Persuading Austen Book Reviews

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Great book. A fun and entertaining read. I couldn't put it down.

Sweet story. A sweet story ruined a little by the rather immature obsession with crowbarring in the names of One Direction members!

Brilliant!. My reading habits have changed over the last few months and I have been trying books which I may not have previously read. 'Persuading Austen' is one of them. I would have thought that it wasn't for me. Well, how wrong could I have been. It made me laugh out loud. It made me cry. It made me empathise. It made me sympathise. It made me happy. It made me sad. I absolutely loved it! 'Persuading Austen' is a modern day version of Jane Austen's 'Persuasion'. It follows Annie Elliott, who by day is a Production Accountant/Producer and very in control, and by night is a skivvy and worthless to her family, as she takes on the role of film producer on a remake of 'Pride and Prejudice'. This should be the job of her dreams except the love of her life, Austen, once a penniless and unknown actor and now the most sough-after man in Hollywood, is cast as Mr Darcy. He is also the one that got away 8 years earlier. Just like in the original, the story is told from Annie's point of view and we follow her on her journey, listening to her internal thoughts and feelings about her family, her job and Austen. I think it is brave to take such a Classic and make it contemporary. Brigid Coady has done this so well, sticking to the main plot points and throwing in some twists and turns which kept me reading. As I got further into 'Persuading Austen', I forgot that it was based on a classic, and the story took on a new form, gained it's own identity. Brigid Coady's writing is super - it is real and from the heart. There is so much humour too! This all allowed for the story to flow really well and I finished the book in 2 days (that's quick for me!). There are some fabulous scenes in this book and great characters. Some who were amusing and some who were annoying - just like in real life! I don't want to say any more as I don't want to give away any spoilers. 'Persuading Austen' is a book, which left me smiling and happy at the end of it - and what a wonderful feeling that was.

Love it. Brilliant & sweet rom com . With laugh out moments it's definitely one to read again and again

Great read!. This was a perfect holiday read for me. Romance, intrigue, will they, won't they - all added up to a great page turner. The writing was captivating and pulled you and I found it hard to put down! I' m not a huge Jane Austen fan and was concerned this might curtail my enjoyment of the book but it didn't - I'm sure I missed some of the nods to Austen's Persuasion but the book was a great stand-alone book in my eyes and you don't need to be an Austen fan to enjoy it. Looking forward to the next book by the author.

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