Jane

Just a meh from me - great art!

Great artwork and a good story.

Okay admittedly I haven't read Jane Eyre... I know, I know. I actually didn't realize what this was when I grabbed it from my library, I just thought the art looked cute. I know bad reason to read a book, so sue me.

I did love the artwork of this but that's it. All the characters were flat, and Mr. Rochester didn't have an attractive personality to me at all. Also nothing was explained in this, but I'll chalk that up to you are supposed to have read Jane Eye in order to understand this. My bad, but personally I do feel that makes it a weak retelling.

I'm happy to see from other reviews that those who have read Jane Eyre didn't seem to care for this much either so that gives me hope that I will still enjoy that classic when I get to it.

not Bluebeard, Jane Eyre... like her name dork

Modernized Jane Eyre turned into a thriller rather than a gothic romance, and it honestly doesn't age very well. Rochester is boring, and contemporary Jane is way too young. And the incest angle didn't really fit.

The art in this adaptation of Jane Eyre is beautiful, but the story feels very shallow. This was an enjoyable plane read, but it could have been so much better.