Salt and Broom

Jane Eyre, but she's a witch.

When I read Jane Eyre, I fell in love with it. I realize now that it was the right book at the right time, and I actually absorbed very little of the plot or characters-- what made an impression on me was the mood of the book, the overall atmosphere. The *vibe*. This book preserves that vibe wonderfully, while creating an almost entirely new story from its bones. I enjoyed the retention of the atmosphere while making the story itself even more haunting, and the romance a little more... well romantic. Long story short (too late) I went in with "ane Eyre, but she's a witch" and I was not at all disappointed.
If you like gothic lit, if you're a recovering teenaged classics snob who now dabbles in witchcraft, and more likely if you're both of those things, you'll probably like this book.