tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781006155885226657.post4311303590869787584..comments2023-12-23T02:36:14.363-05:00Comments on Outlandish Dreaming: The Other Mr. Darcy by Monica FairviewJulie at Outlandish Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595989966510183531noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781006155885226657.post-39740069641114377532010-06-22T06:38:36.841-04:002010-06-22T06:38:36.841-04:00suzan, thanks for your thoughts and yes I know wha...suzan, thanks for your thoughts and yes I know what you mean about being up to 100! I think my TBR list is hovering close to 300 now! Yikes!Julie at Outlandish Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16595989966510183531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781006155885226657.post-28317116289137115842010-06-21T22:27:12.970-04:002010-06-21T22:27:12.970-04:00I really enjoyed the book also. I loved your revi...I really enjoyed the book also. I loved your review it was so concise. I didn't realize there is a follow-up book. wow, I'll have to look for that. Another to be read. I think I'm up to 100 already but I'll have to add this high up on the list. I agree wholeheartedly about the smutty, sexy, etc. no plot stories. It's a relief to find others and other novels that are worth the price of the book and the time to read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781006155885226657.post-35335895507649712602010-06-21T06:34:11.244-04:002010-06-21T06:34:11.244-04:00Laurel Ann, I'm looking forward to reading the...Laurel Ann, I'm looking forward to reading the next book as well, she's an author I'll now keep my eye on, I wonder if she'll write about any other Austen books too!Julie at Outlandish Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16595989966510183531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781006155885226657.post-15528743207781407702010-06-21T04:12:35.554-04:002010-06-21T04:12:35.554-04:00Wonderful review of an equally charming book. I th...Wonderful review of an equally charming book. I think it a miracle that Monica Fairview could transform Caroline into a likable character. I hope you have a chance to read her next novel The Darcy Cousins. Georgiana Darcy gets her own story and it is great fun.Laurel Ann (Austenprose)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07569869772159241024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781006155885226657.post-35245573610117352512010-06-19T22:26:32.437-04:002010-06-19T22:26:32.437-04:00Laura, thanks, I have The Darcy Cousins on my TBR ...Laura, thanks, I have <i>The Darcy Cousins</i> on my TBR list, but not too far down. So much of the P&P fanfic stuff that I see published these days is such utter trash (and full of sex, sex, sex) I was happy to read this story which I felt was well written, funny and true to Austen's characters, though I do believe the author had the 1995 A&E series in mind, more than the actual book! But, who cares? Whatever her inspiration it made me a fan of Caroline - I even would like to read about some sort of sequel for Lydia and Louisa! Ha-ha!<br /><br />Joanne, that's a good idea, I will post of what I think is the best of the best, though the very best is not even officially published, it's online only and FREE! Some particularly good books that are now published I originally read online like Pamela Aiden and Abigail Reynolds. I do have a sentimental penchant for Linda Berdoll's first book, <i>Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife</i> (but not it's sequel) for it was the first "spicy" P&P fanfic I'd ever read and I ate it up like candy! There are tons of good - and bad P&P fanfics out there, and I must admit, I shudder when I see people rave about some of the travesties that are now published, hailing them as great books when they are nothing more than smutty sequels to the 2005 movie - uggh - don't get me started...Julie at Outlandish Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16595989966510183531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781006155885226657.post-42653954440838748502010-06-19T21:35:30.286-04:002010-06-19T21:35:30.286-04:00I agree, this one was well done and I enjoyed the ...I agree, this one was well done and I enjoyed the unique perspective of Caroline Bingley.<br /><br />Perhaps one day, Julie, when you have time (ha ha) you could put together a post about your top favs of Austen-inspired fanfic. I believe there is another Austen challenge going around book blogs, and I'd be interested in seeing which ones you think are the best of the best.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716758796036142540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781006155885226657.post-2303011131481714572010-06-19T20:28:40.375-04:002010-06-19T20:28:40.375-04:00I loved this novel also!! Great review. I also rea...I loved this novel also!! Great review. I also really enjoyed how it made Caroline Bingley into a rather likeable character. The follow-up novel, The Darcy Cousins, is good also.Laura's Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904763940307902364noreply@blogger.com