I love the graphic novel style for a classic novel, it brings a modern writing form to something that's gone a little dusty with time.

I am always fascinated by this story of the short-lived life of three great writers. I enjoyed this retelling of the Bronte sisters. Everything known about the three sisters is covered in the book. However, I would have liked, if there was more depth in the storytelling. It seemed more like linear flow. I am skeptical if someone who is not very familiar with the Bronte sisters would understand or enjoy the story with the full scope.

I would have enjoyed a little more detail and depth in the characters. The illustrations are appealing, and they stood out for me in the book.

Thanks to NetGalley and Manuela Santoni for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Overall 2.5 Stars.

Bronte tells the story of the three Bronte sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, and how they became some of the greatest writers of the 19th century. Their story was heartbreaking and this is an excellent medium for younger readers to learn about the Bronte sisters in a way that is compelling, although the content itself may be a little too dark or slightly disturbing for younger readers, At times it did get slightly confusing and there were points where I wasn't 100% sure what was going on. However, the graphics were beautiful, for me that is what really stood out about this book.

Unfortunately, Brontë was not my favourite retelling of the Brontë’s. It covered all the key points of their short lives but that’s about it. There was nothing unique about this book to set it apart from the others like it that already exist. The illustrations seemed sloppy in my opinion. I’m a devout Brontë fan and did not find enjoyment from this retelling nor the illustrative style of the graphic novel. I would recommend several other graphic novels about the Brontë’s over this one.

Thank you to NetGalley and Lerner Publishing Group / Graphic Universe for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Even though the concept of the book was really good, it was quite hard to understand. It felt like all of the illustrated characters looked the same and I couldn't really follow what happened.

A biographic graphic novel. A simple way to introduce the Bronte sisters.
Just this book in general not so impressive.

Brontë is a great way to show a part of the life of tree historical women. I already like the work of those tree women, but then asking people to understand is somewhat hard. With this graphic novel I can explain a part of the messy life they lived. A lot of young student have to read one of their and with this option teachers can show them all the struggles they lived. There is a fight that people things ends with evolution but, in truth, it still exist. Brontë may be the way to encourage young girl to do what they dream of. Those sisters stand their grounds and fight for the right of showing their work to the world.

If you need a way to show the short story about those tree Brontë sisters. Brontë is the graphic novel for you!

3.5 stars

This was a short and very interesting read about the Bronte family, and especially the three famous sisters. I would recommend to at least have some background about the sisters, as it immediately dives in into their lives without much introduction. The story mostly surrounds the creation and publication of their novels and the going ons of their lives at that time, but it didn't delve very deeply into it.

The art was very lovely and I enjoyed looking at it. It was very simple and neat and I also liked the character designs portions at the end. The author really did bring personality to Charlotte, Emily, and Anne.

I would recommend this graphic novel to fans of the Bronte sisters and literature in general.

The story of the sisters is tragic in so many ways but fascinating and interesting to hear. I appreciated the story telling message in this graphic novel and thought it was an easy way to get the store across. I especially appreciate the timeline they included at the end as a reference. While it was mostly easy to read I do think some of it was lost in digital format.

A interesting and great take on the Bronte sisters. The artwork was fantastic and the story was a wonderful one to read! The strength of these ladies and their will to endure society was great! Seriously a great read!

*Thanks Netgalley and Lerner Publishing Group for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

A fresh take on the life of the Brontë's. This graphic novel focuses mostly on the sister's relationship to each other and their relationship with their troubled brother Branwell.

Published under pseudonyms, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne had to keep secret that their novels were published by women.

Good for anyone interested in literature or biography.

This was an overall interesting read if you are curious for a more in depth knowledge of the Bronte sisters. It was definitely intriguing and nice to read, however there was nothing too outwardly spectacular or beautiful

This book told a story I hadn't really known before. If you have read or are aware of the Bronte sisters work you would find this graphic novel interesting. The origins of the classics such as Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights are revealed and we learn of the relationships amongst the sisters themselves. This book sheds light on what it was like to be not just a female during this time, but a female writer. The sisters are underestimated by all the men around them but are determined to share their work with others. I do wish we spent some more time on the sisters and built up the characters a bit more, but overall a great read I will suggest purchasing for our library.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this review copy.

