This wasn't half bad, I enjoyed it a lot. I'm sure that if I had read Persuasion prior to the story, I would have understood it's significance more. I do enjoy that the author intertwined the Jane Austin's story into this, while making it her own at the same time. What made this story even better was it was light on the romance for me as I hate a romance story that is weighted heavily in romance. Also the fact that there was little to no sex scenes in it made it even better.

This story had it's highs and lows and I often found myself wanting to skip ahead for several reasons, but primarily because I wanted to see what was next. That being said, there were some really uneventful spots that made it cumbersome to read, but I am glad that would end almost as quickly as it came. The characters were relatable, and their story believable. I did feel for Lucy so much and glad she learned from her error's and it was nice to see the characters not only develop prior to the story, but during too.

One thing I always enjoy about reading stories involving food, is the recipes section that the author provides. This always makes the reading experience that more special. I like reading the recipes that were featured in the title or the book because I either want to try it, the Cracklin' Cornbread, or know what it is, like the Chow Chow. Even though I enjoy it, I'm glad it wasn't the major focus of the book, otherwise it feels more contrived and doesn't have much of a story.

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I loved this video. It's an awesome discussion by Veronica and very enlightening. Veronica (Ron Lit) is great. Go watch her videos on YouTube.

This was far better than "Mr. Darcy's Diary" in the same series. Not only because 'Persuasion' is my favorite novel of all-time (although that may have been a contributing factor as well), but mainly because Grange actually uses her imagination in this one, and therefore creates something partly-original instead of just retelling Austen's well-known story.
The first part of this book is definitely the best part, as it offers the most refreshingly new angle on Wentworth's and Anne's love story. Grange writes of the first time the two lovers met, and therefore tells an entirely new love story, the one that Austen chose to leave in the dark. And I find myself agreeing completely with Grange in her interpretation of the first meeting between Wentworth and Anne. Her writing is convincing, believable, and most important of all: perfectly simple.
The second part of this book is unfortunately not as good, as it almost only consists of quotes from Austen's original novel. Grange seems to be at her best, when she has no guidebook and is forced to use her imagination, otherwise she's too bound to her integrity for Austen's authorship. And while I perfectly understand her dilemma, I do not approve of that sort of writing. If I wanted to read Austen's version of 'Persuasion' I would just read the original book. Right?

I was really looking forward to reading this, but ended up disappointed. This was a tedious read, full of details not integral to the story. I found myself skimming it. Will not be picking up the second half.

Captain Wentworth’s diary is one of the diaries of Jane Austen heroes written by Amanda Grange. This is the fourth Amanda Grange novel for me, and I truly enjoyed it like I did with the previous novels as well. The reviews to the previous Amanda Grange titles I’ve read can be found from these links:Captain Wentworth’s diary first gives us a glimpse to things that happened when Captain Wentworth and Anne first met and fell in love. The events of that summer are described with much of passion and the love Captain Wentworth feels for Anne is very visible. They get engaged, and Wentworth has many plans for their future. Suddenly Anne says that they cannot remain together. Wentworth’s word is crushed and he goes to the sea to get his mind away from Anne. He wants the sea to be his only mistress.Eight years later, Wentworth is a wealthy man back in England. His sister and her husband have rented a house from the English country house. Subsequently the house is Kellynch Hall, the home of Anne, Wentworth’s previous love interest. When Wentworth and Anne meet again, Wentworth tries to hide his feelings and rather tries to show Anne that he is over her. But as we all know, in the end, Wentworth and Anne get each other. But by reading Captain Wentworth’s diary we get to see how things proceeded according to the hero of Jane Austen’s Persuasion.This novel was an interesting read because I have always liked Captain Wentworth but I feel that I have never learned that much about his character. Through this novel I was able to see a side of him which supports perfectly the description of him by Austen. As the other Austen hero diaries by Grange, also this one is very emotional and passionate; it is interesting to see how these men who are not able to manifest their passion because of the societal standards put their passion into the pages of their diaries. I think Grange succeeds well this aspect.Captain Wentworth’s Diary by Amanda Grange is a must read for all fans of Austen and everything related to her.