This week's theme is a Freebie--which is always fun, but can be a bit challenging, too, at least for me, because I always seem to have a hard time deciding what to do. So what did I finally come up with?
Here's my top ten list of Pride & Prejudice Retellings. I read and really enjoyed the first five books, and the last five books are ones I hope to read soon.
1. Chaos Comes to Longbourn by Victoria Kincaid
2. Disenchanted by Kara Pleasants
3. Heartstone by Elle Katherine White
4. Speechless by Jessie Lewis
5. Dangerous Magic by Monica Fairview
6. Pirates and Prejudice by Kara Louise
7. Blinded by Prejudice by KaraLynne Mackrory
8. Haunting Mr. Darcy by KaraLynne Mackrory
9. Unwilling by Elizabeth Adams
10. So Material a Change by Amy D'Orazio
Honorable Mention: Pride & Prejudice & Zombies
(The movie version; I've never read the book.)
What's your favorite Pride and Prejudice retelling or variation?
If you have one, please let me know!
Happy Reading!
I loved the movie, P&P and Zombies. Huge fun. I've had Heartstone on my radar for a while, I'm guessing it's good? And I like the sound of The Haunting of Mr. Darcy. :-) Funnily enough I'm reading a P&P off-shoot right now, The Other Bennet Sister. If you haven't read it I can 'highly' recommend it. :-)
ReplyDeleteHi, Cath! P&P and Zombies is the best; I love that movie. And I think you'd like Heartstone. It's a fantasy version of P&P with dragons. :)
DeleteI love Pride and Prejudice but don't think I've actually read any of the retellings. I hope you enjoy the last five books on your list when you read them!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Even if they're not stellar reads, they look like they'll at least be fun ones. :)
DeleteI absolutely love all of Jane Austen's book but I'm not a huge fan of retellings or sequels written by other people than the author, and not just with Jane Austen. Still, maybe one of them is even interesting for me. Which on would you recommend?
ReplyDeleteMy TTT talks about the weather this week.
I have mixed feelings about authors who write books off of Jane Austen. I don't mind retellings like these where they just put their own fun spin on P&P, but I don't love the books like Longbourn where the author continues the stories of Elizabeth or Jane or her other characters. As for these P&P retellings, if you like fantasy and magic you might like Heartstone or Dangerous Magic. And Chaos Comes to Longbourn was a book that just totally made me laugh.
DeleteI know what you mean. Jane Austen had left some ideas as what was to happen to the sisters but still ... I don't really like magic or fantasy, so I'll probably give taht a miss. Still, thanks, Lark.
DeleteIt's crazy that you found so many of these.
ReplyDeleteAnd I could have put at least ten more books on this list! There are so many P&P retellings out there right now it is a little crazy. :)
DeleteWow, there are a lot of Pride & Prejudice retellings out there! Neat.
ReplyDeleteMy post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-reasons-to-take-a-reading-break/
There really are!
DeleteThanks Lark. Pride and Prejudice is my favorite Janre Austen novel and one of my favorite novels period so this is a great list with books by contemporary authors using a Pride and Prejudice theme for their novels.
ReplyDeleteThey can be a lot of fun to read, though they never come close to being as good as the original. :)
DeleteI didn't know that Dangerous Magic was based on P&P. I'll have to read it!
ReplyDeleteMy TTT is here: https://wordywitterings.com/2022/04/05/ttt-21st-century-books-i-think-will-become-classics/
There's a sequel to Dangerous Magic, too, that also sounds good. Thanks for commenting! :)
DeleteIt's hard to think of any book that has inspired more spinoffs and retellings than Pride and Prejudice. Well, the Bible, maybe.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe Shakespeare?
DeleteI guess she takes easily the third place. LOL
DeleteI didn't realize there were so many Pride and Prejudice retellings. Or maybe I did and just forgot!
ReplyDeleteIt's crazy how many P&P versions are out there. I think Jane Austen would be astonished at her popularity.
DeleteIt was the retellings that made me want to dive back into classics this year. I still have not read Pride and Prejudice, but it is waiting for me on my shelf, LOL. Great post!
ReplyDeleteWell, after reading all those retellings you should know the story very well. :)
DeleteYou've got some pretty interesting Jane Austen-ish titles here. I'm gonna have to check these out! Happy TTT!
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Thanks for commenting! :D
DeleteIt is a bit astonishing there are so many, but then P&P is so great!
ReplyDeletePride & Prejudice is the best! :D
DeleteI enjoy the Top Twelve Freebies posts because there are so many different topics. I have never read a retelling of any of the Austen books. Could be fun.
ReplyDeleteSome are better than others, but they're usually pretty fun.
DeletePride and Prejudice is wonderful, so I'll have to look into some of these! Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting! :D
DeleteFun! I remember when Heartsone came out...
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun one. I liked the sequel, too. I think there's a third one out now, but I haven't gotten to that one yet.
DeleteI love P&P retellings and all of these are new to me, so I'm very excited! :)
ReplyDeleteThey're fun. I like the ones with a magical twist a lot.
DeletePride and Prejudice retellings are so much fun! I'll have to check some of these out. :)
ReplyDeleteThey're all fun and fast reads. :)
DeleteOh my goodness, what a fun topic! I'm a total fan of the movie of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies -- what an amazing cast, and I just love so many of the scenes. I haven't read any of these, but I'm going to check out a few. One of my favorite P&P retellings is called Unequal Affections -- I don't know a ton of people who've read it, but I thought it was such an interesting take!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recommendation! I'll look for that one. :)
DeleteWow, didn't know there were so many different takes on the theme. The Disenchanted cover is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt is gorgeous, isn't it?
DeleteThis is a fun topic. I haven't read very many Pride & Prejudice retellings, but I love the ones I have read. I'll be putting some of these on my TBR. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
ReplyDeleteHappy Reading! :)
DeleteI am intrigued by retellings feature dragons, magic, pirates and zombies!
ReplyDeleteI like the ones with magic and with dragons. Makes the story that much more fun. :)
DeleteI read Pride, Prejudice and Zombies. I liked it better than the movie, but I still thought that was fun. :)
ReplyDeleteI need to read the book someday. :)
DeleteAlways love a retelling and P&P is one of my favourites too! :D
ReplyDeleteIt's just such a good story! :)
DeleteBoth the movie and the book of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was a lot of fun! :D
ReplyDeleteI love the movie, so I should really read the book at some point. Thanks for commenting. :)
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