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Welcome to the fourth day of my blog tour! Today, Christina of Books are Life interviews me and I rant a bit about why Jane Eyre shouldn’t have married Rochester.
*ducks to avoid wrath of Janeites*
Also, new reviews!
We Be Reading commends Spy’s “surprising depth and heart”.
Back to Books thinks it’s “a thrilling read, great mystery, wonderful characters, authentic historical setting with plenty of humour and a tad of love. Y.S. Lee’s first novel, and first in this trilogy, is a big winner and I can’t wait to see where Mary’s next case will take her.”
Misfit Salon wants “to find out what was in the cigar box – ahhhhh – I must find out! As you can tell, I cannot wait for the next installment of this exciting new young adult series.”
Ah Yuan // wingstodust says
lawl I AGREE re:Rochester. He was so so creepy and skevvy IMO, and I couldn’t understand why Jane married him. It’s honestly one of the most disappointing endings I’ve read in fiction.
lol that being said, I’m wondering what you think of Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys? I haven’t read it yet, but it’s a retelling of Jane Eyre from a new perspective and yeah… I heard it’s good for those unsatisfied with Jane Eyre and specifically with Rochester, and general all around praise.
Admin says
Rochester: yes! We need to make a club for readers who don’t understand why manipulative bigamists are sexy. And yes, please DO read Wide Sargasso Sea. It’s difficult, strange, and haunting, and so well worth your time no matter what you think of Rochester.
Ah Yuan // wingstodust says
Wordddddddd. (haha, totally facebook group worthy. *shot*)
Oh yay! Okay, clearly I have to get around to reading that. I own a copy of WSS, and it sits there, on my shelf, sadly untouched…