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Oh boy. I enjoyed this so much! While reading the start of the book I had a few suspicions about some things… but when that didn’t happen, when I thought it would at least, I thought I was way off base with where I believed the book was going. But damn was I wrong… right? Idk. The whole delivery of the book was incredible!! Would read again

alaris's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Interesting story - even though I've never read Jane Eyre so I probably missed some of the connections.

izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5/5

It was alright, I enjoyed the romance, but I wish there was more to the whole mystery/thriller side of the story, and I felt like the book was too short, like there could have been more said about the plot.

missy_reading's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

fussl's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kathryngoeckner's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

courtney_reads_stories's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense slow-paced

3.5

✨ Historical Fiction
✨ Sapphic
✨ Female vengeance

This book was a wild ride covering an amazing range of topics that all somehow root themselves back in women’s autonomy, misandry, and resisting patriarchal masculinity.
If you’ve read Jane Eyre then parts of this story will be familiar, as Jane is Adele’s governess and then step-mother. Absolutely no familiarity of Jane Eyre is required to enjoy this book though.

Adele is brought to England by a man she is told is her papa after her childhood had been spent in Paris with her mother who was a Moulin dancer.

Much like Bronte’s Jane Eyre, Reader I Murdered Him follows Adele as she grows and develops and transitions from girlhood to womanhood.

Through her unreliable narration we follow Adele as she learns how to protect herself and maneuver through life as women in Victorian England, and the ways she choses to protect her friends as well.

The story is haunting and gothic and delicious, if at times fully predictable. I enjoyed the book and convinced my daughter to read it when I was done as well. Well worth the time if YA historical fiction is even a little in your interests.

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