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Persuaded (The Jane Austen Diaries #3)
by
Jenni James (Goodreads Author)
Will he take her back, or fling her aside like she deserves?
Three years ago Amanda made the biggest mistake of her life when she let her friends persuade her to reject the guy she loved. They were convinced he was a loser and wasn't good enough for her.
Now Gregory's back in Farmington . . . taller, stronger, hotter than ever, and worth millions. Those gorgeous girls who sn...more
Three years ago Amanda made the biggest mistake of her life when she let her friends persuade her to reject the guy she loved. They were convinced he was a loser and wasn't good enough for her.
Now Gregory's back in Farmington . . . taller, stronger, hotter than ever, and worth millions. Those gorgeous girls who sn...more
Paperback, 230 pages
Published
July 17th 2012
by Inkberry Press
(first published July 7th 2012)
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Maybe it's because Persuasion is my second favorite Austen novel after Emma, but I really think Persuaded is better than the first two entries in this series, Pride and Popularity and Northanger Alibi. I'm impressed how once again the characters and story remain true to the spirit of the Austen original, yet at the same time get a refreshingly modern facelift. And there's also an interesting continuity between the books in this series, so I had some fun too pairing up the returning characters in...more
I really enjoyed this one. I’ve always loved Jane Austen’s Persuasionand was really looking forward to reading this retelling. I thought the author did a great job mixing the charm from the original Persuasion into this modern retelling. When Amanda was fifteen she allowed her friend to talk her into breaking up with her boyfriend Greg. Three years later and she still regrets her decision, especially when she learns he has moved back into town. He has changed a lot in the past three years and no...more
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This series is perfect when one is looking for a fun, fluffy, clean read. Especially if you are like me and enjoy seeing how others adapt Austen into our modern world. James did pretty well with adapting the Persuasion story. I might have been more particular of what she did since Persuasion is my favorite Austen. But she got it--right down to "the letter." (ha ha) I was a bit annoyed to find her change a couple of things from the Farmington world she has created. (Didn't Amanda have a stepbroth...more
(Genre:Teen Fiction/romance) 3 years ago, Amanda turned down Gregory when he asked her to be his girlfriend. She didn't want to turn him down, but her so called friends (cheer squad) was sure she could do better and applied some pressure. She felt bad about disappointing Greg, but waited 2 days before going over to apologize. She was shocked to discover that he had moved away suddenly with his family after a great job offer came through for his dad. Fast forward 3 years and now Gregory is back i...more
Again, love this authors writing style. It flows easily and keeps you wanting more even at the end. Three years ago, Amanda made the mistake of letting her friends persuade her to say,"no" to going out with a guy that she really liked and who made her laugh all because he didn't fit the popular crowd's standard in appearance or style. She regretted the words that came out of her mouth and the hurt she saw written on Gregory's face. He moved away the next day, before she could go and make things...more
Okay I can't even start telling you how much I'm loving this series of books. How can you not adore Jane Austen's concepts and with Jenni James recreating them and modernizing them my heart just soars some more. With the ups and the downs and the heartbreaking and oh I'm just feeling very much like a girl in one of Jane Austen's books. Which one, I haven't decided yet but I'm feeling it.
We meet Amanda at the beginning of the book where she is still in love with the guy she disappointed three yea...more
We meet Amanda at the beginning of the book where she is still in love with the guy she disappointed three yea...more
This book was all right. As a huge Jane Austen fan, I felt compelled to read it, but let it be known that I'm not a fan of YA romance.
This book was cute and clean, but highly unrealistic. It seemed like the author was trying to make every aspect of the story identical to Persuasion, which didn't work that well, and was the novel's weakness.
{SPOILER ALERT}
For example, the motor bike accident was very forced. The sudden realization that Kylie might die in the midst of a sugary teen romance was ou...more
This book was cute and clean, but highly unrealistic. It seemed like the author was trying to make every aspect of the story identical to Persuasion, which didn't work that well, and was the novel's weakness.
{SPOILER ALERT}
For example, the motor bike accident was very forced. The sudden realization that Kylie might die in the midst of a sugary teen romance was ou...more
This book was one that I liked. There was tension and awkwardness between Amanda and Greg 3 years later from when she broke his heart. Greg had moved away and now he was back. My favorite part was the cute ending. Something that stood out to me was that in this book Amanda belonged to a mixed family. I defiantly recommend this book. If you like other books in this series you will find yourself liking this book as well. I thought that that was neat because I have never read a book about a mixed...more
2.5 stars
Eh...Meh...
I love Jane Austen's Persuasion. So much so that I will read almost any re-telling of it. Which explains why I picked this one up. It wasn't a bad book, just a tad too saccharine for me. I don't know, it just did not do much for me. There are many better versions out there. But I would recommend it to a younger YA crowd to introduce them to Jane Austen in some form.
Eh...Meh...
I love Jane Austen's Persuasion. So much so that I will read almost any re-telling of it. Which explains why I picked this one up. It wasn't a bad book, just a tad too saccharine for me. I don't know, it just did not do much for me. There are many better versions out there. But I would recommend it to a younger YA crowd to introduce them to Jane Austen in some form.
I've resigned myself to the fact that this series will only be getting worst. I wanted to stab myself in the eyes for the duration of this book. When I started reading i expected a great romance.
The whole premise of this book annoyed me to no end. I hoped that the ending would redeem d whole plot but boy was I wrong :(
I had such high hopes. Can we get a do-over with this book please?
The whole premise of this book annoyed me to no end. I hoped that the ending would redeem d whole plot but boy was I wrong :(
I had such high hopes. Can we get a do-over with this book please?
TYPE OF AUSTENESQUE NOVEL: Young Adult, Modern Adaptation
TIME FRAME: Present-day
MAIN CHARACTERS: Amanda Ellis, Gregory Wentworth, Kylie Russell, Sydney Ellis, Collin Farnsworth
WHY I WANTED TO READ THIS NOVEL:
- It's part of a great series! The Jane Austen Diaries started in 201 with the fantastic Pride and Popularity.
- I love modern adaptations of Persuasion...and this one is a YA modern adaptation, something new!
WHAT I LOVED:
- Clever Modernizations and Updates: I thought this modern, YA retellin...more
TIME FRAME: Present-day
MAIN CHARACTERS: Amanda Ellis, Gregory Wentworth, Kylie Russell, Sydney Ellis, Collin Farnsworth
WHY I WANTED TO READ THIS NOVEL:
- It's part of a great series! The Jane Austen Diaries started in 201 with the fantastic Pride and Popularity.
- I love modern adaptations of Persuasion...and this one is a YA modern adaptation, something new!
WHAT I LOVED:
- Clever Modernizations and Updates: I thought this modern, YA retellin...more
1.5 stars. well, I would have given it a 1 star, but I managed to finish the book, so .5 more.
the characters were completely flat. frankly, I couldn't even see Greg's attractiveness, except he was sais to be good looking. Amanda was a doormat, and not really that intelligent, it seemed to me.
there was a lot of unconnected and unnecessary scenes. the musical ability was completely unnecessary. I haven't read persuasion so I don't know if the author has specifically included it because it was in...more
the characters were completely flat. frankly, I couldn't even see Greg's attractiveness, except he was sais to be good looking. Amanda was a doormat, and not really that intelligent, it seemed to me.
there was a lot of unconnected and unnecessary scenes. the musical ability was completely unnecessary. I haven't read persuasion so I don't know if the author has specifically included it because it was in...more
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Minor spoilers
The Cover
I guess the model is pretty with fabulous hair? Is she lying on leaves? In any case, HUGE FACE! DO NOT WANT!
The Story
As you can see on the cover this book is part of The Jane Austen Diaries, in this case it’s a modern retelling of Persuasion with teenaged characters.
4 years ago Amanda rejected the boy she loved because her popular friends thought he was a loser and persuaded her to dump him. Soon thereafter sa...more
Minor spoilers
The Cover
I guess the model is pretty with fabulous hair? Is she lying on leaves? In any case, HUGE FACE! DO NOT WANT!
The Story
As you can see on the cover this book is part of The Jane Austen Diaries, in this case it’s a modern retelling of Persuasion with teenaged characters.
4 years ago Amanda rejected the boy she loved because her popular friends thought he was a loser and persuaded her to dump him. Soon thereafter sa...more
Ahhh. I love this book. The emotions it put me through.
Guessing. I kept guessing who Amanda will really end up with. There were so many complications along the way. The past. Kylie. The accident. Sean.
The accident was what really made me nervous though. I felt like losing hope that time. Plus that news of Sydney about the wedding.
Two different parents here.
