I picked this book up for two reasons: 1) I follow the author, Alexa Donne, on Youtube cos her videos are fantastic and 2) it has a sexy concept: Jane Eyre in space- yes please! And I’m happy to say this ended up being an addictive, rompy romance, full of humour and plenty of fun.
As a retelling, this was brilliantly executed. Sure, if you know the story, you’ll get most of the plot points, but equally if you like the original, you’ll get a kick out of this. While there were some points that weren’t totally for me- highlight for spoiler: sorry, George should have stayed dead, bringing him back gave me whiplash– however the tempo generally worked well and the main twist was stellar!
What I especially appreciated was how Donne got the creep factor down. That gothic vibe in space really succeeded for me and made it stand out from regular YA sci fi. Using more sci fi tropes to achieve this was very cool.
The characters did what they were supposed to. I particularly liked Stella and Hugo- though perhaps this is cos I like their original counterparts so much 😉 Honestly, aspects like this made me feel like it’s hard to see where one story ends and the other begins. The two books are so well blended that I felt a little like I was rereading Jane Eyre, without actually having to put in the time commitment 😉
Ultimately, this does exactly what it says on the tin and I very much enjoyed it for that:
Rating: 4/5 bananas
So have you read this? Do you plan to? And are you a Jane Eyre fan? Do you like the idea of putting this story in space? Let me know in the comments!
i am putting this in my tbr list!
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Fantastic!!
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Ooh, Jane Eyre in space?? Huh. I’m intrigued. Great review!
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Yes!!! So glad to hear it! Thank you!
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This just made me even more excited to read this book! I love Jane Eyre and I love space, so this sounds fantastic! Glad you enjoyed it so much! 😄
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Ah I’m really glad! Thank you 😀
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I have this on my TBR list but haven’t gotten around to it yet. I’m glad you enjoyed it so much! I’m bumping it up in my TBR pile! Great review! 🙂
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Awesome!! I’m really glad to hear it!!
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This one sounds interesting! So true – the original Jane Eyre is super long haha!
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haha I know right?!
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I’ve read Jane Eyre and I “think” I liked it but couldn’t say anything off the top of my head. However, I am usually not a fan of re-tellings mainly because I think of it as lazy writing and idea stealing and it comes across as the author not having an original thought in their head so they have to steal somebody else’s, plot, stock and barrel.
Now whether any of that is actually a fact is completely up for debate. But they are the reasons I tend to shy away from anything branded “Retelling”.
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That’s fair- they’re hit or miss with people haha! I think it very much depends on how its done and on how you view storytelling in general sometimes (cos this has got me thinking, what’s a retelling? is everything sort of a retelling?… and it’s too early on a Sunday for that kind of philosophical ramblings 😉 )
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Determining what is a retelling is definitely a sticky wicket of a subject. Just like “what is science fiction”, your answer is going to depend on who you ask 😀
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Yeah the second you mentioned it, I realised how complicated it actually is. Absolutely!
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Jane Eyre in Space…what an unusual concept! It certainly sounds like fun and probably takes itself less serious than Jane Eyre
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Yeah it really is! And it definitely didn’t take itself too seriously!
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*seriously…autocorrect 😡
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no worries!
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Reading Jane Eyre without having to put in the commitment. Lol. I love it. Jane Eyre in space you say? Hmm…. that actually does sound appealing… I’ll check it out.
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hehehe I know right 😉 Awesome!! 😀
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Sounds brilliant! How did you even hear of such an amazing book?
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It was! I follow the author on youtube and the second she said the concept I knew I had to read it 😉
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I’m not sure I’ve seen this book before but I’m glad to know more about it! Great review, I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊💛
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Great! Thank you!! 🙂 ❤
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Sounds like a fun read! I’ve read Jane Eyre, but I much prefer Jane Steele even though the latter isn’t the original :p
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It was! Oh I haven’t read that- sounds like I should check it out 🙂
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You should! It was a blast!
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Love it when a book delivers what you were expecting.
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Thank you!! Me too 🙂
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‘Jane Eyre in space’? Wow, that’s a concept!!!
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I know right!!
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WHAT THE…”the gothic vibe in space????” I will take your word for it but this book sounds batshit to me 😂😂😂.
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Jane Eyre in space? Yes please!
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I think that sounds so awesome!! Love Jane Eyre, love sci fi – it was time these two were combined!! 😄 Looking forward to read Brightly Burning!! 💕
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It was!! 😀 hehe I know right? Awesome! ❤
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