Reviews - La posada Jamaica

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La posada Jamaica

Daphne du Maurier

3.81 AVERAGE

thebookishmindset's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

avidreader27's review against another edition

2.75

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nualabamforth's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tiredgirlreads's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I’ve been a lover of ‘Rebecca’ since I first read it in my teens but this is the first time reading another Du Maurier.

Her description is really what shines. The setting of the Cornish moors and the inn itself is vividly described to the point where I could see every detail. Truly a masterclass in world building!

I enjoyed the character of Mary; she’s not perfect and makes some questionable decisions but I can see exactly what lead her to those choices and it felt very real. Joss Merlyn is a terrifying villain and there were moments on such extreme tension that I genuinely felt as panicked as Mary.

The thing stopping it being 5⭐️, though, was the fact that I think I wanted a different ending for Mary. No spoilers but I feel like Du Maurier has something against letting her female protagonists being happy and independent. I know she was writing in the 30s though! All in all, I would definitely recommend it!

nickimags's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was really good! It hooked me right from the beginning and didn’t let go.

Having previously enjoyed Rebecca, and The Birds by Daphne du Maurier, I jumped at the chance to listen to this when I saw it on NetGalley recently. It’s been on my audiobook TBR for ages, but I wasn’t so keen on the different versions available. This audiobook is superb and immediately transported me to 19th Century Cornwall.

I liked Mary Yelland, she was a feisty independent 23 year old woman, who following the death of her mother is sent to live with an Aunt she doesn’t recognise, and a violent drunkard Uncle, who’s the landlord of the notorious Jamaica Inn. Add to this the mysterious wagons arriving at night, and a terrified Aunt who won’t talk about what’s going on, it was a very atmospheric book, full of all the twists and turns of a modern thriller, even though it was first published in 1935.
The landscape of the Cornish moors felt like a sinister character in the story. Daphne du Maurier’s descriptions were vivid, especially when detailing the bleak marshland and the fog in which people could disappear without a trace.
Kathryn Drysdale, a new-to-me narrator, was so amazing, that at times I felt like I was listening to multiple narrators, instead of just one person.

Highly recommended if you want to discover Daphne du Maurier’s other books, particularly on audio.

Thanks so much to W.F.Howse and NetGalley for my audio copy via the NetGalley app.