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✨🎉✨ Austenesque Reviews’ Favorite Reads of 2023! ✨🎉✨

How many have you read?

Rumours and Recklessness - Alix James
What If Mr. Darcy Recklessly Tried to Save Elizabeth from Mr. Collins?
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Source: Austenesque Jolabokaflod

TYPE OF NOVEL: Pride and Prejudice Variation

THE PREMISE: On his way home from an early morning ride the day after the Netherfield Ball, Mr. Bennet meets with injury and is left unconscious.

Rumours and Recklessness – Alix James What If Mr. Darcy Recklessly Tried to Save Elizabeth from Mr. Collins? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Austenesque Jolabokaflod TYPE OF NOVEL: Pride and Prejudice Variation THE PREMISE: On his way…

Reading about Florizel 🐩 while cuddling Fezzik 🐕‍🦺 How I would love for the two to meet! 🐾🤍🐾🤍

This story is full of matchmaking mishaps, complex romantic journeys, and lots of diverting antics (thanks to Lord Saye and Florizel!)

💻⭐️ Review posted on Austenesque Reviews a few weeks back

Guest Post + Giveaway with Author Brenda J. Webb!!!


Hi readers! It's time for the very first author visit of 2024 and I am so thrilled that it is Brenda Webb! 😊

Ardent fans of Darcy & Elizabeth stories and longtime readers of this blog know Brenda and her books well. 🥰

But for those who are familiar - Brenda's stories

Guest Post + Giveaway with Author Brenda J. Webb!!! Hi readers! It’s time for the very first author visit of 2024 and I am so thrilled that it is Brenda Webb! 😊 Ardent fans of Darcy & Elizabeth stories and longtime readers of this …

Austenesque Reviews’ Favorites of 2023 + GIVEAWAY!!!


Hi friends! Happy 2024! I'm excited to be starting off my year with some better footing than last year! (this post is only 1 day late instead of 14!) 💪🏼

It's the season for reflection, analyzing our years, and making goals - all things I love to do. 📊

And today, I'm

Austenesque Reviews’ Favorites of 2023 + GIVEAWAY!!! Hi friends! Happy 2024! I’m excited to be starting off my year with some better footing than last year! (this post is only 1 day late instead of 14!) 💪🏼 It’s the season …

Austenesque Agenda - January 2024


Hi friends! Happy 2024! I hope your year is off to an amazing start!
December was such an eventful month!

There was Christmas events to see and enjoy around town. 🕯

Pup-sitting with Fezzik's besties. 🐾


Time with family. 🫶🏼

And a mini-getaway to a tiny home! 🛖

In between all that I had work,

Austenesque Agenda – January 2024 Hi friends! Happy 2024! I hope your year is off to an amazing start! December was such an eventful month! There was Christmas events to see and enjoy around town. 🕯 Pup-sitting with Fezzik&…

Austenesque Novel Finds - December 2023

Hi readers, Happy New Year! 🍾

This post is coming to you from tiny cabin somewhere in the state of NC! 🌲

I'm wrapping up the year with one more adventure and one more blog post! 🕛

Shall we look at what books were released recently? 😍

Here’s a list of Austenesque Novel Finds for

Austenesque Novel Finds – December 2023 Hi readers, Happy New Year! 🍾 This post is coming to you from tiny cabin somewhere in the state of NC! 🌲 I’m wrapping up the year with one more adventure and one more blog po…

2023 Summary and Stats!!!


2023 was another great year for traveling, keeping busy, having fun, and enjoying wonderful reads! 🤗

It was also a year of learning to find time for everything I love and want to do. ⏳

I'm excited to spend some time thinking about and analyzing all that took place here on Austenesque

2023 Summary and Stats!!! 2023 was another great year for traveling, keeping busy, having fun, and enjoying wonderful reads! 🤗 It was also a year of learning to find time for everything I love and want to do. & …

Austenesque Jolabokaflod 2023 Wrap-Up!!!


Hi readers! Happy Christmas! I hope you all are enjoying a very happy and special holiday season! 🎄

I just wanted to share a little wrap-up post of our FOURTH celebration of Austenesque Jolabokaflod! 📚

*If you haven’t heard of Jolabokaflod, it is an Icelandic Christmas Eve tradition of exchanging books and reading! 🎁

This was

Austenesque Jolabokaflod 2023 Wrap-Up!!! Hi readers! Happy Christmas! I hope you all are enjoying a very happy and special holiday season! 🎄 I just wanted to share a little wrap-up post of our FOURTH celebration of Austenesque Jol…

It’s winter. ✔️ I’m by the sea. ✔️

but I’m lamenting that I’m not walking along the shore with that gorgeous m**f and cape 😍😍😍

At least I have this gorgeous BOOK 📖 which transports me to the Devonshire coast where a resilient and endearing family of sister run a guest house together and experience their own adventures, challenges, and romances.

Have you heard of this amazing series by .k.klassen?

It’s a must-read for Regency fans. 🎩

⭐️💻 Review posted on AR earlier this month

Guest Post + Giveaway with Author Riana Everly!!!


Hi friends! I hope you are enjoying a wonderful holiday season! I'm thrilled to be closing 2023 with a lovely visit from author Riana Everly!

As you may remember from last month, Riana has a new contemporary Austen series she is publishing. And now 2 out 3 of the books are

Guest Post + Giveaway with Author Riana Everly!!! Hi friends! I hope you are enjoying a wonderful holiday season! I’m thrilled to be closing 2023 with a lovely visit from author Riana Everly! As you may remember from last month, Riana has a…

🎁 Happy Jolabokaflod!! 🎁

I’m thrilled to finally read this book that has been on my wishlist so long!

Thank you Patty for your wonderful choice! 🫶🏼📖

And thank you to for the amazing Jolabokaflod Darcy glass!! I’m so excited to make a tradition of using it every year! 🍷

An Old Acquaintance - Cat Andrews
Thirteen Christmases with Will and Elizabeth
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Source: Review Copy from Author

TYPE OF NOVEL: Modern Pride and Prejudice Novella

THE PREMISE: Despite Will making a terrible first impression at a frat party in 1981, he and Elizabeth Bennet begin a story together that will span more than two

An Old Acquaintance – Cat Andrews Thirteen Christmases with Will and Elizabeth Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Review Copy from Author TYPE OF NOVEL: Modern Pride and Prejudice Novella THE PREMISE: Despite Will making a terrible f…

An Accidental Holiday - Melanie Rachel + Giveaway
What If Mr. Bingley Was Injured On His Way to London?
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Source: Prize at JAFF Writer/Reader Get Together

TYPE OF NOVEL: Pride and Prejudice Variation Novella

THE PREMISE: It's the day after the Netherfied Ball and Mr. Bingley is supposed to be on his way to London, but

An Accidental Holiday – Melanie Rachel + Giveaway What If Mr. Bingley Was Injured On His Way to London? Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Prize at JAFF Writer/Reader Get Together TYPE OF NOVEL: Pride and Prejudice Variation Novella THE PREMISE: It&…

Here is the beautiful stack of books that kept me company in November:

1️⃣ Regency Romance Novella
1️⃣ Pride & Prejudice Variation Novella
1️⃣ Contemporary Austen-Inspired
2️⃣ Pride & Prejudice Variations
1️⃣ Mary Bennet Mystery with characters from Emma

⭐️ Star Ratings: 4.5, 4.5, 3, 4.5, 5, 4

📊 Monthly Average Rating: 4.25

❓ How many have you read?

Excerpt + Giveaway with Author Melissa Anne!!!

Greetings, readers! I'm very happy to welcome Author Melissa Anne to Austenesque Reviews today.

I'm extra excited about Melissa's visit because it is her first visit to my blog! 🙌🏼

And even though Melissa only started publishing her first Austenesque work in April of this year - she already has 5️⃣

Excerpt + Giveaway with Author Melissa Anne!!! Greetings, readers! I’m very happy to welcome Author Melissa Anne to Austenesque Reviews today. I’m extra excited about Melissa’s visit because it is her first visit to my blog! &…

A Winter by the Sea - Julie Klassen
When Royalty Comes to Stay Next Door...
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Source: Review Copy from Blog Tour

TYPE OF NOVEL: Regency Romance, Historical Fiction

SERIES: On Devonshire Shores #2

THE PREMISE: To stave off genteel poverty, the Summers family – which consists of 5 daughters (one of them absent) and their ailing mother -

A Winter by the Sea – Julie Klassen When Royalty Comes to Stay Next Door… Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Source: Review Copy from Blog Tour TYPE OF NOVEL: Regency Romance, Historical Fiction SERIES: On Devonshire Shores #2 THE PREM…

☕️✨ Austenesque Bookish Engagement Loop ✨☕️

Happy Birthday to one of the greatest literary authors of all time, Jane Austen 🎉🎁🎂

☕️✨ To celebrate we are hosting an Austenesque Engagement Loop with Bookstagramer and Author hosts who love Jane Austen. Come beat the algorithm and maybe find some new accounts to follow.

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Interview + Giveaway with Author Abigail Reynolds!!!


