I had a hard time reading Emma, also by Austen, so I was not expecting much with this novel. However, I really enjoyed Austen's exploration into high society and how the people acted silly about gaining favor with high borne people.

Anne was a brilliant main characters, I think she is now among my favorite Austen characters (with Lizzie, and Marianne) because she is a lot more down to earth and kind then the rest of her family. However, I did not care that much for the love interest, Captain Wentworth, I do not think he was given enough development, and instead Austen focused on Anne's annoying family and how atrocious they acted. I would have liked a little less of the satire about the high class people and more of Anne and Fredrick's love story, I wanted them to end up together but they did not get enough of the book.



If you enjoyed Jane Austen's other novel (or even if you did not care for Emma like me) I recommend checking out this classic, but be warned many of the aristocratic characters are annoying (which was Austen's point).