“Trunks packed with potions and cures, Jane Aire sets out on a crisp, clear morning in October to face the greatest challenge of her sheltered girls’-school existence. A shadow lies over Thornfield Hall and its reclusive master, Edward Rochester. And he’s hired her only as a last resort.

Jane stumbles again and again as she tries to establish a rapport with her prickly new employer, but he becomes the least of her worries as a mysterious force seems to work against her. The threats mount around both Jane and Rochester—who’s becoming more intriguing and appealing to her by the day. Jane begins to fear her herb healing and protective charms may not be enough to save the man she’s growing to love from a threat darker and more dangerous than either of them imagined.”

Series Info/Source: This is a stand alone book. I got a copy of this on ebook through NetGalley.

Thoughts: This is a re-imagining of Jane Eyre with witches and malevolent ghosts. I enjoyed this well enough. Jane is an orphan who teaches at a girls’ school known for teaching witchcraft. She gets a request to travel out to Thornfield Hall to deal with a problem there.

For the most part I enjoyed Jane and Edward’s characters; although I did wish a number of times that Jane had a bit more backbone. She just gave up on things fairly easily. The romance between her and Edward was decently done but not absolutely engrossing.

The mystery around the threat at Thornfield Hall was decent as well. There were some surprises and it kept me well enough engaged. The magical witchcraft throughout seemed a bit awkward; whenever it entered the story it felt like the story stuttered a bit and just didn’t flow well. It would have been nice to have magic more seamlessly woven into the world.

The writing here is easy to read and contains a lot of wonderful descriptions. This was a fairly quick read that I enjoyed but didn’t love.

My Summary (4/5): Overall I enjoyed this story but didn’t love it. I don’t think it was quite as good as the original “Jane Eyre” book. The addition of magic and witchcraft was an intriguing idea but wasn’t woven into the world very well. Jane and Edward were okay and their romance was sweet, but they never will pulled me into the story. This was a decent read and I would recommend if you enjoy retellings of classic literature that have magic in them. It didn’t really make me want to pick up future books by Fisher though.

Review – Salt & Broom by Sharon Lynn Fisher (4/5 stars)

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