Week 43 Review: Reader, I Murdered Him

From Goodreads:

In this daring tale of female agency and revenge from a New York Times bestselling author, a girl becomes a teenage vigilante who roams Victorian England using her privilege and power to punish her friends' abusive suitors and keep other young women safe.

Adele grew up in the shadows--first watching from backstage at her mother's Parisian dance halls, then wandering around the gloomy, haunted rooms of her father's manor. When she's finally sent away to boarding school in London, she's happy to enter the brightly lit world of society girls and their wealthy suitors.

Yet there are shadows there, too. Many of the men that try to charm Adele's new friends do so with dark intentions. After a violent assault, she turns to a roguish young con woman for help. Together, they become vigilantes meting out justice. But can Adele save herself from the same fate as those she protects?

With a queer romance at its heart, this lush historical thriller offers readers an irresistible mix of vengeance and empowerment.

My Review:
Well I couldn't put this book down! The idea of a female taking revenge for all the wrongs done, and in a historical setting when things were harder for women, yeah, I had to read it! Plus the title address us readers, I had to pick it up!

I haven't read Jane Eyre. I'm not one for classics. But this is a retelling of it, from Adele's perspective, of Mr. Rochester's daughter, the one that Jane is brought there to teach. And that is about the first third of the book, of Adele's childhood. The later thirds were set afterwards, and that's when things really get going! 

Watching Adele gather up her strength and fight for her friends was such an excellent journey! The fact that these girls aren't protected, are hurt and hunted by those that are supposed to be protecting them, is infuriating. So it was really great to see Adele step up to the plate! 

The twists and turns that this story takes! I mean that reveal at the end, and the subsequent ending? That was really unexpected, but it was set up throughout the book, so it was really well done. It does make me wish that things could've been different, but alas! 

Loved reading this book, and I can't wait to read more by Betsy Cornwell! 

Author: Betsy Cornwell
Read: October 28th, 2022
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a Historical Fiction 2022 Book, SAC 2022 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Clarion Books
Expected Publication: November 15th 2022

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars