Captain Wentworth's Diary

Author: Amanda Grange

Genre: Journal, romance

Series: Amanda has written several other diaries for Jane Austen heroes, including ones for Mr. Knightley, Mr. Darcy, Mr. Bertram, Colonel Brandon, and possibly a few I’m forgetting. So it’s kinda a series, but not really.

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 9

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: The library only had a large print version, which was 359 pages long.

Time period: 1800’s

My overall opinion: I really enjoyed this one. For those of you who may not know, it’s based on Jane Austen’s Persuasion. This diary begins by back-tracking and giving Captain Wentworth’s entries through his original romance and engagement with Anne. That’s for the first 100 or so pages. It then skips ahead seven or eight years, and uses the rest of the book with what is “documented” in Persuasion. I thought it was a very fun diary, and am looking forward to reading Colonel Brandon’s soon!

For those of you who’d like to see reviews of other diaries by this author, I’ve read Mr. Knightley’s, Mr. Darcy’s, and Edmund Bertram’s, all of which are reviewed on this blog.

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Oh dear. I am posting a post that isn't a review for...the third time today?!?! Not good. But I had to. :) I was exploring Amanda Grange's website, and came across this fun little journal. There was a link to it from her website. Note that I'm not sure if the rest of the website is good or not...this is all I looked at there. It's a short story titled "Mary Bennet's Diary." It made me laugh! The beginning posts, and the end one, really were hilarious. :) So go here to read "Mary Bennet's Diary!" I think you'll like it. :)

Mr. Darcy's Diary

Author: Amanda Grange

Genre: Journal, romance

Series: Amanda has written numerous other diaries for Jane Austen heroes.

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 9

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: 329

Time period: 1800's

Main characters: Darcy, Elizabeth, Bingley, Caroline Bingley, etc

Exciting events: What you would expect in a Jane Austen

My overall opinion: This one, like the other diaries, is based on a Jane Austen book. Most of you know that it's about Pride and Prejudice. It was well written. I especially enjoyed the end, an extra peek into life after marriage for Darcy and his wife. Nothing sensual. A recommended read!

Edmund Bertram's Diary

Author: Amanda Grange

Genre: Romance, journal, life

Series: Amanda Grange has written multiple diaries of various Jane Austen male characters.

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: 385 (large-print)

Time period: 1800's

Main characters: Edmund, Fanny, Mary, Henry, Tom

Exciting events: What you would expect from a Jane Austen. :)

My overall opinion: It was good. Mansfield Park isn't one of my favorite stories, but the diary was well written, and seemed to follow the book closely.

Mr. Knightley's Diary

Author: Amanda Grange

Genre: Journal

Series: I don't believe it's technically a series, but there are a number of other Austen hero diaries by her.

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 9

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: 294

Time period: 1800's

Main characters: Mr. Knightley, Emma, Harriet, Elton

My overall opinion: It's essentially the book "Emma" by Jane Austen from Mr. Knightley's view. If you like that story, you'll enjoy this one too. :) It stuck very close to "Emma" and I found it really interesting. I don't think it was quite factual...Mr. Knightley didn't fall in love with Emma (or at least realize that he had) until well into the book, when I think in "Emma" he was fell in love early on, but I'm drawing that from memory, so I'm not certian.

I notice that Amanda Grange has also written a variety of other diaries, including ones for Mr. Darcy, Edmund Bertram, Colonel Brandon, and Captain Wentworth. I will definitely be reading more!