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Pirates and Prejudice | Kara Louise
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#Pemberlittens l've a couple more chapters to finish. September's #JaneAdjacent discussion post of Pirates and Prejudice by Kara Louise will be up this evening.
#12monthsofjane

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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Pirates and Prejudice | Kara Louise
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Pickpick

#Pemberlittens there be Spoilers ahead‼️🏴‍☠️ #JaneAdjacent

1️⃣ First read. Print. I liked that mistaken identity didn't go on for a long time. Darcy being accused of being a pirate could have been much darker and that's not something I want to read.
2️⃣ Always Elizabeth
3️⃣ Elizabeth figuring out who the Captain really was. Which leads me to my favorite quote.
4️⃣ “Thank you, again, for the dance, Mr. Darcy.” ⬇️

Crinoline_Laphroaig 5️⃣ Life has been non stop. Would gladly spent a quiet summer at Pemberley.
6️⃣ I understand he was doing it for Elizabeth and the rest of the family but Lydia did get off easy.
7️⃣ I've read Steampunk Darcy by Monica Fairview. That was awesome. Confined with Mr Darcy by L L Diamond was Covid/Lockdown that I really enjoyed.
8️⃣ I couldn't find an audiobook. I think it would have been fun.

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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Pirates and Prejudice | Kara Louise
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#Pemberlittens I've a couple more chapters to finish. September's #JaneAdjacent discussion
post of Pirates and Prejudice by Kara Louise will be up this evening. 🏴‍☠️

#12monthsofjane

@julieclair @SarahBookInterrupted @willaful @mctrish @LitsyEvents
@Julsmarshall @DebinHawaii
@Graciouswarriorprincess
@SarahBookInterrupted

julieclair Haven‘t started yet, and I really want to read it! I‘ll jump in late, once I‘ve finished. 5d
willaful Oh shoot, I completely forgot about it! Didn\'t put it on my iist. :-( 5d
Crinoline_Laphroaig @willaful @julieclair feel free to come back anytime and join in. 5d
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Pirates and Prejudice | Kara Louise
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#Pemberlittens we're off to high seas for this month's #JaneAdjacent. Grab a copy of in your favorite format. Read at your own pace. Dictionary Post will be up September 30th. 🎩🌊🏴‍☠️ #12MonthsOfJane

julieclair I think this one will be sooo fun! 🏴‍☠️ 1mo
willaful I'll give it a whirl. 1mo
SarahBookInterrupted Add me please 1mo
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DebinHawaii
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#ReadAway2024 #ForTheLoveOfBooks

My last fully completed book of August, finished tonight for #PemberLittens #JaneAdjacent It‘s a soft pick for me, just a bit too YA, I liked the author‘s second book, Ghosted, a Northanger Abbey retelling better than this Pride and Prejudice-based one. Georgie just seemed too young & there weren‘t enough pages to flesh out Will & Lizzie (& because it‘s P&P, I was more interested in them). Still, not a bad ⬇️

DebinHawaii …effort & I‘ll probably read her new Sense and Sensibility retelling at some point. 1mo
TheSpineView Awesome! 1mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig I felt the same. Enjoyed it but not as much as Ghosted. Too much teenage angst. 1mo
DieAReader 🥳Great! 1mo
willaful I'm planning to read Ghosted in October. 1mo
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willaful

I liked the clever approach the author took to this YA, contemporary Pride and Prejudice retelling, making the focus on Darcy's sister, here in high school. I actually think it might have been better if the book hadn't insisted on putting the Lizzy/Darcy story into the mix as well; the plotting felt overdone, and there was enough going on just for Georgie. cont.

#JaneAdjacent #Pemberlittens

willaful The strong suit of the book is her journey from a person who desperately needs to feel loved and wanted -- and as such, is ripe for exploitation -- to a whole person building a meaningful life that can include love in it.

I listened to the audiobook, which is mostly excellent, but the more dramatic, angsty passages felt a bit overdone.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig Thank you for joining in! I agree the audiobook got a bit much in the angsty parts. 1mo
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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It's time for #JaneAdjacent Book Club.
1️⃣ New read. Audio and Print. I read Ghosted - A Northanger Abbey Novel with #PemberLittens last year. So when I saw the author had written a book about Georgie Darcy, I immediately wanted to read. LOVE the cover.
2️⃣ Always Lizzy Bennet.
3️⃣ Georgie and Lizzy conversations. ⬇️

Crinoline_Laphroaig 4️⃣ “My big brother, Fitzwilliam Darcy, could suck it.” Great opening. Set the tone.
“I could help Fitz Darcy be happy, for once in his goddamn life.”

“Me and my new boyfriend, this charcuterie platter, are going to find somewhere we can be alone.”

