<blockquote><b><i>“Words were good. But sometimes they were simply inadequate.” </i></b></blockquote> Actual rating: 3.5 stars I'm starting right off the bat with the fact that I didn't enjoy this one as much as I did "My Lady Jane" - and while both of these books are obvious satyrs and meant to be funny and ridiculously absurd, this one leaned a little too much on the absurd part and things there were so ridiculous as to be funny ended up a bit annoying to me. And there were way too many conviniences within the plot - things that worked out by pure accident, someone saved by the villain slipping in a pair of glasses (really?), and so on. But I also had a lot of fun reading this book and if there's one thing these authors do best in the Lady Janes series is spin know tales with a fantasy/paranormal twist. When I read Jane Eyre, I was disappointed by the romance and above all by Mr. Rochester - he was manipulative and even cruel to Jane, the age gap between them was bothersome to say the least and he was abusive with his wife. Still, they ended up together like a gothic fairytale, and that had me fuming by the end. The authors not only managed to fix all that in a manner that I really really enjoyed, gave Jane the happy ending and empowerment she so deserved, but managed to mash the stories of the creature and creature. Yes, Charlotte Brontë is a character in the novel, and my favorite character at that. And the romance between her and the third MC was my favorite thing here, it was so sweet, a kind of 'enemies' to lovers that had me all soft. The book ends on a high note, and my overall feeling was positive, especially because I read while listening to the audiobook (which was super funny). I can't wait for the next installment, which, from the synopsis, I have a feeling will be, if not my favorite out of the trilogy, at least an action-packed read.