Amanda's parents. How I despised their being conceited and their flinging Amanda's needs aside. I am not a fan of parents with favoritism...more
Guessing. I kept guessing who Amanda will really end up with. There were so many complications along the way. The past. Kylie. The accident. Sean.
The accident was what really made me nervous though. I felt like losing hope that time. Plus that news of Sydney about the wedding.
Two different parents here.
Amanda's parents. How I despised their being conceited and their flinging Amanda's needs aside. I am not a fan of parents with favoritism...more
this book is amazing, I finished it in just one seating. This ks my first Jenni James's books and I absolutely love it. Be still my heart was what I have been chanting to myself when I was reading this! I could relate a lot to our main protagonist, Amanda, but of course I could never be as beautiful as her. She is definitely the first person that I have read from a book itself that has inspire me so much. I look up to her. Her change in terms of character development is not as large but overall...more
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Persuaded is a cute love story. Jenni did a good job with building a story that captures readers, and refuses to let go. I found myself immersed in the story—I literally had a hard time not reading it because I was anxious to see what happened at the end.
I have to agree with the synopsis on the back of the book: Amanda did make a mistake. She listened to her friends, and she let them influence her into a decision that she wasn’t...more
Persuaded is a cute love story. Jenni did a good job with building a story that captures readers, and refuses to let go. I found myself immersed in the story—I literally had a hard time not reading it because I was anxious to see what happened at the end.
I have to agree with the synopsis on the back of the book: Amanda did make a mistake. She listened to her friends, and she let them influence her into a decision that she wasn’t...more
I liked this book a lot, even though some of the situations were kind of unrealistic (view spoiler) and even unexpected!!
What's funny is that I read Pride and Popularity right after this and was surprised to see how different some of the characters were. For example, Kylie - okay, I didn't exactly LOVE her in this book, but she wasn't that bad. But when you read P and P, i...more
What's funny is that I read Pride and Popularity right after this and was surprised to see how different some of the characters were. For example, Kylie - okay, I didn't exactly LOVE her in this book, but she wasn't that bad. But when you read P and P, i...more
I read this book in less than a day, which was actually a nice change of pace from really long, dense novels that take a while. It is clearly meant for younger readers, and I probably would have enjoyed it a lot more back in middle school. It's not that Jane Austen doesn't translate well to modern day settings. After all, Clueless was genius and I've read quite a few other "updates" to Austen classics that were great. The problem is really that so much of the dialogue is painful to read. Instead...more
So far, this is my favorite book of Jenni James' Jane Austen Diaries.
I've never read Jane Austen's Persuasion and don't have any intention on reading it. But, I found that this book's heroine, Amanda, is such a cute girl. I love the way she thinks, acts, and what most of all her kindness. Even to someone as annoying as her stepsister, Sydney.
Some things are really exaggerated (like, using private jet to go to a date? They're just a teenager!) but hey, this is a fiction anyway. You can write any...more
I've never read Jane Austen's Persuasion and don't have any intention on reading it. But, I found that this book's heroine, Amanda, is such a cute girl. I love the way she thinks, acts, and what most of all her kindness. Even to someone as annoying as her stepsister, Sydney.
Some things are really exaggerated (like, using private jet to go to a date? They're just a teenager!) but hey, this is a fiction anyway. You can write any...more
Yet another fabulous book in this Jane Austen series. I must say, that though I hadn't read the original, it was still a great read. With a quick review on Persuasion, I found the correlations and thoroughly enjoyed them. James has created a fun cast to reflect the originals and their interplay is well done. This story is sweet, heartwrenching and emotional. I loved the romance and how heart-achingly sweet it is. It made me giddy and almost as anxious as the characters were for their first kiss....more
Ok now this was better than the previous book. Amanda was fine although it annoyed me how she couldn't fight her own battles now could she stand up for herself.
I know this is a light read but I thought it was silly how every teenager talked about love as if you could actually fall in love with someone in one date. They never said stuff like "I like him so much" or "I think I'm falling in love with him," no, they just hung out a few times and BAM they're in love.
Why did every girl dropped to the...more
I know this is a light read but I thought it was silly how every teenager talked about love as if you could actually fall in love with someone in one date. They never said stuff like "I like him so much" or "I think I'm falling in love with him," no, they just hung out a few times and BAM they're in love.
Why did every girl dropped to the...more
I just love the Jane Austen Diaries! I loved this book!! So Amanda is a cheerleader who rejected Greg before because she was persuaded by her friends to do so. Now, Greg-or rather, Gregory, is back and Amanda is mesmerized! He became taller, more handsome which made Amanda only like him more. Amanda's friend, Kylie asked Amanda to help her with Greg. She wants to date him! Amanda smiled and agreed, jealousy hidden. Greg is interested too! ): They all went to a trip in Moab. Collin&Ethan who...more
To say that the story of Gregory and Amanda is heartbreaking is a huge understatement… heart-shattering maybe? Or idk, maybe more than that, haha, I can’t think of any adjective right now.. I was so itched to finish the story, to know how they found their way back to each other after the horrible accident of Kylie that could bind Gregory to her forever and so, I can’t put it down and I decided to be done with it before going to sleep.. don’t want depression in my sleep ;) anyway, I’m sooooo in l...more
Three years ago Amanda was a cheerleader and friends with Gregory, though she wanted to be more. When he finally asked her to be his girlfriend, she let her friends influence her and she turned him down, breaking his heart. Unbeknownst to either of them, he was going to be moving the next day (yes, a little hard to believe), and she never saw him again.
Fast forward three years and Gregory’s family has moved back to town and there’s been a role reversal. Amanda’s family has fallen on hard times a...more
Fast forward three years and Gregory’s family has moved back to town and there’s been a role reversal. Amanda’s family has fallen on hard times a...more
Based on Jane Austen's Persuasion but the characters are teenagers. I really did enjoy this one! As Persuasion is my favorite Austen story, I had lots of fun trying to figure out who was who from the original. But Ms. James didn't just write a cookie cutter updated version, because it took me a while to figure out who was who! Not all the characters did what I was expecting. Which is a good idea really. There are so many Austen sequels and re-tellings that it was great planning on Ms. James' par...more
Persuasion is my favorite Jane Austen novel, and of course has far fewer adaptations than Pride & Prejudice, so I was very excited for this novel. While not the best adaptation I've read, it wasn't bad. If original Austen is too much for a tween/teen, this would be a good way to introduce them and hopefully entice them to read the original. Amanda encapsulated Anne Elliot's spirit without reverting completely to a doormat, and every time she was forced into Wentworth's company, you felt her...more
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Most of us bon-a-fide Austen lovers strive to share our love of Austen with everyone around us. Whether it’s sharing her novels, a film adaptation, or a novel from the JAFF (Jane Austen Fan Fiction) world, we try and spread the “word of Austen” everywhere we can.
When trying to share Austen with the younger generation I’ve frequently found that teens lose interest due to the terminology and writing style of that time period. The explosion of young adult writers using Austen as their inspiration i...more
When trying to share Austen with the younger generation I’ve frequently found that teens lose interest due to the terminology and writing style of that time period. The explosion of young adult writers using Austen as their inspiration i...more
Differently from the other two books in the series, this one wasn't funny. Amanda and Greg were living an almost crosstar lovers drama! Everything came in between and he did pretty bad choices by going out with her awful stepsister and her shallow and selfish best friend. Gotta tell I really didn't like him much the first half of the book... And all her close ones treated her as their door mat! I hate it! I get she was a nice girl and all but she was being stepover all the time until they starte...more
Wow, I couldn't believe I finished this book in 2 1/2 hours! It was, umm, how do they say it? Unputdownable. I find it really good, enjoyable and I keep on anticipating what will happen next. After Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion is my next favorite Jane Austen book. So, I was really happy with this modern retelling.
It was kind of a surprise actually. I read Pride and Popularity before but I wasn't solved with its plot and writing but I must say, what an improvement for this book! I'm really gla...more
It was kind of a surprise actually. I read Pride and Popularity before but I wasn't solved with its plot and writing but I must say, what an improvement for this book! I'm really gla...more
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Emmalee (Jan 2013)
Mansfield Ranch (Dec 2013)
Northanger Alibi (Feb. 2012)
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*The Jane Austen Diaries*
Pride & Popularity (Aug 2011)
Persuaded (Aug. 2012)
Emmalee (Jan 2013)
Mansfield Ranch (Dec 2013)
Northanger Alibi (Feb. 2012)
Sensible & Sensational
*Jenni James Faerie Tale Collection*
Beauty and the Beast
Sleeping Beauty
Rumplestiltskin
Cinderella
Hansel and Gretel
Jack and the Beanstalk
Snow White
The Frog Prince
Twelve Dancing Princesses
Rapunzel...more
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