Reader, I Murdered Him
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Summary
In this daring tale of female agency and revenge from a New York Times bestselling author， a girl becomes a teenage vigilante who roams Victorian England using her privilege and power to punish her friends' abusive suitors and keep other young women safe。
Adele grew up in the shadows--first watching from backstage at her mother's Parisian dance halls， then wandering around the gloomy， haunted rooms of her father's manor。 When she's finally sent away to boarding school in London， she's happy to enter the brightly lit world of society girls and their wealthy suitors。
Yet there are shadows there， too。 Many of the men that try to charm Adele's new friends do so with dark intentions。 After a violent assault， she turns to a roguish young con woman for help。 Together， they become vigilantes meting out justice。 But can Adele save herself from the same fate as those she protects？
With a queer romance at its heart， this lush historical thriller offers readers an irresistible mix of vengeance and empowerment。
Adele grew up in the shadows--first watching from backstage at her mother's Parisian dance halls， then wandering around the gloomy， haunted rooms of her father's manor。 When she's finally sent away to boarding school in London， she's happy to enter the brightly lit world of society girls and their wealthy suitors。
Yet there are shadows there， too。 Many of the men that try to charm Adele's new friends do so with dark intentions。 After a violent assault， she turns to a roguish young con woman for help。 Together， they become vigilantes meting out justice。 But can Adele save herself from the same fate as those she protects？
With a queer romance at its heart， this lush historical thriller offers readers an irresistible mix of vengeance and empowerment。
Reviews
Anna
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In this sapphic sequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre， Adele Varen grew up in a Parisian brothel before she is taken in as Mr。 Rochester's ward。 At first， she is excited to be sent away to boarding school in London and happy to join London's high society。 But she realizes that men are taking advantage of women everywhere， in glittering ballrooms， shadowy manors， and in Parisian brothels。 So after a violent assault， she joins young con women to hand out her own justice。 This is feminist vigilant In this sapphic sequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre， Adele Varen grew up in a Parisian brothel before she is taken in as Mr。 Rochester's ward。 At first， she is excited to be sent away to boarding school in London and happy to join London's high society。 But she realizes that men are taking advantage of women everywhere， in glittering ballrooms， shadowy manors， and in Parisian brothels。 So after a violent assault， she joins young con women to hand out her own justice。 This is feminist vigilante revenge fiction that can be a little disturbing at times。 Honestly， I never liked Jane Eyre。 I could never understand how Rochester was the romantic hero after locking his first wife in an attic and then trying to marry Jane。 So I liked that this book addressed how problematic Rochester was。 I also loved the sapphic romance; it was so sweet and lovely， even in a very dark book。 But I sometimes struggled with the pacing of the book。 Most of the book felt like filler， and then the important and usually violent twists seemed rushed。 But overall， it was an enjoyable dark novel！ 。。。more
Ailen Garcia
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¿Cómo me vas a dar ese título y esa sinopsis y mentirme de este modo？ Me vendés una protagonista que sale a cagar a palos a los machitos y después me de das esto， es imperdonable。 （view spoiler）[¿Vos me estás diciendo que lo único que se le ocurrió para parar a los machitos golpeadores y abusadores es ir y robarles la billetera？ Y los relojes， perdón， me olvidaba。 （hide spoiler）] El nivel de ridiculez que maneja este libro es enorme。 Y encima tiene el tupé de ser aburrido。 La primera mitad del l ¿Cómo me vas a dar ese título y esa sinopsis y mentirme de este modo？ Me vendés una protagonista que sale a cagar a palos a los machitos y después me de das esto， es imperdonable。 （view spoiler）[¿Vos me estás diciendo que lo único que se le ocurrió para parar a los machitos golpeadores y abusadores es ir y robarles la billetera？ Y los relojes， perdón， me olvidaba。 （hide spoiler）] El nivel de ridiculez que maneja este libro es enorme。 Y encima tiene el tupé de ser aburrido。 La primera mitad del libro es la nada misma， después ponele que pasa algo más movido， pero no se pone medianamente interesante hasta el 80% del libro y después te sale con un plot twist con menos construcción y cimientos que mi carrera actoral （que no tengo）。 Muchas cosas de este libro me enojan， pero， por sobre todo， el potencial desperdiciado。 。。。more
Mathijs Loo
