Review – My Plain Jane (Lady Janies, Book 2) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Length: 464 pages
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: June 26, 2018
ISBN-13: 978-0062652775
Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Lady Janies series
Source: Owlcrate
Rating: 4/5 stars
“You may think you know the story. Penniless orphan Jane Eyre begins a new life as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets one dark, brooding Mr. Rochester—and, Reader, she marries him. Or does she?
Prepare for an adventure of Gothic proportions, in which all is not as it seems, a certain gentleman is hiding more than skeletons in his closets, and one orphan Jane Eyre, aspiring author Charlotte Bronte, and supernatural investigator Alexander Blackwood are about to be drawn together on the most epic ghost hunt this side of Wuthering Heights.”
This is the second book in the Lady Janies series and can be read as a stand alone. This was a bit long, but ended up being a fun Jane Eyre retelling. It’s more inspired by Jane Eyre than a true retelling.
The story is told from 3 POV’s (I am assuming each author took a character) and this makes the story a bit long and breaks it up a bit but it worked okay. We hear from Jane, Charlotte Bronte (Jane’s best living friend), and Alexander (young ghost hunter).
When Jane begins working at Thornfield Hall things are very odd, Rochester’s temperament is all over the place and there are strange noises from above. Little does Jane know that she has wandered into a dramatic ghost story.
The story is written in a very snarky tone and is very cute and funny. I enjoyed it. It does take awhile to get to Thornfield Hall and the story felt a bit drawn out at points. I also thought it ended really abruptly.
Overall this was a good retelling of Jane Eyre. It’s fun and easy to read if a bit drawn out. I would recommend to those who enjoy snarky retellings of classic literature involving ghosts.
This book goes towards the following reading challenges:
– New Release Reading Challenge
– Goodreads Reading Challenge
