A review by deb_prosp
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

This novel was the first Brontë novel I had ever read, and it was certainly interesting. Although a bit slow and plodding at the beginning, the plot becomes more engaging as soon as Helen's lengthy diary excerpt begins. The slow burn of a toxic relationship (and then marriage) was infuriating to read from an outsider's perspective, but the ending is certainly a reward for the reader. 

Glad to see that the high-society protagonist became rich on her own accord and then married her cute farmer boyfriend, something that is rare for these Victorian English novels

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