5️⃣ I always feel like September/after Labor Day is the perfect time for a fresh start. Give me a new planner, colored pens, pencils,stickers and I'm sooo happy.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 6️⃣ No, I wasn't in Band but I love to watch them.

7️⃣ I'm kinda of klutzy, so tripping over my own feet is something I'm used to. Plus I feel like that would be easier to recover from.

8️⃣ Wickham plays trumpet? For some reason I found that hilarious. Then the fact that he was a great trumpet player but too cool to show up for practice seemed so Wickham. Also I could totally see modern Wickham running a plagiarism ring.⬇️
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Crinoline_Laphroaig I spent some time at the beginning of the book yelling at Georgie when she made bad decisions. I really enjoyed when she stood up for herself with Wickham and had adult conversation with Darcy.

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willaful 1. New read. I chose audio, which was mostly very good, except for a tendency to feel OTT in the more emotional passages. I generally liked it and would read more by the author.

2. I also really liked this book's Lizzy.

3. George and Fitz by the hot tub.

4. Since I listened to the audio, i don't have text to refer to. :-( The opening is very funny.

5. I do a little through my kid, who's in community college. It's fun to take her shopping.

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willaful 6. Nope, though I was in several school choirs. I also enjoy watching them especially at Pride parades.

7. I'd much prefer being able to make expensive mistakes and not be worried about the money than to fall. 😂

8. I thought this was a clever take and an excellent way to approach the retelling for a YA audience. Much better than the “remixes“ recently published.
1mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @willaful there were moments when the angst was just to much on audio. Especially at first. But I enjoyed it not quite as much as 1mo
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#Pemberlittens It's almost time for #JaneAdjacent Book Club! This month we're discussing Accomplished by Amanda Quain. I've discussion questions ready to go. I'll post them later today. Bit earlier than normal but tomorrow starts busy holiday weekend. 🎩 📖📚

#12monthsofjane

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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Bridget Jones's Diary | Helen Fielding
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 1️⃣ Reread but I didn't remember anything specific. I vaguely remember reading after the movie came out. After hearing a major spoiler about death of a character in later book, I had no desire to continue.

Started with print I was struggling, so I borrowed Library audiobook so I could get through it. Finally finished this morning in print. ⬇️
2mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig First Impressions: ‘129 lbs. (but post-Christmas)‘....... ‘130 lbs. (terrifying slide into obesity—why? why?), alcohol units 6 (excellent), cigarettes 23 (v.g.), calories 2472.‘

What the HELL? More on this below. 2️⃣ Always Darcy.
3️⃣ When Bridget is watching Pride and Prejudice and discussing Mr Darcy vs Mark Darcy.
4️⃣ “Mr. Darcy would never do anything so vain and frivolous as to be an actor and yet Mr. Darcy is an actor.”⬇️

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Crinoline_Laphroaig 5️⃣ Turkey Curry Buffet. Surely I could find something to eat.

6️⃣ Would depend on my mood that particular day. It could be enjoyable to wear eccentric outfit and make up outlandish stories. But then again a Duvet Day sounds lovely.

7️⃣ I'm keeping a journal about this first year in my new house. Also have a gardening journal. ⬇️
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 8️⃣This book hasn't aged well. Bridget's obsession with her weight, the way she goes from binge eating to dieting is so unhealthy. She's not overweight, she has no self worth. It was interesting to revisit through much older eyes. There's definitely a lot of the dialogue that is just so cringy. ⬇️

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Crinoline_Laphroaig 9️⃣ I'm having a watch party of the movie with my friend Claire on Instagram tomorrow at Noon CST/6pm GMT. You can join in with us or like Book Club save post and comment later.
https://www.instagram.com/crinoline_laphroaig?igsh=bTk2cWJxM2MweHlz
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julieclair Houseguests have resulted in limited reading time this month, so I didn‘t get to read this, but now that I‘ve heard your thoughts I‘m intrigued to see how I would feel about how it has aged. 2mo
julieclair 6️⃣ I‘m an introvert, so staying home would definitely be my choice. Cozy Christmas! 2mo
julieclair 7️⃣ I keep a gratitude journal and a one-line-a-day journal, although I haven‘t been consistent with either lately. I‘ve also started doing a collage journal, which I‘m really enjoying. 2mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @julieclair Book aged so badly. Watched the movie after finishing. Movie was better. Still dated but better. 2mo
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Bridget Jones's Diary | Helen Fielding
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It's almost time for Jane Austen Book Club! I struggled with this month's read - Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Fielding. I'll spill the tea on why in tomorrow's Discussion Post. 🫖📖📚

#12monthsofjane
#janeadjacent
#pemberLittens

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