I've heard about the Bronte sisters but didn't know much about their personal lives. So this book was a good way to learn about them. I enjoyed this read but nothing extraordinary.

I loved this graphic novel, because the drawings perfectly reflected the dark and bare character of the story, despite the fact that it was about three of the greatest Victorian writers.

Questa graphic novel mi é piaciuta tantissimo, perché i disegni riuscivano a rispecchiare perfettamente il carattere cupo e scarno della storia, nonostante fosse quella di tre delle maggiori scrittrici vittoriane.

I received a complimentary digital copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.

If you haven’t heard of the Brontë sisters, you are certainly living under a rock. Each of them is a literary icon. At the same time, their personal lives were shrouded in mystery. This is especially true of Emily Brontë who was known to be excessively reticent. This graphic novel aims to shed light on three of the best classical novelists that literature lovers have known.

Brontë tells us of how Charlotte, Emily and Anne were initiated into writing, how they chose male pseudonyms to keep their identities secret, and how they struggled in their personal life as well as in their writing career. The story has its base in reality, though the dialogues are obviously not verbatim. Through the simple narration, the author reveals the distinct personalities of the three sisters, their brother Branwell, and their tragic lives. This isn’t an inspiring book, more of an insightful one. The characteristics of the three authors comes out very clearly, and it is hard not to wonder what might have happened had they been blessed with more plentiful and longer lives.

The illustrations are very simple and stark, just like the lives of the Brontë girls. They don’t distract from the story, nor do they add much to it. I guess I was expecting more from the illustrations, but I do understand the decision to keep it simple. It makes sense, but it still fills me with a twinge of regret.

Recommended to all Brontë fans who want a quick look at what made the three talented authors so special.

Thank you, NetGalley and Lerner Publishing Group, for the Advanced Review Copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

The adaptation was good. The whole graphic novel was well-written. The only thing that I did not like was the art style.

Very cursory, surface-level look at the Bronte sisters and how they came to write their novels. The book is perhaps overly focused on Branwell, the brother, who had substance abuse problems, probably because there's nothing much else interesting to write about! You'd learn more from reading their Wikipedia page but the basic info is here - how they had to adopt male pen names to be published, their early deaths, Charlotte's obsession with an older man. Whether their relationship with Branwell was as strained as this, I don't know, but you get an idea of the Bronte's lives in Haworth at least. Probably one for younger readers as it's basically informative and easy to read but wasn't for me.

Let me start with—I haven’t read any of the Brontë sisters’ works, but I know them as literary icons who published major books under male pseudonyms. This graphic novel introduces the characteristics of the three Brontë sisters, the situation they faced in the literary world where men were considered to be established authors and writings by women was not a commonplace occurrence during that time. The story magnifies the period in the Brontë family when the three sisters somehow decide to publish their books; it also puts forth light on the relationship with their ailing and old father and a troubling brother who burdened the family with his unruly behaviour. The novel definitely has encouraged me to pick Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte that has been on my shelf picking up dust. If you are a Brontë fan, this graphic novel will definitely enlighten you and probably make you reread your favourite classics.

Thank you # Netgalley and Lerner Publishing Group for providing me with a temporary digital ARC for an honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The book as you can imagine is about the Bronte's sisters and how they became these great mysterious Bell's brothers, what made them decide to take these pen names and write the best masterpieces of the English literature. Manuela Santoni with her own interesting style tried to portray each sister's special and unique personality with their self- destructive brother Branwell and in my opinion her work ended up pretty amazing.

It was kind of fresh to read and to discover a new version of the Bronte family's relationship and how their home's atmospher had such an impact on the sisters and their writing for the author has chose to illustrate the most important moment of their lives to describe without an amount of words and just lets her art talks for itself.

It was my first book by Manuela Santoni and I discovered that she has wrote one about Jane Austen that I will be happy to read.