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Ik heb me tot het einde redelijk vermaakt， naar de climax heeft alles verpest en het nodige in perspectief gezet。 Het hoofdpersonage komt met alles weg， letterlijk met alles en de thema's die worden aangeroerd （feminisme en lesbianisme in begin 19e eeuw） worden slechts beroerd。 Dit was hem gewoon niet Ik heb me tot het einde redelijk vermaakt， naar de climax heeft alles verpest en het nodige in perspectief gezet。 Het hoofdpersonage komt met alles weg， letterlijk met alles en de thema's die worden aangeroerd （feminisme en lesbianisme in begin 19e eeuw） worden slechts beroerd。 Dit was hem gewoon niet 。。。more
Elizabeth Bober
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Very interesting and well-imagined concept， excellent execution。 My only complaint is the first 90 pages dragged a bit until we saw the plot kick into high gear。 It’s worth finishing， though。
Grace
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you NetGalley for this eARC。 Although I hated it， so maybe not。 No。 No。 No。 No。 If you love Jane Eyre， do not read this book。 I am flabbergasted at all the 5 stars reviews of this blasphemous trash。 Jane Eyre is one of my all-time favorite books so imagine my excitement when I saw a YA Jane Eyre spin-off。 And it was about Adele becoming a vigilante against men who hurt women in Victorian London？！ I was ecstatic。 I enjoyed the first third of the book that told the story of Adele’s early lif Thank you NetGalley for this eARC。 Although I hated it， so maybe not。 No。 No。 No。 No。 If you love Jane Eyre， do not read this book。 I am flabbergasted at all the 5 stars reviews of this blasphemous trash。 Jane Eyre is one of my all-time favorite books so imagine my excitement when I saw a YA Jane Eyre spin-off。 And it was about Adele becoming a vigilante against men who hurt women in Victorian London？！ I was ecstatic。 I enjoyed the first third of the book that told the story of Adele’s early life and her perspective of the events of Jane Eyre。 I appreciated that it addressed some of the issues of the original novel （mainly Rochester keeping his wife locked in the attack）。 But then she goes to London and the story starts to unravel （at least in my opinion）。 After her first accidental murder， I was hoping to see her really embrace her darkness （that she talked about quite a bit when recalling her childhood） and would go full Jack-the-Ripper-vengeance-queen on shitty men she stops from hurting women。 Does that not sound like a better plot than whatever this drivel was？ Instead， she becomes a petty thief…？ And we’re supposed to think she’s a vigilante hero because she robs drunk men and pawns their shit？ Even her romance with Nan felt underdeveloped， although props for bisexual rep in Victorian England。 But then。 Then。 We have her return to see her Papa on his deathbed and he’s an absolute disgusting creep？！ We’re supposed to believe that （1） Jane Eyre would not see through Rochester’s facade if he was in fact a huge fucking pervert， but （2） that Rochester has been writing her love letters as his cousin and has been waiting until she was old enough to marry her？！ And leave Jane and their children to go live in the Caribbean with his daughter-wife？ What in the everloving hell were the author and publisher thinking？ Why not just dig up Charlotte Brontë and spit on her corpse？ I think we can all agree， in our 21st century wisdom， that Rochester was not the best man。 But to take a character that said "I ask you to pass through life at my side--to be my second self， and best earthly companion” and turn him into this is unforgivable。 No。 No。 No。 No。 I can safely say that I will never read anything written by this author again and will discourage everyone from picking up this garbage。 Also， I’m not being this harsh because I dislike retellings of classics。 There are several that do a magnificent job of retelling the story in a new and more modern way， while still maintaining the original charm of beloved characters。 Tirzah Price’s Jane Austen Murder Mystery series is a great example of this。 。。。more
Rachel
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Actual rating 3。75。
Kimberly Bradley
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I loved the whole thing， from the lush， gorgeous writing， to the kick-ass protagonist， to the opportunity to revisit a classic from a new point of view。
Christa
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It was delightful to realize this was Jane Eyre adjacent。 The vigilante aspect also a delight。 Just a delight overall。
Erin
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I thought it was okay！ On the one hand I love the idea of a girl gang during Victorian times taking revenge on men， sign me right up。 On the other hand I thought putting it as a sequel of sorts to Jane Eyre forced Cornwell into concentrating on that story instead of developing the really interesting one。 I'd like to have read this book without that connection， because I think it'd be stronger。 I thought it was okay！ On the one hand I love the idea of a girl gang during Victorian times taking revenge on men， sign me right up。 On the other hand I thought putting it as a sequel of sorts to Jane Eyre forced Cornwell into concentrating on that story instead of developing the really interesting one。 I'd like to have read this book without that connection， because I think it'd be stronger。 。。。more
