A review by halcyon_rising
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

3.5

I had previously seen an adaptation of this book in movie format so I wasn't unfamiliar with the storyline, but I did think it a strange one. Having read it now, the strangeness is still there (it's where someone is upset with Catherine and does that shocking thing), and while I really loved how fluent the novel read, the Gothic and satire elements are not familiar enough to me to fully enjoy them. (I read reviews raving over Jane Austen putting in certain lines, how funny they were, how satirical, and I'm like???)

Anyway, it's okay if I didn't pick up everything, I still enjoyed my read and do think this book is a bit better than Persuasion.

3.5 stars

Happy Reading!