MEGATHREAD: Austen Retellings

Trope rec megathread

Hello r/RomanceBooks! You said you’d like more mega threads and I’m here to deliver!

This megathread is going to be about: AUSTEN RETELLINGS

What is an AUSTEN RETELLING? This is taking one of the literary classics by Jane Austen and putting a modern spin on it. Pride & Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility...

Here’s how this works.

  • Drop a comment down below with your recommended book(s).
  • What’s the subgenre? What’re the pairing? Is it Contemporary Romance or Historical Romance or...? MF, MM, FF...?
  • Explain how it fits the trope. Which Jane Austen novel is it a retelling of?
  • Tell is why you love the book. “Well written” doesn’t count: let’s just assume they all are. Things like “smoking hot” and “character growth” and “amazing world building” are all acceptable.
  • What other tropes does the book have? Enemies to lovers? Slow burn?
  • Character archetypes! Is the MMC a mountain man? Or a single dad? Is she a doctor or a librarian?

So tell us, what’s your favorite AUSTEN RETELLING romance?

Posted Feb 22, 2022, 12:00 PM UTC

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