Isabel Yacura
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I wish I could give this more like 3。5 stars-- a fun though not particularly deep read， though with a really great concept。 I definitely felt like the story sort of skipped along with a tell not show mentality at times。 A lot of the plot just seems to happen to Adele， though she does do her best with those happenings。 A characterization of Jane Eyre I loved， and a really horrible Mr。 Rochester to dig your teeth into-- though not for long！ That was the thing I wanted more of， we just had this awf I wish I could give this more like 3。5 stars-- a fun though not particularly deep read， though with a really great concept。 I definitely felt like the story sort of skipped along with a tell not show mentality at times。 A lot of the plot just seems to happen to Adele， though she does do her best with those happenings。 A characterization of Jane Eyre I loved， and a really horrible Mr。 Rochester to dig your teeth into-- though not for long！ That was the thing I wanted more of， we just had this awful horrible reveal and then boom done。 End of book。 I wanted a little more expansion on that， I think。 Loved Nan， but again she was someone or something that just happened to Adele。 Still， a good fast read for a slow Sunday！ 。。。more
Sarah-Hope
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I want to keep this review of Betsy Cornwell's Reader， I Murdered Him brief。 Let me just say that Reader， I Murdered him is a surprising and delightful， if at times disturbing， piece of feminist vigilante revenge fiction set in Victorian England and featuring Adele: the ward of Mr。 Rochester for whom Jane Eyre was hired as a governess in the novel Jane Eyre。 Cornwell's version of Adele is precocious and unflinching， starkly aware of the inequities between the sexes。 To see Jane Eyre retold throu I want to keep this review of Betsy Cornwell's Reader， I Murdered Him brief。 Let me just say that Reader， I Murdered him is a surprising and delightful， if at times disturbing， piece of feminist vigilante revenge fiction set in Victorian England and featuring Adele: the ward of Mr。 Rochester for whom Jane Eyre was hired as a governess in the novel Jane Eyre。 Cornwell's version of Adele is precocious and unflinching， starkly aware of the inequities between the sexes。 To see Jane Eyre retold through Adele's eyes is powerful， and Adele grows into her own power as she moves away from Rochester and Eyre and into life among a boarding school community of other young women， all very conscious of the way success or failure on the marriage market will determine the conditions of the remainder of their lives。 With Adele speaking truths everyone recognizes and no one wants to talk about， these young women begin finding ways to create lives they might once have thought impossible。If you've read Eyre， Reader， I Murdered him will offer you a valuable companion to the perspectives and realities played out by Jane and Rochester。 Even if you haven't read Eyre， you'll be able to appreciate the reversal of power Adele seeks to create。I received a free electronic review copy of this title from the publisher; the opinions are my own。 。。。more
Ellen
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An extraordinary retelling of "Jane Eyre。" An extraordinary retelling of "Jane Eyre。" 。。。more
Lizzie Strong
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This book was pitched to me as Sapphic murderess， good for her， historical fiction。 I did， in fact， get all of that。 Its a wonderful narrative and I was hooked about 50% of the way， unable to put it down。 I got the the first "oh no" spot and had to put it down because I've never read Betsy Cornwell and was afraid reading someone get attacked would trigger me。 I knew going in what was happening， I did read the synopsis， but I mentally had to put her down。 I'm SO glad I picked her back up because This book was pitched to me as Sapphic murderess， good for her， historical fiction。 I did， in fact， get all of that。 Its a wonderful narrative and I was hooked about 50% of the way， unable to put it down。 I got the the first "oh no" spot and had to put it down because I've never read Betsy Cornwell and was afraid reading someone get attacked would trigger me。 I knew going in what was happening， I did read the synopsis， but I mentally had to put her down。 I'm SO glad I picked her back up because this book is beautiful。 It's lyrical， the story telling is beautiful， its like sitting in a theater and listening to a beautiful french woman tell the world her story。 It wasn't triggering， nothing truly 'bad' happened because our girl saves the day more than once。 However， that being said。。。 there could have been more murder。 The captain guy， he shoulda been gutted。 That's a personal preference。 I still loved it， I got the sapphic thieves to riches romance I was promised。 It's good。 Not as much murder as I wanted， I wanted her to be more jack-the-ripper to bad guys， but for the story and beautiful plot and pleasing ending， I'll take it。 8 outta 10， sapphic historical good for her fiction。 。。。more
