My Recommendation: If you're a completionist and want to finish out the Brontë oeuvre then by all means read this, but if not there are much better classics out there. I will say I was a little surprised at the numerous mentions to homoeroticism early on and what I thought were numerous nods to a same-sex attracted character, but it wasn't enough to really engage me. The story dragged on longer than it needed to and the payoff wasn't worth it in the end. Emily and Anne wrote better books, as did Charlotte when it comes to Jane Eyre, so it's not surprising that this one is often left behind.

My Response: I'm actually making an effort to clear my TBR shelves whether it's my physical bookshelf or my Kindle, so there are going to be some random books showing up over the next few months.

This is the penultimate complete work of the Brontë sisters that remained on my TBR list. The final book remaining is Charlotte's Shirley which I'll probably cross off at some point this year too. I do have a book of poetry by Emily that I want to read too, but I have a hard time finding the motivation to read poetry in general.

Continue reading on my book blog at geoffwhaley.com.