meggieisbooked 's review for:

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

4.25

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I listened to the Blackstone Publishing audiobook read by Alex Jennings and Jenny Agutter. 

This is the third novel written by the Brontë sisters that I have listened to and I have truly enjoyed each dark, mysterious, heart-wrenching, and masterfully written story. 

This story took some getting used to for me, the beginning was quite slow as you were introduced to the characters and the setting. As always with older novels, the writing style can be difficult muddle through if you're not used to it, which is why I usually tend to listen to audiobooks of classics rather than try to make my ADHD brain stay focused long enough to read the physical book. 

But you are rewarded for your perseverance with characters so vivid and real that you can reach out to touch them. The environment is so richly described that you can feel the bite of the winter's frost on your cheek, see the stars before they are hidden behind wisps of cloud, and smell the fields of hay and heather as you walk beside Mr. Markham on his quest to catch a glimpse of the elusive Mrs. Graham.

There were so many parts of this book that had me genuinely gasping out loud, feeling true fear for the fate of the characters, and making my heart ache at the desperate longing that could not be satisfied. 

This will definitely not be my last book that I read by the brilliant Brontë sisters, I have found my new favorite classical authors ❤️