Unfortunately, this one wasn’t for me. I loved the premise of the MC working at her family’s hotel and the island setting, but I didn’t care for any of the characters (well, Fish was all right) or the romantic relationship. Reyna and Aiden were dry and draining with all the back and forth. Aiden’s passive-aggressiveness/frosty act and Reyna’s stubbornness was wearing on me bigtime. Say something or shut up! However, I enjoyed Reyna’s family matters and the relationship with her mom was the best part(s) to me. 

I have never read Persuasion, so I can’t speak at how well this retelling works. 

now, irrational teenagers who can’t communicate is realistic, but it didn’t make for a fun reading experience

 

[rating from personal enjoyment not quality]