Jodie How

“The icily enigmatic anti-hero of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations tells her own story... and changes the ending…” Estella by Kathy George is a delightful, breezy read. It reads like a modern classic true to its progenitor but also pleasantly liberal. The author successfully and thoroughly immersed me in Charles Dickens’s world of Great Expectations, but with an unexpected Austen-esque style. This made Estella’s plot well paced and engaging like any other great drama. I loved the feminist take on living in this era, which allowed Estella to shine in a way that Dickens never managed. My only disappointment was that Estella wasn’t as cold-hearted as I imagined and believed her to be. But this aside, I was invested in her plight and was glad to discover that she softened, but not so much that she couldn’t grab her own happily ever after like a true feminist. Well done on a fantastic novel! Highly recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️