(with Hunky Dreamboats!)
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:…
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…
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…
Tesseract by Spring Just before the wedding Elizabeth Bennet goes back in time so that she could have spent the last six months already married. Why you should read this: If you like stories which demonstrate that pre-Hunsford Darcy would not have made a good husband. Why you might not like it: You like stories…
Second Chances by Lynn O Continuing with our alternate realities theme this month, we have another dream-inspired story. As 1950s Disney Cinderella sings to her little avian friends: “No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true.” While Fitzwilliam Darcy would seem to make…
A Glimpse, by Alicia M My first glimpse of this story (have you observed what I did there?) was of a particularly unpromising bilious cast, but it came recommended, and after all, Readability exists for web 0.5 faux pas such as this one. Most fanfic attempts, on the face of it, are stories showing alternate…