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caitlyn_wilt's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
hijinx_abound's review against another edition
3.0
A sci fi mash up of Jane Eyre (with some tweaks) and Wall-E. Sounds awkward but it’s not.
I’m not a fan of the Brontes. Their work is too dark and moody and just depressingly tragic. But this book takes the better parts of Jane Eyre and repurposes them in space with Wall e elements that work in some weird way.
Earth has experienced another ice age so
Everyone lives on space ships. The wealthy, of course, are doing better than the poor and would prefer that the population be “diminished”. Many of the ships are on their last legs and cannot sustain the life aboard them.
A young orphan finds a job on a ship with a strange captain and his little sister. There is something sinister afoot in the ship but no one in talking. Bad things start to happen and then an entourage arrives from another ship with bratty girls and secrets of their own
I enjoyed the tweaks to the story and found this version of Jane eyre much more palatable than the original. Perhaps taking all the classics and sending them to space would help me enjoy them. (Gatsby in space?? I’d try it).
I’m not a fan of the Brontes. Their work is too dark and moody and just depressingly tragic. But this book takes the better parts of Jane Eyre and repurposes them in space with Wall e elements that work in some weird way.
Earth has experienced another ice age so
Everyone lives on space ships. The wealthy, of course, are doing better than the poor and would prefer that the population be “diminished”. Many of the ships are on their last legs and cannot sustain the life aboard them.
A young orphan finds a job on a ship with a strange captain and his little sister. There is something sinister afoot in the ship but no one in talking. Bad things start to happen and then an entourage arrives from another ship with bratty girls and secrets of their own
I enjoyed the tweaks to the story and found this version of Jane eyre much more palatable than the original. Perhaps taking all the classics and sending them to space would help me enjoy them. (Gatsby in space?? I’d try it).
margaret's review against another edition
3.0
Rating: 2.5 stars
“Everyone on board this ship is a bit like a solitary planet. We orbit the same sun, but on lonely tracks.”
This retelling of Jane Eyre is set somewhere in a future in which the Earth has become uninhabitable and humanity orbits around it on space stations waiting until they can return to the planet. Stella Ainsley is our “Jane” character, a young woman hired as a governess aboard a ship called the Rochester, which contains its fair share of secrets.
Starting out, I found myself having fun with this. Yes, the writing wasn’t spectacular, the worldbuilding didn’t totally make sense, and the beginning dragged, but it was entertaining and I was curious to see how things played out. Unfortunately, the further I went, the more I realized that this retelling…doesn’t really work.
I’ll admit that I was kept engaged throughout the entire book and was never truly bored, but ultimately, this felt in many ways more like a draft than a completed novel. Parts of it simply felt sloppily done. Plus, there were changes made from the original story that didn’t make sense to me. I never know whether my hesitance to changes comes simply from attachment to the original story – however, in this case, I think it’s plain that those changes weren’t right. Major issues felt skated over and plot points that didn’t make sense were added in an attempt to transfer an old story into a futuristic setting. I don’t want to spoil anything, but that ending was…A Mess.
This is probably all coming off as very negative, even though I did actually have fun reading this, in a weird way. There was a lot of potential with this idea, and done right it could have been great. Unfortunately, done right is not how I would describe this book.
Content warnings: alcohol abuse, plague
“Everyone on board this ship is a bit like a solitary planet. We orbit the same sun, but on lonely tracks.”
This retelling of Jane Eyre is set somewhere in a future in which the Earth has become uninhabitable and humanity orbits around it on space stations waiting until they can return to the planet. Stella Ainsley is our “Jane” character, a young woman hired as a governess aboard a ship called the Rochester, which contains its fair share of secrets.
Starting out, I found myself having fun with this. Yes, the writing wasn’t spectacular, the worldbuilding didn’t totally make sense, and the beginning dragged, but it was entertaining and I was curious to see how things played out. Unfortunately, the further I went, the more I realized that this retelling…doesn’t really work.
I’ll admit that I was kept engaged throughout the entire book and was never truly bored, but ultimately, this felt in many ways more like a draft than a completed novel. Parts of it simply felt sloppily done. Plus, there were changes made from the original story that didn’t make sense to me. I never know whether my hesitance to changes comes simply from attachment to the original story – however, in this case, I think it’s plain that those changes weren’t right. Major issues felt skated over and plot points that didn’t make sense were added in an attempt to transfer an old story into a futuristic setting. I don’t want to spoil anything, but that ending was…A Mess.
This is probably all coming off as very negative, even though I did actually have fun reading this, in a weird way. There was a lot of potential with this idea, and done right it could have been great. Unfortunately, done right is not how I would describe this book.
Content warnings: alcohol abuse, plague
cindeereads's review against another edition
5.0
I really loved this book it was so well written I like all aspects of it I will most definitely read more by this author when there is more. I really liked the characters especially Stella and Hugo I really loved their romance it was so well developed. I really liked the plot of the story it was kind of like those old governess type books I used to read by with scifi and much better writing. I liked how the story moved at a pretty good pace I was never bored I was hooked from the very start. So overall I loved this book and will read more books by this author when their are more.
literarilyjess's review against another edition
5.0
This was really fun!
RTC closer to publication. Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!
RTC closer to publication. Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!
danavanabooks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jennifermreads's review against another edition
3.0
Received advanced reader copy from publisher via Baker & Taylor book supplier
An enjoyable retelling of the classic Jane Eyre uniquely set in space. I waited too long to write my review – and the book didn’t stick with me enough to give details, gush, or pan. An even three stars because I remember liking it and thinking it was clever. But, again, it just didn’t have a lasting impact.
An enjoyable retelling of the classic Jane Eyre uniquely set in space. I waited too long to write my review – and the book didn’t stick with me enough to give details, gush, or pan. An even three stars because I remember liking it and thinking it was clever. But, again, it just didn’t have a lasting impact.
kellye93's review against another edition
1.0
I was very interested in this book from a sampler chapter and by far be half way mark was planning on giving the book 2 stars. However, the ending felt so rushed and was not well planned I had to reduce my rating.
Let’s start out by saying the author had a good idea and story line, but the book could have used more edits. I found terms used that weren’t explained until a couple chapters later. I struggled through the writing style a little.
My main problem was the love interest. I felt more chemistry with one of the side characters. Since the love interest was the main story line... my rating was low. The love interest felt forced and rushed. I did not get the build up of a relationship or even the insta love feel. It felt more forced and dictatorship which led me to despise it more. I get the Jane Erye reference .. I just think it was trying to hard to fit into the plot that the novel itself suffered.
Let’s start out by saying the author had a good idea and story line, but the book could have used more edits. I found terms used that weren’t explained until a couple chapters later. I struggled through the writing style a little.
My main problem was the love interest. I felt more chemistry with one of the side characters. Since the love interest was the main story line... my rating was low. The love interest felt forced and rushed. I did not get the build up of a relationship or even the insta love feel. It felt more forced and dictatorship which led me to despise it more. I get the Jane Erye reference .. I just think it was trying to hard to fit into the plot that the novel itself suffered.