Juliann Tompkins
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I read this on a whim only seeing the description "teenage vigilante" and "Jane Eyre" along with that amazing cover。 I had no idea I was in for a saphicc Jane Eyre fan-fic that was wonderful， intriguing， and revengeful。 It gives Adele， who is just a plot device， her own voice。 It is also a voice who represents so many women who don't have their own in varying abusive， or at the very least， manipulative relationships。 I loved it to the end， and it didn't tarnish my love for the OG Jane Eyre at al I read this on a whim only seeing the description "teenage vigilante" and "Jane Eyre" along with that amazing cover。 I had no idea I was in for a saphicc Jane Eyre fan-fic that was wonderful， intriguing， and revengeful。 It gives Adele， who is just a plot device， her own voice。 It is also a voice who represents so many women who don't have their own in varying abusive， or at the very least， manipulative relationships。 I loved it to the end， and it didn't tarnish my love for the OG Jane Eyre at all。 If anything， it made that love more nuanced， with a dual ability to connect to Jane so personally and disdain Mr。 Rochester at the same time。 。。。more
nat
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oh okay this book is Brilliant！ I've read it without reading Jane Eyre first tho， so in that regard I can't say much。 But the book as itself was absolute chef's kiss！ oh okay this book is Brilliant！ I've read it without reading Jane Eyre first tho， so in that regard I can't say much。 But the book as itself was absolute chef's kiss！ 。。。more
Lisa Murray
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A painful， powerful and beautiful sequel to/retelling of Jane Eyre from the perspective of Adele。 Also uses a quote from lemonade by Beyonce and song lyrics from other artists。
Danielle
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Oof。 This book was not written for a Jane Eyre fan like me。 I almost DNF and I kind of wish I hadn’t read that ending because what was that ending？ I enjoyed a lot of the story itself， but I wish it had been it’s own unique story and not a companion/retelling of Jane Eyre。 Not giving it a star rating because I’m not the audience for this book at all。
Robyn Tocker
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If you read "Jane Eyre" and wondered what happened to Rochester's ward Adele， your prayers have been answered in Cornwell's latest book！ I didn't know how much I needed Adele's story until I started reading。 It was so hard to put the book down！ Also， the cover/title？ Brilliant！ Do yourself a favour and read this book; you won't be disappointed。 If you read "Jane Eyre" and wondered what happened to Rochester's ward Adele， your prayers have been answered in Cornwell's latest book！ I didn't know how much I needed Adele's story until I started reading。 It was so hard to put the book down！ Also， the cover/title？ Brilliant！ Do yourself a favour and read this book; you won't be disappointed。 。。。more
Melissa
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Storyline: Great！A little overwhelmed & turned off with the smut。Maybe the publishers need to reveal/label the books they are printing。
Jennifer Kline
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This is a blatantly biased review because I am a massive Jane Eyre fan。 Do with that what you will， but I absolutely adore this queer extension of Jane Eyre featuring Adele。 Honestly， Adele is such a forgetful character in the original Jane Eyre， all things considered， so it took me by surprise that I fell so easily into her story。 Adele brings such a unique angle to this prim and proper tale。 For a girl normally praised for being a picture perfect ward， she brings undeniable grit and tenacity t This is a blatantly biased review because I am a massive Jane Eyre fan。 Do with that what you will， but I absolutely adore this queer extension of Jane Eyre featuring Adele。 Honestly， Adele is such a forgetful character in the original Jane Eyre， all things considered， so it took me by surprise that I fell so easily into her story。 Adele brings such a unique angle to this prim and proper tale。 For a girl normally praised for being a picture perfect ward， she brings undeniable grit and tenacity to every situation she finds herself in。 Her thought process， decisions， and reactions are relatable and at times feel like the only logical way to go about things， which is great because I can’t stand having to extend belief to account or character’s behavior。 t（view spoiler）[If I were trying to find a criticism， and let me make it clear that I am not， I would say that Adele is not as murderous as the publisher’s summary makes her out to be。 Adele embodies more of the idea of a man killer than a practiced one。 But that criticism pales in comparison to my ultimate joy: validation that Rochester is actually a total piece of shit。 I never understood why Jane was so taken by him in the first place and his character arc in this story just feeds the flames of hatred I feel for this man。 （hide spoiler）]tThank you to NetGalley， Betsy Cornwell， and HarperCollins Children's Books for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Rebecca