Hi readers! I'm so thrilled to welcome back a very special guest to Austenesque Review today – Abigail Reynolds! And on Jane Austen's Birthday too! 🎂 What a great way to celebrate! 🥳

As you may have seen – Abigail just published a new book – Spellbound at Pemberley – Woot

Interview + Giveaway with Author Abigail Reynolds!!! Hi readers! I’m so thrilled to welcome back a very special guest to Austenesque Review today – Abigail Reynolds! And on Jane Austen’s Birthday too! 🎂 What a great way to celebra…

💕❄️ Mary has a very MERRY Christmas at Pemberley!

🎄 📖 ‘Tis the season for happy, light-hearted holiday reads!

Have you read one of the newest holiday stories to come out this year? I did!

⭐️💻 Review posted on Austenesque Reviews

Meet the Benedettos - Katie Cotugno
A Reality Family Is Forced to Face Reality
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars

Source: Review Copy from Publisher

TYPE OF NOVEL: Modern-Day Pride and Prejudice Adaptation, Mature Audience

THE PREMISE: The Benedettos are a household name, but not the good kind - famous for being famous - and long remembered for the drama,

Meet the Benedettos – Katie Cotugno A Reality Family Is Forced to Face Reality Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars Source: Review Copy from Publisher TYPE OF NOVEL: Modern-Day Pride and Prejudice Adaptation, Mature Audience THE PREMISE: The B…

Sweethearts and Snowflakes - Amelia Westerly
A Very Merry Holiday Season For Mary!
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Source: Review Copy from Author

TYPE OF NOVEL: Pride and Prejudice Sequel, Secondary Character

THE PREMISE: Alongside the Gardiners and the Bingleys, Mary Bennet is invited to Pemberley for Christmas. In between merry-making and festive fun, Mary makes some important discoveries

Sweethearts and Snowflakes – Amelia Westerly A Very Merry Holiday Season For Mary! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Review Copy from Author TYPE OF NOVEL: Pride and Prejudice Sequel, Secondary Character THE PREMISE: Alongside the Gardiners an…

Seeking Adventures & Friends Abroad!


Hi friends!
If you know anything about me, then you know that right up there next to my love of Jane Austen and Austenesque is my love for traveling. ✈️
I do it any chance I get, and have a long list of places I dream of visiting. 🗺
In the past I've

Seeking Adventures & Friends Abroad! Hi friends! If you know anything about me, then you know that right up there next to my love of Jane Austen and Austenesque is my love for traveling. ✈️ I do it any chance I get, and …

🧣cozy mode: activated 🐻

📖 it is a truth universally acknowledged that cozy mysteries are best enjoyed with a warm beverage, under a blanket, & nearby a sleeping fur baby 🫖

⭐️💻 my review for Cyanide & Sensibulity was shared on AR yesterday

I cannot believe I managed to read 6️⃣ books when I was out-of-town for a combined 1️⃣3️⃣ days in October! 😮

But then again…I think it took me almost all of November to recover and get back on track with life… so it balances out, I guess 😁🤭😛

Anywho, in October I read:

1️⃣ P&P Sequel/Retelling About Lydia Wickham
1️⃣ Mystery Featuring Jane Austen as a Character
2️⃣ Pride & Prejudice Variations
1️⃣ Northanger Abbey Retelling from Eleanor Tilney’s POV
1️⃣ Pride & Prejudice Fantasy Variation

🤗 Quite a diverse month!

⭐️ Star Ratings: 4.5, 4.5, 4, 4.5, 4.5, 5

📊 Monthly Average Rating: 4.5

❓ How many have you read?

Cyanide and Sensibility - Katie Oliver
Are Hannah's Delicacies Truly to Die For?
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Source: Review Copy from Book Tour

TYPE OF NOVEL: Austen Inspired, Contemporary Cozy Mystery

SERIES: A Jane Austen Tea Society Mystery #3 (Even though each mystery is stand alone, I would recommend reading the previous books in this series prior to

Cyanide and Sensibility – Katie Oliver Are Hannah’s Delicacies Truly to Die For? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Review Copy from Book Tour TYPE OF NOVEL: Austen Inspired, Contemporary Cozy Mystery SERIES: A Jane Austen Tea Socie…

Austenesque Agenda - December 2023




Hello friends!! I love the start of a new month.

Maybe because it feels like a new chapter is beginning, or maybe because it means I get to have a little cozy chat with the lovey readers of this blog. 🥰
My November was busy. Some highlights include:
attending a candlelit historic tour/Colonial

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📚 while book browsing, I noticed a bunch of Austenesque paperbacks currently priced under $9!

🛍 just thought I'd share in case there are other paperback lovers who love shopping deals!

⬇️ links of books are in the thread below

🙌🏼 time to treat yo' self!!