Austenesque Lovers TBR Challenge 2019 discussion

If you are willing to place one of your February 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 January 24th.

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 January 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 February book.

Going to choose very romantic reads so whichever is chosen will be Valentine Perfection ! Thanks for the FuN <3

I am definitely in. Love letting someone else make the choice. :) I'm sure my book buddy will pick me a winner.

1. Jane Austen in Boca by Paula M Cohen
2. Pemberley: Mr. Darcy's Dragon by Maria Grace
3. Love Letters from Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Novella by J. Dawn King
4. A Contrary Wind: a variation on Mansfield Park by Lona Manning
5. The Suspicion at Sanditon by Carrie Bebris
6. Obstacles by Belen Paccagnella
7. Destiny by Design- Leah's Journey by mirta ines trupp
8. Holidays with Jane: Will You Be Mine? by various authors
9. Love and Freindship by Jane Austen
10. Mr. Darcy Loves Elizabeth Bennet: 4 Variations of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice various authors

1) Then Comes Winter


2) Pride and Prescience


3) Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas


4) Holidays with Jane: Will You Be Mine?


5) Holidays with Jane: Thankful Hearts


6) Jane and the Ghosts of Netley(Netflix???)

I haven't done one of these for a few months, so I am in for February. Here is my list of books for someone to select from:

Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star
Pemberley Ranch
1932
Dearest, Loveliest, Elizabeth
Pemberley: Mr. Darcy's Dragon

This sounds like fun. I'm in.

I've had to pass on the January group read, but I'm up for this one again. These are all for my 'book title alphabet challenge' and are the first unread Austenesque books listed for a particular letter on my Kindle. No idea what some of them are like, as they're probably ones I've got as freebies or very cheap! So, here goes:

F. Fair Stands the Wind by Catherine Lodge
G. The Gallant Vicar and The Return of the Gallant Vicar: Two Pride and Prejudice Variations by Barbara Silkstone
H. The Heart Does Whisper by Cynthia Ingram Hensley
I. If Only In His Dreams by Melanie Schertz
J. Jane, Actually or Jane Austen's Book Tour by Jennifer Petkus
K. The Keys for Love by Wendi Sotis
O. Obsession by Jann Rowland
S. Searching for Mr Tilney by Jane Odiwe
T. Then Comes Winter edited by Christina Boyd
U. Undeceived: Pride & Prejudice in the Spy Game by Karen M. Cox

I love this kind of challenge!

My book choices are:

Persuasion

101 Things You Didn't Know About Jane Austen: The Truth about the World's Most Intriguing Romantic Literary Heroine

The Confession of Fitzwilliam Darcy

Jane Austen in Bath: Walking Tours of the Writer's City

Bath Tangle

The Austen Escape

I would love to do this! Here's my list-

1. Seasons of Waiting. C.Morland.
2. In Good Conscience. C.Gardiner.
3. The Unreformed Mr Darcy. L.Mei Wei.
4. The Unexpected turn of events. E.Owen.
5. A Quest for Mr Darcy. C.Grafton.

Cheers! 😊

I haven't done a Pick-One-For-Me in a while! I'm in. Will get back to you with my list closer to the deadline.

This sounds fun! I’m in. Here are some books on my list, in no particular order:

1. The Courtship of Edward Gardiner: A Pride & Prejudice Prequel

2. A Short Period of Exquisite Felicity

3. Cake and Courtship

4. Darcy's Melody

5. Son of a Preacher Man

I had fun doing this before and am ready to give it another go! Here's my list from two lovely Adams ladies:

Alexa Adams:
Darcy in Wonderland
Being Mrs. Bennet
The Madness of Mr. Darcy
First Impressions: A Tale of Less Pride & Prejudice


Elizabeth Adams:
Green Card
On Equal Ground: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary
The Houseguest A Pride and Prejudice Vagary
Unwilling: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary

Hello ladies,
I had a lot of fun in this group last year so I'm back for this year. Here is my selection:
1/ Drawing Mr Darcy: sketching his character by Melanie Rachel
2/ Yuletide by Johana Starnes...
3/ The assistant: before Pride and Prejudice by Riana Everly
4/ Mrs Fitzwilliam by April Floyd
5/ The unforgettable Mr Darcy by Victoria Kincaid

Thank you Sophia for organizing this activity

So curious to see what will be chosen for me. Looking forward to it.

Mr. Darcy's Enchantment: A Pride & Prejudice Variation
Understanding Elizabeth
Camp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan
Pride and Prejudice and a Shakespearean Scholar: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary
Through Pemberley Woods: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
Through a Different Lens: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
To Conquer Pride: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

Sorry to be joining the party at the last minute... Sophia, THANK YOU for the shout out to remind me! Here's my list:

1. Lady Vernon and Her Daughter
2. Mercy's Embrace
3. Bored & Bewitched: A Retelling of Pride & Prejudice by Darcy and the Gents
4. Happier in her Friends than Relations: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
5. Young Wickham
6. Courtships & Corruption: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
7. Colonel Brandon's Secret
8. Fair Winds and Homeward Sail: Sophy Croft's Story
9. Miss Darcy's Christmas
10. Henry and Fanny: An Alternate Ending to Mansfield Park

Ready to find out what book someone will pick for you to read this month?

