I have a complicated relationship with Jane Austen. I appreciate her writing and the development of her characters, as I feel that they are vivid and realistic. I also very much appreciate her commentary on society and people, and I really like how her commentary, opinions, and reflections are not forceful or spoonfed to the readers, but rather left open to them to make their own minds. Moreover, her humor and subtle sarcasm is brilliant. Having said all these positive things about her writing, then why only 3 stars? First of all, I'm between 3 and 4 stars because of the positive aspects of her work. Nevertheless, if I give Jane Austen's work more than three stars, I feel that I will misrepresent how I really feel about my reading experience, and especially in relation to other authors' works that I absolutely love and I have a more impactful and emotional experience that I don't get when I read Jane Austen. Northanger Abbey seems to be no different in terms of my reading experience although I enjoy it much more than Pride and Prejudice, or Sense and Sensibility that I didn't even finish and plan to restart and give it another chance at some point. I feel that I have a great appreciation for Austen's writing skills; however, for some reason, I don't get the emotional experience I get from other books. My mind is involved in the reading and in the characters' lives, but my heart is cold for them and their stories. I enjoyed Northanger Abbey while I was reading it, but quite often I wanted it to be over, so I can read something closer to my heart. Also, I wasn't inclined to pick it up after I had to put it down for a while unlike with other books fiction and nonfiction that I constantly think of them when I'm not reading them and I want to get back to them as soon as possible. I'm not sure why that is since I like and appreciate her writing. Northanger Abbey was a reread. I found it delightful at first and enjoyable, but I got tired quickly, which is what happens with me and Jane Austen. I wish I loved her works and I still hope that one day I'll have a change of heart or that I'll find at least one book of hers to love wholeheartedly.