A review by maggie_grayson
Ironskin by Tina Connolly

2.0

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Ironskin was a listopia find that caught my attention. The plot is based off of the classic, Jane Eyre, as well as a few references to Beauty and the Beast. I was sucked in right away but as I continued reading it became a little too dark and strange for my tastes. I liked how Jane was cast as this brave heroine who fought in the fairie wars, and I also liked how towards the end she took off her iron mask to embrace who she really was. However, she was a hypocrite at times because she constantly thought about her "ruined" face and longed for, demanded, and eventually got a new one from the surgeon AKA her Rochester-esque love interest. That's essentially why I gave 2 stars instead of 3. Also, peeling off someones skin and pasting a magical mask on isn't cool at all, it's just freaky.