For those who are participating for the first time, here is how this works. I've drawn each name randomly and I have them listed below my explanation. The person who is named on the left will pick for the name on the right. You pick by scrolling up to the person's list in the above comments.
Please may your picks by FEB 1st.
But, don't forget to check for what book someone chose for you. When you are done, you are welcome to come back and let us know what you thought about the book.

If, for whatever reason, you are unable to participate, no worries. Just let me know, if you can't make the pick and we'll make sure your person still gets a book to read from her/his list.
Let me know if you have any questions.

Patricia > Mary
Sophia > Judy
Kirk > Christina
Barb > Aly
Dana > Tlotem
Anji > Mwsogl
Anne > Debbie
Mary > Anne
Judy > Anji
Christina > Dana
Aly > Barb
Tlotem > Kirk
Mwsogl > Sophia
Debbie > Patricia

Happy Reading!

So excited to participate...but so indecisive about which of these wonderful books I should pick for Dana!

Okay, Dana, I’m choosing...so difficult, they all look so good...

A Lie Universally Hidden!

Enjoy! Looking forward to hearing what you think, if you have time to post about the book.

Mary I'm choosing seasons of waiting. That sound the most interesting to me that I want to read it too!

Hi Christina! Greetings from Eastern MA(hope you won't hold that against me).

I've been making selections for this activity on a regular basis. This is one of the hardest! The two books I've read I loved(and highly esteem both authors) and the other are very interesting!!!! Selecting....

3) Cake and Courtship

Enjoy!!!!!!

Kirk, thanks! I’m excited to read Cake and Courtship!

(And I won’t hold Eastern MA against you if you won’t hold Western MA against me...did you get hit as badly by snow, rain and ice as we did? Hope you’re staying warm out there in the wilds of Eastern MA! :-D).

Patricia, I've read most of the books on your list, and even though there are a lot of good ones there, it's an easy choice. I loved, loved, LOVED A Searing Acquaintance, so I have to pick that one for you. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Hi Kirk,
I've only read one book in your selection.
I'm intrigued by your number two: Pride and Prescience and that's the one I'm choosing. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

Mwsogl wrote: "So curious to see what will be chosen for me. Looking forward to it.

Mr. Darcy's Enchantment: A Pride & Prejudice Variation
Understanding Elizabeth"

Hi there. I'm choosing To Conquer Pride: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jennifer Altman, mainly because it's the only one on your list that I've read. I'd love to see what you think of it!

Anne-for you I choose Persuasion. Enjoy! 😊

Patricia-thank you! Looking forward to delving in!! ☺️

Judy wrote: "Hi Anji
I had fun looking through your list- most of them were titles I hadn't heard of before

For you I pick Undeceived: Pride & Prejudice in the Spy Game- most of the reviews I s..."

Thanks Judy. I think it's just about the only one of Karen's books that I haven't read yet.

Tlotem...Victoria Kincade is a fave of mine, so I am picking The Unforgettable Mr. Darcy for you. I haven't read this one, but it's one that I plan to this year. Happy reading!

Christina, I can't wait to start reading!

Oops, Judy! I made the list this morning and then forgot to post my pick for you.

Anyway, I had to pick The Three Colonels: Jane Austen's Fighting Men by Jack Caldwell. The mashup of more than one Austen novel was fun and different in this one. Hope you like it. :)

Tlotem wrote: "Hi Kirk,
I've only read one book in your selection.
I'm intrigued by your number two: Pride and Prescience and that's the one I'm choosing. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts."

Great, thanks!!!

Christina wrote: "Kirk, thanks! I’m excited to read Cake and Courtship!

(And I won’t hold Eastern MA against you if you won’t hold Western MA against me...did you get hit as badly by snow, rain and ice as we did? ..."
Lol, I think I saw on your blog post a few wks back or intro that you were from Western MA. :) We didn't but any snow or ice turns my girlfriend's neighborhood (the North End) into a skating rink! Yikes! A least it hasn't been the snow mountains of 2015. Cheers!

Sophia...Here be dragons

I chose 'Pemberley: Mr. Darcy's Dragon' by Maria Grace for you. I haven't read it but I also had a dragon-oriented title on my list. It's a genre twist I haven't delved into yet. Happy reading!

LOL, sounds good, Mwsogl. I do love dragon stories so I'm looking forward to this one.

