A review by liralen
Unearthly Things by Michelle Gagnon
4.0
Nothing is ever going to beat the original (Jane Eyre is my longstanding favourite book), but I do love me a good retelling. Unearthly Things is a modern-day version with a supernatural twist. Gloomy but also not so creepy as to bother those who don't like suspense/horror/etc.
I think the first three quarters or so worked better for me than the last quarter, where a) the stakes got much more intense, and much more violent, but also b) Janie managed to squeak her way out of things like financial ruin. Not that I want financial ruin for her, of course, but I never really felt as though she was at real risk of losing everything.
But it's fun. I'd be pretty happy to read more retellings in this vein.
I think the first three quarters or so worked better for me than the last quarter, where a) the stakes got much more intense, and much more violent, but also b) Janie managed to squeak her way out of things like financial ruin. Not that I want financial ruin for her, of course, but I never really felt as though she was at real risk of losing everything.
But it's fun. I'd be pretty happy to read more retellings in this vein.