A review by jacieandbooks
Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev

3.0

I did read a few reviews before I read this, which all stated that this was a step down from Pride, Prejudice and other flavors. Having that in the back of my mind kept my expectations from getting too high. Which is good because this one truly isn’t as good as the first. I am not super familiar with Persuasion so I can’t speak much to the retelling aspect but just as a story, it is heavy and dark. I’m okay with that but I’m not okay with the sudden change in Ashne. I realize that the secrets revealed would make her feel better but at the same time she was suffering from crippling anxiety. That doesn’t just magically go away and it felt disrespectful to those of us with anxiety to make it seem like you just need a man and a conversation with your mom to cure you. Wish we got to see with her actual passion.