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We have another guest review from Miss Millie, this time for a story that’s good. I Thank You, No by Devon Why someone might want to read it: If they like high-brow moderns; this is the highest of the high-brow. If they like poetry and big words/ideas, art history and literary criticism, and if…
I know it’s been a while since we’ve posted anything here, we have not given up the blog, but have all been quite busy. Â Today I have our first guest review, a review of three stories with a common theme, By Miss Millicent Bluestocking Being Mrs Darcy by Lucy S Why someone might want…
Depths of Attachment by ali972 Kittens, gather round. Uncle Oofy has a delight for you! It was a terrible oversight by Miss Austen that she neglected to give us the full and complete details of Elizabeth and Darcy’s engagement, wedding, and post-wedding delights. Happily, ali972 has filled this most lamentable void admirably. Depths takes us…
Five Sons Mr and Mrs Bennet Never Had, by biichan A completely delightful romp through five possible alternative universes. What if each of the Bennet girls had been born boys? Structured as glimpses into five different moments through the (parallel) stories. Why you should read this: It’s both hilarious and insightful, cleverly structured and entertaining….
Of Time Gone By by Bekah I probably read a dozen of my old favourite stories for this review, but as soon as I finished Of Time Gone By‘s first chapter, I knew I’d be reviewing it. I’m a little behind schedule, so let’s go forward without any further ado: Why you should read it:…
Dearest readers, today – yesterday, for some of you (and us!) – is January 28th, 2013, otherwise known as the two hundredth anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice. Not much is going on to commemorate it, but we here at Hunky Dreamboats wanted to do something, particularly as we mostly review P&P fics…
In Essentials (Much As It Ever Was), by Vangie The premise of In Essentials: the summer before the Netherfield party’s arrival in Meryton, Elizabeth visits Pemberley, while Mrs Younge dies in the middle of the Ramsgate affair. In consequence, each of the familiar plot points is turned on its head, even while the story stays…
Has it really been five months since our last review? How shameful! In recompense, I bring a review that was requested by one of our Dear Readers many moons ago. I hope, Dear Reader, that you are still with us; a thousand apologies for being so tardy. Pride, Prejudice and Perjury by Jamie Or, as…
Thank you, Clarence, by MAB. This entry in our month of alternate reality tales doesn’t just goof up the plot with some unspecified sorcery or a random magical doohickey. No, in this story, the magic gets a little boost from that old storytelling technique I like to call “misplaced Christmas sentimentality.†Why you should read…
Omens by Abigail K When we first considered this theme, Omens immediately came to mind as a follow-up review to A Glimpse, though I hadn’t read it for years and didn’t remember much more than the premise and rather liking it. It’s not an alternate reality in the sense that the others are, where the…