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Fyneshade by Kate Griffin
3.5
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I love Jane Eyre, and so this story of a governess at a gothic inspired country house filled with secrets, really spoke to me. After a promising and intriguing beginning,   it felt to be very slow going. Once the pace picked up I was I felt myself slowly getting lost in the book.
I think my main gripe was Marta herself. I really enjoy an unlikeable character, and she is definitely unlikeable - but
I wanted more from her. That she was Miss Jessel from The Turn of the Screw was a good reveal - but in a way I felt like the leading up to the fate that had been written for her in that story kind of diminished her somehow in this one

If you’re a fan of gothic fiction, then this will be a treat.