3.69 AVERAGE

funny lighthearted slow-paced

lady susan = very pointed

the watsons = a promising, though unpolished, beginning

sanditon = even promisinger. sigh.
lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

I would in all consciousness inflict a head trauma in hopes of losing my memory. Purely cause I wanna read all of Jane Austen’s work for the first time again.
emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Oh if only these had been completed... Glad Jane Austen didn't feel the need to write any more epistolary novels after Lady Susan, but regardless it is an interesting one. Would've loved to have more of The Watsons though.

Lady Susan: 4 ⭐
The Watsons: 3.75 ⭐
Sanditon: 3 ⭐

I especially enjoyed Lady Susan out of these three stories. It was just so fun. Jane Austen continues being my only hoe. In this case by writing terrible women that are so interesting.

Reading it genuinely made me consider rewatching Love & Friendship (2016) even though I wasn’t hugely into it the first time around, but I couldn’t keep from seeing the movie play out in my head as I read.

I’d already read Sanditon in a different edition so I stopped reading this once I finished The Watsons. I really wish these two stories could have been finished because I want to know more.
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
funny lighthearted medium-paced