the right. Pick from the person's list in the above comments. Please make your picks by March 31st so we can begin reading right on April 1st. Make a new comment with the person's name and the book you picked for them. Oh, and don't forget to check for a comment with the book choice someone else made for you.

Sophia --> Emily
Elmo --> Anna
JW ---> Mary
Abigail --> Wosedwew
Anji ---> Kristin
Lenora --> Chelsea
Victoria --> Kirk
Emily --> Sheila
Anna --> Patricia
Mary --> Teresa
Wosedwew --> Sophia
Kristin --> Elmo
Kirk ---> JW
Chelsea --> Abigail
Sheila --> Anji
Patricia --> Lenora
Teresa --> Victoria

Let me know if you have questions or need some help. Also, when you finish reading, feel free to drop a comment here about what you thought of your book.
Happy Reading!

Howdy, Emily!

I had never heard of More Than Admiration so that's the one I'm picking for you so I can get your thoughts on it.

Hope its a good one!