Debbie, I pick Mercy's Embrace for you. I'm curious to see how the "evil sister's" story is treated! I think I have the first book in that series in my Kindle queue.

I'm already well into the book that Judy picked for me - 61% on my Kindle. It's Undeceived: Pride & Prejudice in the Spy Game. Why haven't I read this before? It's simply fantastic!

EDIT: after a late night (or should I say early morning!), I've finished my Pick. It's one of those books that is: a) unputdownable; and b) you want to get to the end to find out how it all pans out but at the same time, you don't want to get to the end 'cos then it's all over.

Definitely gets the extra-sparklies!

Tlotem wrote: "Hi Kirk,
I've only read one book in your selection.
I'm intrigued by your number two: Pride and Prescience and that's the one I'm choosing. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts."

Thanks again! Nothing like reading the first book in a series last. And it is one of my least favorite in the series (the Sanditon one is far and away my favorite. I hope to reread it later in the year). Too many unpleasant and spooky events occur. 2.75-3

Apologies for the last minute post. But I have my pick for you, Barb!

I was gonna go with Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star by Heather Lynn Rigaud because I've read it before and it actually greets me most mornings on my Austen bookshelf.

However, I've gone with another occupant of that bookshelf: Pemberley Ranch by Jack Caldwell. It's been a while since I've read it myself, but I remember enjoying it and hope you do so as well!

Howdy, Aly!

Glad you could post up Barb's pick. Thanks!

I went ahead and made a pick for you so you can get started.
Aly, I pick The House Guest by Elizabeth Adams for you.

Hope its a good one! :)

Anji wrote: "I'm already well into the book that Judy picked for me - 61% on my Kindle. It's Undeceived: Pride & Prejudice in the Spy Game. Why haven't I read this before? It's simply fantastic!..."

Ooh, thanks for the review! I’ve added this book to my TBR pile. So glad you enjoyed the book!

Kirk wrote: "Tlotem wrote: "Hi Kirk,
I've only read one book in your selection.
I'm intrigued by your number two: Pride and Prescience and that's the one I'm choosing. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts...."
I'm sorry to hear you didn't enjoy it! Sometimes we are not in the mood for some kind of books.
It's fortunate you've read the others in this series beforehand.

Dana wrote: "Tlotem...Victoria Kincade is a fave of mine, so I am picking The Unforgettable Mr. Darcy for you. I haven't read this one, but it's one that I plan to this year. Happy reading!"

Thank you so much Dana, it was unputdownable! I loved this caring, besotted, chivalrous Darcy. And also this mischievous, amorous, daring Elizabeth. The path for Elizabeth to rediscovering her memories is captivating. I will reread it and highly recommend this book

Judy wrote: "I finished The Three Colonels: Jane Austen's Fighting Men- thanks Sophia, it was a good book.

Overall I liked the story although I think he bounced around between the different co..."

Yay! Glad it was a hit, Judy. It has been a while since I read it, but you reminded me that yes, it did do that until their story lines converged. Colonel Fitz is a favorite of mine, too. :)

Mswogl, you picked a fabulous winner for me. Loved dragons and P&P. I'm on the bump about some of the characters, but will take a wait and see for why they are acting certain ways. I will definitely be reading the rest of the series. Thanks!

Judy wrote: "I finished The Three Colonels: Jane Austen's Fighting Men- thanks Sophia, it was a good book."

If you enjoyed that one Judy, you should also read the companion book The Last Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel. I read it last month and it's another good one from Mr. Caldwell.

Tlotem wrote: "Kirk wrote: "Tlotem wrote: "Hi Kirk,
I've only read one book in your selection.
I'm intrigued by your number two: Pride and Prescience and that's the one I'm choosing. Looking forward to hearing y..."
Thx! Alas, many things in this book are always unacceptable to me. I have more reading hang-ups than the phone company! :)

Sophia wrote: "Mswogl, you picked a fabulous winner for me. Loved dragons and P&P. I'm on the bump about some of the characters, but will take a wait and see for why they are acting certain ways. I will definitel..."

Although I didn't pick it for you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Sophia. You definitely need to read the two sequels; Longbourn: Dragon Entail and Netherfield: Rogue Dragon: A Pride and Prejudice Variation, plus the prequel A Proper Introduction to Dragons.

And now, there's a Persuasion-based dragon tale in the pipeline, too!

That is cool that she's doing a Persuasion one, too. I was thinking that it would be fun to see the other novels mashed up, too.

Patricia-I just wanted to thank you for choosing 'Seasons of Waiting' by C.Morland. I've just finished it and I absolutely loved it!!! 😊🎈

Sophia thanks for picking The Houseguest. It had been a little while since I read it, but I enjoyed it all over again with my second reading. Definitely makes me want to read the other books by Elizabeth Adams now.

Aly-Green Card and On Equal Ground are two of my favourites by this author. I highly recommend them and hope you enjoy them if you decide to read them.