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grace2207's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
thatsmetiffany's review against another edition
1.0
Bleeeeeeh. Don't even...just, don't. I struggled to finish this and even read other books and comic books in between, then I forgot that I still had it listed here as 'currently reading', so that should tell you something. She copied from the original and just inserted a bit of smut every once in a while. Not even good smut. Just stick with the original and use your imagination to create your own dirty version.
alleyboop's review against another edition
2.0
DNF. I’ve been trying to think about what I want to say about this book. Honestly I read about half the book and skimmed the rest because I was over it.
Imagine reading Jane Eyre but now everything is about sex. That’s pretty much this book.
I get what this author was trying to do but for me I just didn’t think it was placed well. I think what I loved about the original Jane Eyre is that Jane is liberated by her mind and simplicity. In this book, it reads that for the only way for a woman to be liberated is to have a sexual awakening. That undertone through the whole book just didn’t sit right with me. Especially since Jane becomes obsessed with Rochester to give her that. Because he is the only man she knows and clearly penetrative sex with a man is the only way to reach that.
Imagine reading Jane Eyre but now everything is about sex. That’s pretty much this book.
I get what this author was trying to do but for me I just didn’t think it was placed well. I think what I loved about the original Jane Eyre is that Jane is liberated by her mind and simplicity. In this book, it reads that for the only way for a woman to be liberated is to have a sexual awakening. That undertone through the whole book just didn’t sit right with me. Especially since Jane becomes obsessed with Rochester to give her that. Because he is the only man she knows and clearly penetrative sex with a man is the only way to reach that.
robazizo's review against another edition
1.0
I read the first pages of the sample and quickly removed it from my Kindle. What a load of tosh! I'm not opposed to a proper "enhancement" of my favourite book, but this is pure titillation for titillation's sake and way, way out of character. It defiles the original and makes [b:Rochester: A Novel Inspired By Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre"|7761376|Rochester A Novel Inspired By Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre"|L. Niemann J. L. Niemann|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1279662832s/7761376.jpg|10628571] look classy by comparison.
erin_oriordan_is_reading_again's review against another edition
3.0
Generally, I'm very much in favor of a clever mash-up, whether it's monster-based or sex-based. I really liked parts of this novel, and I really didn't care for other parts, but not because I hold Charlotte Bronte's text sacred and Eve Sinclair's additions sacrilegious. I very much liked [b:Pride and Prejudice: Hidden Lusts|9845759|Pride and Prejudice Hidden Lusts|Mitzi Szereto|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328748552s/9845759.jpg|14736618] by Jane Austen and Mitzi Szereto. I wish JELB had the same playful spirit as Szereto's P&P mash-up - parts of it do, but others are creepy or depressing. JELB isn't a rewrite of the complete novel; only the second book (the original novel is divided into three parts). Jane's years at Lowood Academy, which made up the first book in the original, are only briefly mentioned. The suggestion that Jane, Helen and the other girls experimented with their budding sexuality among themselves seems appropriate, although at that time and place they likely would have been much more repressed. I didn't like the book's suggestion that some of the girls were sexually abused by adults - it was disturbing and unnecessary. The best parts to be "improved" by Sinclair are those moments between Jane and Rochester wherein Bronte could only hint at the sexual tension. At those moments when I was reading the original (immediately before reading JELB), I did wish for more intimacy between the characters. I think their tryst on the back of a horse seems unlikely - not impossible, but unlikely. I understand that for the sake of simplicity and not creating a 1,000-page tome, the third book of the original could not be included, but this made for a very disappointing ending. Of course, Sinclair could rectify this by writing another volume - in fact, St. John Rivers would be a fascinating character to explore in this erotic format. And, of course, I want Jane and Edward to end up together at the end.
caspimus's review against another edition
2.0
Two stars purely because a lot of the ridiculous scenarios gave me some good laughs. The novel's a bit of harmless fun but I'm certain there are better Jane Eyre fan adaptations out there.
claire2305's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
Honestly just awful. Don’t waste the 2 hours it would take to read it!
jomamma's review against another edition
2.0
ok hear me out.
Charlotte Brontë would turn in her grave for having her name on that book, even if she wouldn't scandalise sex in books. The smut was not even good. Excuse me??? The added scenes were sometimes just so illogical and the "Jane Eyre fan" "Eve" (you cannot convince me that this isn't a case of women written by men) was just not regarding Jane as the original character, her backstory etc so it was really forced. It somewhat killed something of the original novel for me and that makes me sad. The ending was unexpeced, it was a fast read and it was entertaining at times (so thats why I gave it 2 stars and not one) but overall it's a hate crime.
Charlotte Brontë would turn in her grave for having her name on that book, even if she wouldn't scandalise sex in books. The smut was not even good. Excuse me??? The added scenes were sometimes just so illogical and the "Jane Eyre fan" "Eve" (you cannot convince me that this isn't a case of women written by men) was just not regarding Jane as the original character, her backstory etc so it was really forced. It somewhat killed something of the original novel for me and that makes me sad. The ending was unexpeced, it was a fast read and it was entertaining at times (so thats why I gave it 2 stars and not one) but overall it's a hate crime.
nithyaez's review against another edition
1.0
DNF. Skimmed through some sections.
This should have been published on Wattpad so I could have avoided seeing it on shelf and being curious enough to pick it up. Almost didn’t put this on goodreads because I was ashamed I’d read it (not because of the smut but because of the poor quality) but oh well. I was intrigued by the premise. However, the smut is badly written, the lines between Bronte’s sections and the author’s are so well marked that it speaks to the poor writing, and, like, why did they have sex on a horse?....
This should have been published on Wattpad so I could have avoided seeing it on shelf and being curious enough to pick it up. Almost didn’t put this on goodreads because I was ashamed I’d read it (not because of the smut but because of the poor quality) but oh well. I was intrigued by the premise. However, the smut is badly written, the lines between Bronte’s sections and the author’s are so well marked that it speaks to the poor writing, and, like, why did they have sex on a horse?....