ljsmith225 's review for:

Mr. Rochester by Sarah Shoemaker
4.0

Dear reader, (😉) I enjoyed this book more than I thought I was going to (considering it is a tough job to handle such an iconic character). The author did a good job of creating a backstory that allows the reader to sympathize with Rochester. I feel like having his backstory allowed for a better appreciation of his relationship with Jane. I thought the part detailing his time at Thornfield with Jane would have been longer but what are ya gonna do. It was interesting reading all of the events that happened in Jane Eyre but from Rochesters perspective (especially the gypsy scene lol) One nit picky thing was that the dialogue/writing was pretty simple which I feel took away from the emotion of the story (although I did like how the author included some of the iconic dialogue from the original). I was pretty skeptical but this book was a good read! (hehe)