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A review by kdeshaies
John Eyre: A Tale of Darkness and Shadow by Mimi Matthews
4.0
This was a delightful retelling. Jane Eyre is one of my favourite classics and I really enjoyed this imagining of it.
The story stays very close to the major plot points of the original, but focuses on the the events at Thornfield, which I appreciated as we get to focus on the mystery elements of the story.
This books has lots of twists from the original, the main one being another classic story being interwoven, and I thought it was done perfectly- I never would have imagined these stories working together but it worked seamlessly.
I also really enjoyed the structure of the story, having the dual timelines with the letters depicting how Bertha became Mrs.Rochester and in these letters is where we see a lot of the twists this story brings to the original.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this story and if you are a fan of Jane Eyre you should definitely give it a try.
** Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC copy of this story in exchange for an honest review**
The story stays very close to the major plot points of the original, but focuses on the the events at Thornfield, which I appreciated as we get to focus on the mystery elements of the story.
This books has lots of twists from the original, the main one being another classic story being interwoven, and I thought it was done perfectly- I never would have imagined these stories working together but it worked seamlessly.
I also really enjoyed the structure of the story, having the dual timelines with the letters depicting how Bertha became Mrs.Rochester and in these letters is where we see a lot of the twists this story brings to the original.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this story and if you are a fan of Jane Eyre you should definitely give it a try.
** Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC copy of this story in exchange for an honest review**