Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Reading Challenge 2017 discussion

If you are willing to place one of your August 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 July 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 July 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 August book.

I’m afraid I will have to sit out the August read. That month is to be devoted entirely to research for my next novel project and planning for my research trip to England at the end of the month (!!yay!!).

Abigail wrote: "I’m afraid I will have to sit out the August read. That month is to be devoted entirely to research for my next novel project and planning for my research trip to England at the end of the month (!..."

Those are great reasons, Abigail. :)

I hope you have a lovely “unplug,” Sophia, and find it paradoxically recharging! I’ll be doing some of that in the fall.

Abigail wrote: "I hope you have a lovely “unplug,” Sophia, and find it paradoxically recharging! I’ll be doing some of that in the fall."

Thank you! It certainly helped last year and will give me some writer cave time, like you. :)

In my TBR pile I have several works that are in a series, bundle, box-set, or collection. When you choose one for me, I am obligating myself to read the set. 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) The Cousins Series [3-Book Box-set] by Jennifer Joy
2) Leaving Bennet Behind Series [Books 1-3] by Sarah Johnson
3) Memory [Books 1-3] by Linda Wells
4) Another Darcy [4-book Bundle] by Jane Grix
5) Darcy and Elizabeth What If? [3 Book Bundles: 1-3, 4-6, & 7-9] by Jennifer Lang
6) A Fair Prospect [Volume l, ll, & lll] by Cassandra Grafton
7) Dearest Friends Collection [2-Books] by Pamela Lynne
8) Meryton Matchmakers [3-Books] Kristi Rose
9) Denial of Conscience Series [3-books] by Cat Gardiner
10) Elizabeth, Darcy and Me Series [3-Books] by Georgina Young-Ellis

I actually have more than 10, but Sophia said 10... so here is my top 10.. woohoo! I can hardly wait to see what someone picks for me.

I'll put my list down now so I don't forget while I'm on my trip. :)

1. Meryton Vignettes: Tales of Pride and Prejudice
2. House of Daughters: A Romance Set in 1920s Ottoman Turkey Inspired by Pride and Prejudice
3. A Contrary Wind: a variation on Mansfield Park
4. Mistress: A Pride and Prejudice Variation, with Parts Not Suitable for Those Who Have Not Reached Their Majority
5. Persuasion: A Latter-day Tale
6. Clash
7. A Quest for Mr Darcy
8. The Honorable Mr. Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation
9. The Courtship of Edward Gardiner: A Pride & Prejudice Prequel
10. The Rainbow Promise: After Rainy Days

Pick me a winner! :)

J. W. and Sophia, great lists. Here's my list I'm through out to the mercy of someone to pick for me:

1. Matches Made at Netherfield: A Pride & Prejudice Novel Variation by Zoe Burton
2. Passages: A Pemberley Tale by Brenda Webb
3. The Whisky Wedding: a Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet story by Elizabeth Ann West
4. Shadows Upon Netherfield: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Nora Kipling
5. Elizabeth Bennet's Excellent Adventure: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary by Regina Jeffers
6. A Bevy of Suitors by Jann Rowland
7. The Red Chrysanthemum by Linda Beutler
8. Behind the Mask: A Pride & Prejudice Alternative Novel by Bronson Chisholm
9. Particular Intentions by L.L. Diamond
10. Arsenic with Austen by Katherine Bolger Hyde


Okay, pick a good and entertaining one for me. I can't wait!!!

I will keep my previous list -- pick one you liked for me!

3. Engaged to Mr Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Continuation
4. Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker
5. Waking to Mr. Darcy
6. The Madness of Mr. Darcy
7. His Inconvenient Choice
8. Her Heart's Choice
9. Expectations: The Transformation of Miss Anne de Bourgh

Wow, J. W., that’s really a commitment! An entire series!

yep, since I retired... I'm game for it. My series were starting to pile up and I was becoming claustrophobic. I needed to clean them out and thought this was the perfect plan. The list will return with the next 'pick month' and I'll eventually get them out of my hair and off my TBR pile.

