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As George Wickham is many Jane Austen fan's favorite villain, I was delighted to learn that Amanda Grange, one of my favorite Austen-like writers, was taking on the project of writing his diary. (I loved her previous diaries -- so much so that I have pre-ordered several from England before their release date in the U.S. & happily paid for the hard back first editions and overseas shipping rates.)

But I digress... Yes, author Amanda Grange clinically journals Wickham's early years at Pemberley, depicting the friendship between the young master Darcy and how their friendship dissolved during the college days. I liked how Grange tells of how his parents met and came to Pemberley and I especially enjoyed the relationship between Wickham and his mother, who can be as frivolous as Lydia Bennet. I thought it interesting how the mother puts it in George's mind to aim higher than just the living at Pemberley and that he might one day be married to Georgianna Darcy or even Anne de Bourgh. But unfortunately the diary ends almost immediately after Darcy discovers George's plan to elope with Georgianna. What happened when George was wooing Mary King and how did that get fouled up; was George relieved when Darcy discovers him w/Lydia & saves his bacon once again?? I expected more in this diary -- as in Grange's previous "diaries" she wrote the back-story and then would take the reader through the paces of Austen's story-- since Austen's masterpieces were from a female perspective.

I also had thought that being the diary of Wickham, Grange would have somehow endeared him to the reader-- but he is unlikeable and whiney scamp from the beginning. He started as a rascal and became even more so. I never really felt much empathy OR SYMPATHY for him or his choices. Grange does follow his thought process of how he came to be, but I had hoped that she would have written him so that we would have been endeared to him, despite what we know about this bad boy.

Oh well. At $6.95-- its a fair price. I read the entire book in 2 hours. There are blank pages separating journal entries that pad the book. AND YET, I still look forward to Grange's future Austen villain's diaries that are sure to come. I am just hoping that they won't seem such a hasty job. A bit more plotting and scheming-- and A LOT more soul please.


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Wickham Diary Amanda Grange 0760789232527 Books Reviews

The book was very interesting. I liked it mostly because my family is Wickham and I had hoped it would have some insight on where we originated from. I knew it was England or that area and had hoped it would be more historical. Although I do see a lot of resemblance in my own personal family.
This was honestly one of the most capturing stories I have ever read. I barely wanted to put it down!
I re-read the summary and it's not clear, but we don't get to the Pride & Prejudice story! I so want to see what Wickham is thinking when he seduces Lydia, but that's not this story. It does help make one more sympathetic to Wickham in general.
Maybe my expectations were unrealistic; I was disappointed. At times the story lines feel a bit forced, and in all fairness a spinoff of a Jane Austen novel has a pretty high standard of literary genius to follow. That said, I missed the complexity in the nuances, relationships and plot found in an Austen version. It is entertaining, creative and credible. A good beach read. It's just not written in the same voice.
I love Amanda Grange's books, I really do but to me this was a letdown. She knows Pride and Prejudice very well, I cannot deny her that but for some reason I didn't really enjoy this story. Mr Whickham is one of the best villains but this diary didn't tell us anything we didn't already know. I just found it was a waste of time. I'd prefer to read Pride and Prejudice and Mr Darcy's Diary again because that tells us pretty much everything that was in Mr Whickham's diary. Yes there was a little more about Mr Whickham that we learnt but not enough to make a difference. Sorry Amanda, not really impressed with this one. Give me Mr Darcy's Diary any day though... epic!
I should have listened to other reviews which were all on point. The book was very short was finished in about 2 hours (with interruptions), and left much to be desired. I wish it would have continued into P&P and what happened after the elopement with Lydia.
Compared to the other books in the series, I liked this one the least. Granted we all know Wickam is a rogue, but it goes into quite a bit of detail concerning his "conquests." Would not recommend this for younger readers or those of us who don't care to read about a lot of sex.
As George Wickham is many Jane Austen fan's favorite villain, I was delighted to learn that Amanda Grange, one of my favorite Austen-like writers, was taking on the project of writing his diary. (I loved her previous diaries -- so much so that I have pre-ordered several from England before their release date in the U.S. & happily paid for the hard back first editions and overseas shipping rates.)

But I digress... Yes, author Amanda Grange clinically journals Wickham's early years at Pemberley, depicting the friendship between the young master Darcy and how their friendship dissolved during the college days. I liked how Grange tells of how his parents met and came to Pemberley and I especially enjoyed the relationship between Wickham and his mother, who can be as frivolous as Lydia Bennet. I thought it interesting how the mother puts it in George's mind to aim higher than just the living at Pemberley and that he might one day be married to Georgianna Darcy or even Anne de Bourgh. But unfortunately the diary ends almost immediately after Darcy discovers George's plan to elope with Georgianna. What happened when George was wooing Mary King and how did that get fouled up; was George relieved when Darcy discovers him w/Lydia & saves his bacon once again?? I expected more in this diary -- as in Grange's previous "diaries" she wrote the back-story and then would take the reader through the paces of Austen's story-- since Austen's masterpieces were from a female perspective.

I also had thought that being the diary of Wickham, Grange would have somehow endeared him to the reader-- but he is unlikeable and whiney scamp from the beginning. He started as a rascal and became even more so. I never really felt much empathy OR SYMPATHY for him or his choices. Grange does follow his thought process of how he came to be, but I had hoped that she would have written him so that we would have been endeared to him, despite what we know about this bad boy.

Oh well. At $6.95-- its a fair price. I read the entire book in 2 hours. There are blank pages separating journal entries that pad the book. AND YET, I still look forward to Grange's future Austen villain's diaries that are sure to come. I am just hoping that they won't seem such a hasty job. A bit more plotting and scheming-- and A LOT more soul please.