Jane Eyre inspired vibes

Culturefly reviews Tales of a Monstrous Heart by Jennifer Delaney.

As the days grow shorter and the night’s get colder, the urge to curl up with something darkly atmospheric and bewitchingly gothic begins to take its hold. Jennifer Delaney’s Tales of a Monstrous Heart is the sweeping slow-burn romantasy to lure you in with its Jane Eyre inspired vibes, ominous supernatural backdrop and brooding romance. But the best thing about this book, aside from the perfect blend of macabre fantasy and heart-stealing romance, is how completely unpredictable it is. From one eerie chapter to the next, you never quite know where this story is going to take you. (Natalie Xenos)

The Pitt News has some 'Fall Book Recommendations' including Jane Eyre, whose plot twist is fully disclosed.

“Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë

You’ve likely heard of “Jane Eyre” at least once, but if you’ve never read it, this fall is a great time to give it a shot. In this classic novel, a young orphan named Jane Eyre leaves her aunt’s house, where she was raised, to attend the Lowood School. Upon her arrival at Lowood, Jane meets Mr. Brocklehurst — the abusive headmaster of the school — who makes much of her first year there miserable until he is finally fired. 

After spending eight years at Lowood — six as a student and two teaching — Jane leaves to work as a governess at the manor of Thornfield, teaching a girl named Adèle. Gradually, Jane falls in love with a man named Rochester, her employer at Thornfield. Jane struggles to navigate her feelings for Rochester — whom she learns is still in a complicated marriage — and has to decide whether or not she will stay to work at Thornfield. (Evin Verbrugge)

The Daily Tar Heel recommends 'Six hair-raising reads for a spooky Halloween' and one of them is

“Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë

Moving now to a classic, we have “Wuthering Heights." Gothic in style and eerie in atmosphere, this book will haunt you the way its ghosts do its characters.

All taking place in the eldritch-feeling backdrop of The Moors, the novel revolves around the tragic story of Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, whose forbidden love was prevented by Catherine’s family. Heathcliff, distraught by the circumstances of his life, seeks revenge. 

I think "Wuthering Heights" is a display of the darkest crevices of human nature, of horrific tragedy and the epic proportions in which cursed love — or the lack thereof — may take us. In terms of horror, I’d call it more of a psychological thriller. It’s sinister, spectral and even strange at times. (Alexis Clifton)