Those of us of a certain age remember the original Choose Your Own Adventure books. Published from 1979 – 1998, these interactive books allowed you to select between two choices and determine the path of the story. The reader was the protagonist of the book and we could time travel, solve mysteries or go on exotic adventures. The choices we made while we were reading decided if we succeeded, failed or even died. This week’s picks feature books which have all of the fun of the old choose-your-own adventure book, but with adult themes and consequences. If you thought that the characters made all of the wrong decisions in that Jane Austen book or Christmas romance movie – here is your chance to change it up.
Lost in Austen: Create your own Jane Austen Adventure by Emma Campbell Webster
An interactive novel in which the reader determines the course of action and outcome brings together the characters from some of Jane Austen's most beloved works, as a young Austen heroine negotiates a complex maze of romance, scandal, deceit, betrayal, marriage, and more to find true love.
My Lady’s Choosing by Kitty Curran & Larissa Zageris
The romance novel that lets you pick your path, follow your heart, and find happily ever after. Make choices, turn pages, and discover all the daring delights of the multiple (and intertwining!) storylines.
Build your own Christmas Movie Romance: Pick Your Plot, Meet Your Man, and Create the Holiday Love Story of a Lifetime by Riane Konc
Humorously helps readers put themselves in the director’s chair and create their own happily-ever-after Christmas romance movie by deciding their heroine’s problem, meeting the object of her affections and their Christmas activity montage in a “Choose Your Own Adventure” style.
Pretty Little Mistakes by Heather McElhatton
A public radio commentator presents a reader-guided story with more than 150 possible endings that include such fates as a happy life in an opulent mansion, a successful corporate career, and a fatal duck attack. Book 1.