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Thank you Booksparks and the author for my gifted copy in exchange for an honest review。When I found out I was chosen to be a #frc2022 influencer， it was Reader， I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell that I was most excited to read。 Not only is it a sequel of sorts to Jane Eyre， my favorite classic， but it’s also a story about a teenage vigilante who takes it upon herself to protect her vulnerable friends from their abusive suitors。There was so much I liked about this book- the feminist themes， the f Thank you Booksparks and the author for my gifted copy in exchange for an honest review。When I found out I was chosen to be a #frc2022 influencer， it was Reader， I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell that I was most excited to read。 Not only is it a sequel of sorts to Jane Eyre， my favorite classic， but it’s also a story about a teenage vigilante who takes it upon herself to protect her vulnerable friends from their abusive suitors。There was so much I liked about this book- the feminist themes， the flowery prose that sucked me right back into Brontë’s world， and the love story。 I enjoyed getting to see glimpses of Jane and Mr。 Rochester while the storyline followed Adele’s adventures。 Had the novel stayed its course and focused on Adele’s life away from her former mistress， I think it would have been a hit for me。 Unfortunately， the book proceeded to take two of literature’s most endearingly flawed characters and twist them into unrecognizable antagonists。 The disappointment I felt while watching these characters I knew so well morph into complete strangers was overwhelming。 If you have any love for Jane Eyre， I can’t confidently recommend this book to you。 However， if you’ve never read the original or have no strong feelings about it either way， then there’s a good chance this could be an enjoyable read for you。 If the author had just written an original story and left the classic characters out of it， I’d feel much more confident in recommending it。 。。。more
DeAnne
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*I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley。3。5 stars rounded up to 4 for goodreads。 First and foremost， as soon as I saw the title I hoped there was at least a small Jane Eyre connection and I was not disappointed。 I love the gothic feel of Jane Eyre and am always drawn to things that may be tied to it。 I was pleasantly surprised to see that Adele was in fact the main character and while the beginning was slow， I appreciated the look at her younger story and how she got *I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley。3。5 stars rounded up to 4 for goodreads。 First and foremost， as soon as I saw the title I hoped there was at least a small Jane Eyre connection and I was not disappointed。 I love the gothic feel of Jane Eyre and am always drawn to things that may be tied to it。 I was pleasantly surprised to see that Adele was in fact the main character and while the beginning was slow， I appreciated the look at her younger story and how she got to where she was。 I did really enjoy the darkness to this story and how deep it went。 As much as I love the original Jane Eyre， we all know it has it's problems - and that Rochester is not the prince Jane necessarily made him to be。 This book did have some slow spots that did impact the reading journey， but the overall story made up for those little bumps in the road。 I loved the dark， gothic feel of it and the story was very satisfying overall with Adele playing both a hero and villian。 。。。more
Lauren
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Note: I received an advanced copy of this book via NetGalley。Adele grew up in the shadows--first watching from backstage at her mother's Parisian dance halls， then wandering around the gloomy， haunted rooms of her father's manor。 When she's finally sent away to boarding school in London， she's happy to enter the brightly lit world of society girls and their wealthy suitors。Yet there are shadows there， too。 Many of the men that try to charm Adele's new friends do so with dark intentions。 After a Note: I received an advanced copy of this book via NetGalley。Adele grew up in the shadows--first watching from backstage at her mother's Parisian dance halls， then wandering around the gloomy， haunted rooms of her father's manor。 When she's finally sent away to boarding school in London， she's happy to enter the brightly lit world of society girls and their wealthy suitors。Yet there are shadows there， too。 Many of the men that try to charm Adele's new friends do so with dark intentions。 After a violent assault， she turns to a roguish young con woman for help。 Together， they become vigilantes meeting out justice。 But can Adele save herself from the same fate as those she protects？I went in with really high hopes for this book， the synopsis was intriguing。 I just did not get it。 Adele was a perplexing character， I did not understand her personality or why she would do the things she did。 Her background should have prepared her for the more intense life she came upon rather than the shy little rabbit she started to portray。 Yes， she was getting justice eventually but her conflicting personality type had me perplexed。 。。。more
