A review by bkdrgn303
The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte by Syrie James

4.0

As a huge fan of Charlotte Bronte and as someone who has read "Jane Eyre" several times, I was a bit leery of reading this "diary" of Bronte. These things can go south in so many ways. Fortunately, author Syrie James did her research and produced a novel that is charming, achingly tragic and hopeful and uplifting all at once. Though I found the book to be a bit wordy and overlong in places, I think that the author's love of her subject ultimately lifts the book and makes it a very satisfying read.