What a classic! Charlotte Bronte brought Jane Eyre to life with so much character, sass, and independence that was well ahead of her time. 
 I appreciated a lot about this story and the characters. I loved the darker, Gothic tones of the novel that tied it from just a simple classic romance to a bit of a mystery. 
 However, I was a bit peeved at the end with Jane for a few reasons. 
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 1. Jane's indecisiveness. She stood firm that she would not marry St. John- until he began treating her coldly, reading a passage from the Bible whilst staring at her pointedly. Then, she almost gave in, and accepted him even though she knew if she did she would regret it and lose herself. I was stunned that she would do this as this was out of character from everything we had seen her do. 
 2. Jane and Mr. Rochester. I get it. She loved him. I understood it in the beginning- but once she discovered the truth and fled, she still held on to her love for him, despite the fact that it was wrong. Then she goes to find him- and accepts him back, even though he lied to her in the beginning, multiple times and manipulated her into thinking he was going to marry someone else, and pretending to be a fortune teller, etc. 
 I understood that she loved him, but was still irritated that, after he lied and manipulated her and she had the resolve to leave that she came back. After all that, she could have just married St. John, with all of his manipulation of her as well. 
 I get that it was a romance and that the men and women of the time were vastly different, but in my opinion Jane should have either a. Met and fell in love with a man full of love for her that didn't lie to or manipulate her or b. Followed her will in never marrying at all. 
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 Overall I enjoyed the story and gave Jane Eyre 4 stars.