Tori
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Read if you like historical fiction。
Caitlin
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While I appreciate what this book was trying to do - it feel flat for me。
Madelyn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 There's no denying that this book has a great premise。 As soon as I heard of it， I knew I wanted to read it。 And I do applaud the book for promoting female empowerment and diversity。 I love a good sapphic romance！ However， the book hugely disappointed。To start， the first 80 pages or so were a retelling of Jane Eyre。 I don't recall the book being marketed as that （I could totally be wrong） and I wish I had known。 I would not have read the book if I knew it began that way。Secondly， there was minim There's no denying that this book has a great premise。 As soon as I heard of it， I knew I wanted to read it。 And I do applaud the book for promoting female empowerment and diversity。 I love a good sapphic romance！ However， the book hugely disappointed。To start， the first 80 pages or so were a retelling of Jane Eyre。 I don't recall the book being marketed as that （I could totally be wrong） and I wish I had known。 I would not have read the book if I knew it began that way。Secondly， there was minimal character development。 The only real character growth came from Adele。 It felt like everyone else just existed for her benefit。 Which I guess is the point of secondary characters， but it felt like a lack of effort。 Even Nan， the love interest， felt like a surface level character。Thirdly， the twist at the end that Papa was really Eric felt super random。 Like， there wasn't any build up to it？ The whole ending felt rushed tbh。 Lastly， Adele didn't even begin her vigilante work until almost 2/3 through the book。 So much of the book was taken up with exposition and set up that the actual meat of the story felt super rushed。 Additionally， it was poorly plotted。 。。。more
Meghan L
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Absolutely wonderful。 I was so excited when Betsy Cornwell announced she was writing a book based on Jane Eyre but this goes beyond。 It follows Adele， Rochester's ward， and her story， especially after the events of Jane Eyre。 It was full of wonderful observations about the difficulties women face， and especially women without money。 That ending with Rochester blew my mind， though。 I did not see it coming。 Absolutely wonderful。 I was so excited when Betsy Cornwell announced she was writing a book based on Jane Eyre but this goes beyond。 It follows Adele， Rochester's ward， and her story， especially after the events of Jane Eyre。 It was full of wonderful observations about the difficulties women face， and especially women without money。 That ending with Rochester blew my mind， though。 I did not see it coming。 。。。more
christina
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★ true rating: 3。5 stars ★- a really good dark retelling， although I wish we would have had a little more banter between Nan and Adele。 This book was pretty short honestly another chapter or 2 to build up their relationship would have had me invested more in the story。
Casey
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2。5I wanted to love this book and it started out well， but by the end。。。。it overdid the "every single man is a piece of shit" angle。 the only man that had seemed nice turned out not to be a man。 every man in the book is either a r-pist or SA someone。 it went from "empowered woman" to "just misandry" 2。5I wanted to love this book and it started out well， but by the end。。。。it overdid the "every single man is a piece of shit" angle。 the only man that had seemed nice turned out not to be a man。 every man in the book is either a r-pist or SA someone。 it went from "empowered woman" to "just misandry" 。。。more
MJ
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3。5 rounding up。 i will say - the sapphic murderess is a new fave of mine。 i enjoyed adele learning her strength and desiring to fight for other women who have been treated poorly but awful men。 the only reason i’m not giving it a higher rating was the whole eric/not eric part at the end。 it made me so uncomfortable that i had to take away a star。 but i am always a sl*t for strong women fighting back to protect themselves and fellow women， and coupling it with a sapphic romance， was a pretty goo 3。5 rounding up。 i will say - the sapphic murderess is a new fave of mine。 i enjoyed adele learning her strength and desiring to fight for other women who have been treated poorly but awful men。 the only reason i’m not giving it a higher rating was the whole eric/not eric part at the end。 it made me so uncomfortable that i had to take away a star。 but i am always a sl*t for strong women fighting back to protect themselves and fellow women， and coupling it with a sapphic romance， was a pretty good read :） 。。。more
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