Tag: Jane Eyre

  • REVIEW of John Eyre: A Tale of Darkness and Shadow by Mimi Matthews (BLOG TOUR)

    REVIEW of John Eyre: A Tale of Darkness and Shadow by Mimi Matthews (BLOG TOUR)

    Wrestling with his despair, and determined to find meaning once again in his vocation, John Eyre takes a position from Mr. Fairfax of Thornfield Hall. Upon arriving at the secluded manor, which is surrounded by strange mists, John discovers that Mr. Fairfax is only the butler and a mysteriously absent Mrs. Rochester is the one…

  • REVIEW of The Rise and Fall of Jane, by Corrie Garrett

    REVIEW of The Rise and Fall of Jane, by Corrie Garrett

    Jane Agosto didn’t have the happiest upbringing. Abandoned by her mother, neglected by her aunt, she entered the foster system at age six and was always a step away from “falling through the cracks.” After school, she takes up work as a nanny watching an endearing eight-year-old named Adele. But when the girl’s absentee father,…

  • REVIEW of Mr. Rochester, by Sarah Shoemaker

    REVIEW of Mr. Rochester, by Sarah Shoemaker

    I typically don’t enjoy retellings of classic stories unless they have some remarkable twist to them. (For example, I yawned quite a bit through Death Comes to Pemberley.) This novel, a retelling of Jane Eyre from Mr. Rochester’s perspective, surprised me by how well it captured my interest. The story follows a similar path to…