Well, this sounds fun. I've never done this before. I have so many on my list so here's a few:


1-Accidentally Yours
2-The Courtship of Edward Gardiner: A Pride & Prejudice Prequel
3-My Brother's Keeper
4-Darcy's Big Wish
5-A Second Chance for Happiness: A Novel of Darcy and Elizabeth
6-Fitzwilliam Darcy, Fugitive
7-Fitzwilliam Darcy Such I Was
8-1932
9-The Pride of Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
10-The Meryton Murders: A Mystery Set in the Town of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice
11-Mister Darcy's Dogs

Now the hard part, don't read any of these until August! THANKS. I'm soo excited to try this!

Hi,

North by Northanger Carrie Bebris
A Perpetual Estrangement -Alice B Ryder
Persuaded -Misty Dawn Pulsipher
Mansfield - " " "
Parked at the Mansfields' -Sandy Ward Bell

Thanks!

It’s always a fun adventure, Sara! Glad you can join. Lots of good options on your list.

Way to rock the non-P&Ps, Kirk!

Sara, that is the problem with creating a list. It reminds me of those still in my TBR pile and makes me want to read them. I had to take them off my carousel on my Kindle app so I wouldn't see them as I scroll through my books to read. We have to do these little things to help. Anyway... you have a great list, I see several I have read, some on my TBR pile and some on my wish list. Excellent choices.

Sara wrote: "Well, this sounds fun. I've never done this before. I have so many on my list so here's a few:


1-Accidentally Yours
2-[book:The Courtship of Edward Gardiner: A Pride & Prejudice P..."

Great to have you join us, Sarah. No biggie if you read one early. I've done that. Just cross it off your list and we'll be glad you got one more done toward the challenge. :)

Abigail wrote: "It’s always a fun adventure, Sara! Glad you can join. Lots of good options on your list.

Way to rock the non-P&Ps, Kirk!"
:) Thanks!!!!!

here's my list
1) a matter of timing
2) Darc's Determination
3) Elizabeth's Ordeal
4) Mr Darcy's Gambit
5) the Pleasure of Mr Darcy's Love

Yeah, Lenora, good list.

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. Sweet Ginger
6. Jane Bennet in January
7. Anniversary February
8. Mr. Darcy's Vow: A Pride and Prejudice Story
9. You Had Me At Hello
10. Snowbound at Hartfield: A Sweet Tea Novella; Pride and Prejudice sequel

I'm up for it again! Here's my list again, with just one substitution for the book I read last time.

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. Master Under Good Regulation by Kara Louise
09. Find Wonder in All Things by Karen M. Cox
10. Foundation of Love: The Gypsy Blessing 2 by Wendi Sotis

Wow, Anji, all great books. I think I have read all these also. Hope you are feeling good.

Did you enjoy The Jane Austen Project, Patricia? I found it entirely satisfying and delightful.

I'm still working on Death Comes to Pemberley, my June pick, but I do love it so far!


1. The Passions of Dr. Darcy by Sharon Lathan

2. Sense & Sensibility by Joanna Trollope

3. Pemberley Ranch by Jack Caldwell

4. Vanity and Vexation: A Novel of Pride and Prejudice by Kate Fenton

5. Pride and Pyramids by Amanda Grange

Abigail wrote: "Did you enjoy The Jane Austen Project, Patricia? I found it entirely satisfying and delightful."

i havent read it yet

Sorry, I misinterpreted your visual post. Hope you love it as I did, once you get around to it!

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 July 31st so we can begin reading right on August 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. After your read, drop by and let us know what you thought of your book.

JW ---> Lenora
Sophia ---> Kristin
Erika ---> Sara
wosedwew---> Patricia
Sara ----> Victoria
Kirk ---> JW
Lenora ---> Sophia
Kristin ---> Erika
Anji ---> wosedwew
Patricia ---> Anji
Victoria ---> Kirk

Happy Reading, Everyone!

Howdy, Kristin!

Great line-up and a tough pick for you, but I'm going with Jane Bennet in January. Hope you enjoy it. ;)

Lenora... I pick number 1 for you, a matter of timing. I hope you enjoy it.

Hi J. W.,
Meryton Matchmakers is what I have chosen. Enjoy!! Thank you Sophia for posting even on break! Cheers!

Thanks Kirk... I look forward to reading the set.

And, Kirk, thanks for reminding us... we owe Sophia a big thanks for doing this. My TBR list will shrink a bit now. Woohoo!! Happy reading everyone.

hi Victoria! I'm so excited about your list. So many of yours are ones that I also want to read. So, I've picked Vanity and Vexation: A Novel of Pride and Prejudice by Kate Fenton for you because i'm dying for your thoughts before I read it myself. Happy reading!!

