Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Challenge 2024 discussion

Here we go again. Hope all here enjoy their stack and meet their goals.

And I am on my way:

1.) Teaching Eliza 4.5 stars
2.) Caught Swimming by Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3 stars
3.) The Buttercross Dragon: A Tale of the Blue Order 3.5 stars
4.) A Dragon for Elizabeth 4 stars
5.) Journey of Love - A Pemberley Tale

Congratulations on finishing your first five books!

Happy Reading 📚

Thank you.

6.) Charitable Endeavors: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
7.) Tears & Forgiveness: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3 stars
8.) Darcy's Honorable Proposal: A Pride & Prejudice Novel Variation 4 stars
9.) Spells and Shadows: A Fantasy Pride and Prejudice Variation 5 stars
10.) The Holly and The Ivy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Christmas Novella 4 stars

and updating:

11.) Fitzwilliam Darcy, Master Spy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 5 stars
12.) Fine Eyes and White Lies: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3 stars
13.) The Adventures of Miss Anne de Bourgh of Rosings: A Pride and Prejudice Prequel to Mr. Darcy's Bookshop 4 stars
14.) Rising Courage 5 stars
15.) Mr. Darcy's Bookshop 4.5 stars
16.) Summers at Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Retelling 4 stars
17.) Pride and Prejudice and Phantasms: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3.5 stars
18.) Mr. Darcy and the Girl Next Door: A Sweet Pride and Prejudice Romantic Comedy 5 stars
19.) Dedication and Devotion: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
20.) The Second Ending: A Modern Austen Persuasion Improvisation 4 stars
21.) An Accidental Proposal 3.5 stars
22.) By Duty Bound: A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice 5 stars
23.) Insults: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3.5 stars
24.) Perfect Fit: A Modern Tale of Pride And Prejudice (reread) 3.5 stars
25.) Two Peas in a Pod: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3 stars
26.) Touring with Mr Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3 stars
27.) Darcy's Temptation: A Sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice 4.5 stars
28.) A Golden Opportunity: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
29.) Of Inheritance and Intrigue: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3 stars
30.) Ramsgate Rescue: A Ramsgate Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
31.) Pride and Passion: Pride and Prejudice VariationPride and Passion: A P&P Variation 3 stars
32.) Heartbroken: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
33.) Murdered on a Wednesday: A Pride and Prejudice Mystery 3.5 stars

Sheila wrote: "and updating:

11.) Fitzwilliam Darcy, Master Spy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 5 stars
12.) Fine Eyes and White Lies: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3 stars
13..."
Great!!

Thanks, Kirk.

And moving upward and onward:

34.) Magical: A Pride and Prejudice Fantasy Variation 3.5 stars
35.) Worthy of Her Trust: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3 stars
36.) A Pinch of Salt: A Modern Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice 4.5 stars
37.) The Measure of Love: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 5 stars
38.) The Accidental Letter: A novella based on Pride and Prejudice 3.5 stars
39.) Only Exceedingly Shy3.5 stars
40.) The Cad, the Couch, and the Cut Direct: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 5 stars
41.) Finding Love at Loch Ness 3.5 stars
42.) From the Hedgerows to Windsor: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3.5 stars
43.) The Mysterious Disappearance of Mr. Darcy 4 stars
44.) The Husbands of Elizabeth Bennet, Volume Two: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
45.) Bingley's Indignation 4 stars
46.) A Quick Succession of Busy Nothings: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 3 stars
47.) Mr Darcy's Abducted Bride: A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice 5 stars
48.) Master of Longbourn 4 stars
49.) Brother Dearest : A Pride & Prejudice variation 4 stars
50.) An Accidental Meeting 4 stars
51.) Mr. Darcy’s Mysterious Engagement: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
52.) Mr. Darcy's Return 4 stars
53.) Transforming Mr. Darcy: A Magical Pride and Prejudice Variation 4.5 stars
54.) With Love, Mr Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Valentine Short Story Collection 4 stars
55.) A Penny For Your Wish: A Pride And Prejudice Variation 3.5 stars
56.) Where the Waters Agree 4 stars

Time to catch up on listing:

57.) "Tomorrow," an Elizabeth and Darcy short story - Jane Austen Variations Darcy and Elizabeth are in the garden at Longbourn saying farewell as he is to depart for Netherfield. Tomorrow is their wedding and the subject this evening is whether he will kiss her and whether she will begin to use his name, “Fitzwilliam”. Short and sweet.
58.) Celestial Persuasion 4 stars
59.) A Most Beloved Sister: a Pride & Prejudice variation 3.5 stars
60.) Saved By Mr Darcy: A Romantic Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
61.) Rewinding Time: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 3 stars
62.) How Elizabeth & Darcy Met on Mother’s Day - Jane Austen Variations Set-in modern-day Toronto, the two end up at the same restaurant with other relations. They hear arguments as to why some daughters are not in attendance as their tables are next to each other’s.
63.) Windswept: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 5 stars
64.) Darcy Overhears: A Pride & Prejudice Novel Variation 4 stars
65.) Particular Attachments 4.5 stars
66.) Without Vanity or Pride (2 short stories in one book) 4 stars
67.) Swipe Right for Mr. Darcy: A Modern Pride and Prejudice Retelling 4 stars
68.) Lady Fetton's Longbourn Legacy 3.5 stars
69.) His Family Objects 4.5 stars
70.) The Wager 5 stars
71.) Trust and Honesty: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
72.) Take His Likeness: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
73.) The Lost Letter: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3.5 stars
74.) Checkmate, Mr Darcy: A Regency Novel inspired by P&P 4 stars
75.) Saving Jane: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
76.) The Bachelor Mr Darcy stars
77.) My Mister Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3.5 stars
78.) From Pemberley to Gretna Green: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
79.) Fortunes Reversed: : A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3 stars
80.) Darcy’s Struggle 4.5 stars
81.) Who Are You, Mr Darcy?: A 'Pride and Prejudice' Novella Variation 4 stars
82.) A Fortuitous Wager: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary 3 stars
83.) A short story on a blog I get: 1.) P&P The Untold Stories: Georgiana Worries About Darcy - Jane Austen Variations P&P
84.) To Prove Himself Worthy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3.5 stars
85.) A Familiar Face: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
86.) Windswept: A Pride & Prejudice Variation, (second reading) 5 stars

