PangoBooks readers overall praise this novel for its romantic, introspective, and complex storytelling. They appreciate Anne Elliot's realistic and relatable character, and many find the prose easier to understand than other Austen works. The novel is celebrated for its themes of second chances, dut...
Kara’s Bookshelf
9 book reviews
Oct 25, 2023
Imagine you’re in love with a man who is equally in love with you. You can visualize unimaginable happiness together. But your mother figure disapproves and persuades you to break the engagement. You then don’t see the man you yearned for for over seven years! All the sudden he’s back in your life b...
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Neeke Swart
12 book reviews
Nov 19, 2023
Read Kara's Bookshelf review. They have written about this book very eloquently.
Jade
63 book reviews
Jul 21, 2023
Honestly not the best Austen I've read. It took a while to get to the good stuff and it was definitely different from what else I've read of hers. It also took me forever to read it! A whole month for such a short book! Wow. I think it will definitely be better with a reread, but I was ready to get ...