A review by camivasquez
John Eyre: A Tale of Darkness and Shadow by Mimi Matthews

2.0

I knew going into this I wouldn’t have a new favourite, but I at least thought I’d enjoy it. To be fair, that was mostly true until we neared the second half. The thing is, I found everything bland and boring. I know this is a retelling, and I usually love them IF they bring anything new. From the Mrs Rochester’s first letter it’s made obvious what Mr Rochester’s secret is, so there wasn’t even a little bit of intrigue on that front. I didn’t care for John, and I didn’t care for Bertha either. I do wish there were more scenes between John and the children. I feel that would have been nice to explore. See how their relationship developed and how the children grew to trust him despite their initial warines. Tbh, everything felt a bit underdeveloped.