And more progress:

87.) Hopes of a Letter: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
88.) In Time for Valentine's by Iris Lim (couldn't find to review)
89.) Affections and Wishes 5 stars
90.) Like The Gentleman He Was: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
91.) My Dear Friend: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 5 stars
92.) A Not so Trifling Cold 4 stars
93.) Friendship and Fortitude: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
94.) The Cost of a Kiss: An Elizabeth and Darcy Story 4 stars
95.) To Catch a Poisoner: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Mystery 4 stars
96.) One Last Chance: to begin again 3 stars
97.) Four Days at Netherfield 4 stars
98.) Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone (Not-JAFF) Outlander #8 4.5 stars
99.) Thwarted: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
100.) Cursing Mr Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation with just a touch of magic 4.5 stars
101.) Darcy and Elizabeth's Dreams of Redemption: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
102.) No Less Than Any Other: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4.5 stars
103.) The Measure of Trust: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 5 stars
104.) A Hopeless Business: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
105.) Fine Eyes & Beastly Pride5 stars
106.) Mr. Bennet’s Death 3.5 stars (GR's link would not work here.)
107.) Honour, Decorum & Prudence: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3.5
108.) Learning to Love 4 stars
109.) Goodbye Wickham: A Comedy of Attempted Murder 4 stars
110.) A Descent in Station: A Pride and Prejudice / Cinderella Variation 3 stars
111.) Pride, Prejudice, and Reconsideration : Volume 1 3.5 stars
112.) A Little Bit Foolish: A collection of Pride and Prejudice April Fool's Stories 3.5 stars
113.) Handsome Enough to Tempt Him: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
114. The Parson of Kympton: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars

Updating:

115.) Her Whole Heart: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4.5 stars
116.) Mr. Darcy's Impulsive Moment: A Pride & Prejudice Novel Variation 4 stars
117.) I already knew you!: A book based on the characters of Pride and Prejudice 3.5 stars
118.) Change of Heart 4 stars
119.) (NOT JAFF) Side(H)arm: Murder, Betrayal, and Redemption 4.5 stars
120.) Secrets of the Dragon Archives 4 stars
121.) Elizabeth is not a Bennet: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 5 stars
122.) The Lake House at Ramsgate: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation 4.5 stars
123.) A Spirited Exchange: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 4 stars
124.) Entwined Magic: A Pride and Prejudice Fantasy Variation 4.5 stars
125.) The Measure of Honor: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 5 stars
126.) Pride and Pursuit: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
127.) Face the Music: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3.5 stars

Updating:

128.) Imagining Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3.5 stars
129.) Just Between Us: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 4.5 stars
130.) The Lizzy Chronicles - A Compilation of Pride and Prejudice-inspired Romances 4.5 stars
131.) The Scotsman's Ghost: or How to Wreck a Yule Party: A Pride & Prejudice Christmas Variation 5 stars
132.) The Word of a Gentleman: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3.5 stars
133.) When Love is True: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3.5 stars
134.) Darcy in Want of a Wife: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
135.) Please Remember 5 stars
137.) Against Every Objection: A Modern Pride and Prejudice Variation 5 stars
138.) Good Men are Scarce: Pride & Prejudice Variation 4 stars
139.) An (Un)believably Artful Theft: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 5 stars
140.) The Art of Apology: A Pride and Prejudice VariationThe Art of Apology: A P&P Variation 4 stars
141.) No Less Resentment: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 5 stars
142.) In the Stacks: A Modern Pride and Prejudice Story 3.5 stars
143.) The Good Sister: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary 4 stars

Updating as I have now reached my goal for the year.

144.) Sudden Awakenings: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4.5 stars
145.) Belle Lisette 5 stars
146.) Despised & Desired: The Marquess' Passionate Wife 3.5 stars
147.) Mr. Darcy's Christmas Kiss: A Pride & Prejudice Christmas Variation 5 stars
148.) How to Get Caught Under the Mistletoe: A Lady's Guide 5 stars
149.) Snowed In: A Modern Pride and Prejudice Story 4.5 stars
150.) Pemberley: A Dog’s Tail (Offered by the author to readers of her blog.) Pippin, a bloodhound with a loss of the sense of smell, is adopted by 13-year-old Rosie, the Darcys only daughter. He creates mischief daily but redeems himself by finding wee Richard who is lost on a snowy day.
151.) The Wrong Brother: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
152.) A Perfect Stranger: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 5 stars
153.) Christmas with Elizabeth: A Pride and Prejudice Holiday Variation 3.5 stars

And to end the year:

154.) To Marry for Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
155.) A Return at Christmas: A Pride and Prejudice Short Story 3.5 stars
156.) The Bennet Inheritance 4 stars
157.) Falling Slowly: A Pride & Prejudice Novella 5 stars
158.) Forgotten Letters: A Pride and Prejudice Romance Version 4 stars