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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…
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…
Hearing Light, by tree On the face of it, Hearing Light is another first-kiss story, of which there are many. First, there are tons and tons of stories that involve a (generally earth-shattering) first kiss. For many of the AU ones, the kiss is the AU, and for the canon-compliant ones, it’s often the first…
Fudge by Mortie Fudge is a modern Pride and Prejudice that begins in a small town in Michigan. The names are altered, but kept close enough that it’s obvious which name belongs to which character (e.g., Elizabeth is Elise). Otherwise it’s a par-for-the-course retelling of P&P. Why you should read this: You enjoy wry, self-deprecating…
Indiscretions in the Life of an Heiress by Alison Indiscretions is a prequel to Pride and Prejudice that, like most prequels, tells us about something we already know all about. In this case, it’s George Wickham’s near-elopement with Georgiana Darcy, the incontrovertible proof of his villainy that (as we all know) is related in Darcy’s…
In All Their Glory by Lee It is rather challenging to summarise the plot, since it’s less a story than a series of sexcapades. However, the series of somewhat related scenes goes like this: The newly-married Elizabeth prepares to have sex with her husband. He turns out to be a closet nudist (and no, this…
London Outskirts by Kent In London Outskirts, Elizabeth Bennet is stranded in — well, the outskirts of London. By sheer coincidence, Darcy happens across her and, naturally, returns her to the Gardiners’ house. On the way, they air their various grievances, and within very short order their relationship is able to progress without any misunderstandings…