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A review by foraging_pages
My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows
4.0
“I SEE DEAD PEOPLE!”
I have a confession to make: I haven’t read Jane Eyre. It’s a classic that I know well, but that I’ve never actually read. Eek! Regardless I loved My Plain Jane on its own and as a retelling of Jane Eyre.
Just like the first book in this series, My Lady Jane, the second installment comes alive with the audiobook. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook for the accents, the sound effects, and the atmosphere!
The Society for the Relocation of Wayward Spirits was a GREAT idea. It connects with the eventual Victorian obsession (but disbelief) with spirits and the original Gothic elements of Jane Eyre.
Jane Eyre as the main character is pleasant enough. It’s sweet that she got her Mr. Rochester in the end even if it wasn’t the way assumed.
Making Charlotte and Branwell Brontë characters in the story was a fun way to spice it up. The two of them along with Alexander Blackwood made a great team of acting agents.
Mr. Rochester is so humorous. I love it. I mean he pretended to be a fortune teller to speak with Jane and find out what she thinks of him.
I have a confession to make: I haven’t read Jane Eyre. It’s a classic that I know well, but that I’ve never actually read. Eek! Regardless I loved My Plain Jane on its own and as a retelling of Jane Eyre.
Just like the first book in this series, My Lady Jane, the second installment comes alive with the audiobook. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook for the accents, the sound effects, and the atmosphere!
The Society for the Relocation of Wayward Spirits was a GREAT idea. It connects with the eventual Victorian obsession (but disbelief) with spirits and the original Gothic elements of Jane Eyre.
Jane Eyre as the main character is pleasant enough. It’s sweet that she got her Mr. Rochester in the end even if it wasn’t the way assumed.
Making Charlotte and Branwell Brontë characters in the story was a fun way to spice it up. The two of them along with Alexander Blackwood made a great team of acting agents.
Mr. Rochester is so humorous. I love it. I mean he pretended to be a fortune teller to speak with Jane and find out what she thinks of him.