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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
This was purely amazing! Dark, eary, very atmospheric, with an amazing and intelligent female protagonist, and a very anxious and exciting plot with a mistery in the middle of it. Loved it.
mysterious
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
slow-paced
4.5*
Another wonderful Daphne du Maurier book. Not as good as "Rebecca" - but can anything ever be as good as "Rebecca"?
Still, it was a great read, full of mystery and deceit, despicable characters, desolate scenery, lively confrontations, and ghosts from the past.
Mary Yellan may not have been a perfect heroine, but that made me enjoy her even more. She tried to be brave, tried to be selfless, and tried to enact good plans, even if things didn't always go her way.
Another wonderful Daphne du Maurier book. Not as good as "Rebecca" - but can anything ever be as good as "Rebecca"?
Still, it was a great read, full of mystery and deceit, despicable characters, desolate scenery, lively confrontations, and ghosts from the past.
Mary Yellan may not have been a perfect heroine, but that made me enjoy her even more. She tried to be brave, tried to be selfless, and tried to enact good plans, even if things didn't always go her way.
I’ve been meaning to read this since I went to Jamaica Inn in Cornwall in 2016. I finally did read it and it was okay. I like the way DuMaurier writes, and I enjoyed the mystery of what’s going on in the Inn, but I was disappointed by the ending. If you want to know why, you can continue reading, though there will be spoilers. It’s common in Classics and even in more contemporary work that someone with a visible difference or disability is the villain. And here DuMaurier buys into that stereotype, making the main mastermind villain an albino vicar. Disability or physical difference and disfigurement in literature are often shorthand for moral corruption and evil. And I’m very tired of reading about that. The other thing I didn’t love about the ending was Mary ending up with Jem Merlyn. The whole book she’s like “I know Jem is bad news and I can see how he could become like his brother (the other main villain in the story), and besides I’ve decided to be single forever and own my own farm.” And then she just doesn’t? She just chooses to go with Jem?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
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:
Complicated