Sophia wrote: "Howdy, Kristin!

Great line-up and a tough pick for you, but I'm going with Jane Bennet in January. Hope you enjoy it. ;)"

Hi, thanks Sophia. I look forward to reading it :)

Hi Erika, I'm goimg to choose Arsenic with Austen. I hope you enjoy it :)

Oh, I missed this....that's OK, I have lots on my plate. Will have to catch the next round.

Patricia, Patricia, Patricia!

I haven't read any of your choices so ... what to do?

I'm going with Modern Persuasion. Looks like it has high ratings and I hope you enjoy it!

Modern Persuasion is excellent.

wosedwew wrote: "I will keep my previous list -- pick one you liked for me!

3. Engaged to Mr Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Continuation
4. Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker
5. Waking to Mr. Darcy
6. The Madness of Mr. Darcy..."

Hi wosedwew! Of your list, I've only read two so far but I WON'T choose Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker for you as I wasn't overly fond of it myself. I will, however choose The Madness of Mr. Darcy as I DID enjoy it. It's a very different variation and very far from canon but I thought Alexa Adams wrote it beautifully. I read it on my Kindle not long after publication and have since been lucky enough to win a paperback copy, so it's on my list for a re-read at some point.

Hope you enjoy it!

Anji wrote: "wosedwew wrote: "I will keep my previous list -- pick one you liked for me!

3. Engaged to Mr Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Continuation
4. Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker
5. Waking to Mr. Darcy
..."

Thank you, Anji! I already own this one but keep putting it off (just too attracted to shiny and new, I guess). Looking forward to reading it!

The Madness of Mr. Darcy There is a short sequel to this book, which I HAD to have to make me completely satisfied. Contact me when you get to the end and I will send it your way.

Sheila wrote: "The Madness of Mr. Darcy There is a short sequel to this book, which I HAD to have to make me completely satisfied. Contact me when you get to the end and I will send it your way."

Thanks Sheila -- I will do that.

Sheila wrote: "The Madness of Mr. Darcy There is a short sequel to this book, which I HAD to have to make me completely satisfied. Contact me when you get to the end and I will send it your way."

Ooo, a short sequel? Could you point me in the right direction please, Sheila?

J. W. wrote: "Thanks Kirk... I look forward to reading the set.

And, Kirk, thanks for reminding us... we owe Sophia a big thanks for doing this. My TBR list will shrink a bit now. Woohoo!! Happy reading everyone."

Always a pleasure. Just was up in sky-high country and walking the trails around Snow Basin in Utah where they held the Olympics years ago. Sooo pretty. :)

Hope you are enjoying your 'out and about'. So glad you jump in every once in a while to say hello. Hope your creative juices are flowing and you are having an opportunity to recharge your creative batteries. We look forward to you rejoining us in August. Have fun and no worries. Everything will still be there when you get back. Enjoy!!

J. W. wrote: "Hope you are enjoying your 'out and about'. So glad you jump in every once in a while to say hello. Hope your creative juices are flowing and you are having an opportunity to recharge your creative..."

I am having a ripping good time, Jeanne. I've camped in a volcano crater up in Idaho and hiked a few of those trails, walk the trails around a Japanese internment camp, visited a potato museum and an atomic energy museum, hit a few local delicious must-eat food places.
And yes!!! Creative juices are flowing, for sure. I've been working on a writing project that has me very excited. And of course, getting some fun reading in too.

Thanks for the well wishes and oh yes, I know without a doubt that this lovely group is in good hands with or without me. :) You guys are all very precious on-line friends and it shows. :) You take care, too.

Sounds like a fantastic western odyssey, Sophia! I love the sorts of things you choose to visit. One of my odder ones, on a trip nearly ten years ago, was the Pencil Museum in the Lake District of England. Surprisingly interesting.

So glad to hear when others take time to "smell the roses". Books and nature. I am sure Elizabeth would endorse the same.

Thanks Sophia :-)

Abigail wrote: "Sounds like a fantastic western odyssey, Sophia! I love the sorts of things you choose to visit. One of my odder ones, on a trip nearly ten years ago, was the Pencil Museum in the Lake District of ..."

It has been a blast, Abigail. I do like a good blend of nature and intellectual nurture. :)
Your pencil museum would definitely appeal to me. I love places like that.