John Eyre: A Tale of Darkness and Shadow by Mimi MatthewsMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The best retelling that I've ever read of any classic book . It was Gothic, dark and absolutly amazingly written. Jane Eyre is one of my favorite classics but what Mimi Matthews did with it, I just could say Bravo!
Everything about this book was fantastic, the plot, the"mix" (I can't say more), the creepy atmosphere, the characters were so strong either female or male, John is less pathetic than Jane with a simple naivety and by the end, he was what Bertha needed ,and us readers, as the right honest with himself male hero . I loved Mrs.Rochester's strong smart and alive character, I could not stop reading because the author knew how to make you ask for more with a story partially epistolary which it got me hooked with each page.
For me, this book should have been named "Mrs.Rochester" even if it's a retelling of Jane Eyre and when you read it, you will understand that she IS the main character of this story because we mainly follow her adventures all along the book.
I would say thank you to the author for giving me such an enjoyable dark summer read and I will be glad to read some other retellings by her in the future.
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