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A review by highvoltagegrrl
Ironskin by Tina Connolly
3.0
Ironskin is one of the more different fey stories I’ve ever read. Instead of focusing on the fey the book focuses on the humans after the Great War with the fey. This alone makes the story stand apart from other stories featuring fey. The main character, Jane, and the child that she is governess to are both cursed in different ways and these are a unique feature to this book.
There is some mystery surrounding Edward, the father that hired Jane, as he disappears for days at a time and has a long line of women after him for his time. Not to mention that Edward creates these ugly masks that are hanging around his home. The secrets start to spill out and with those secrets chaos ensues.
While there isn’t much in the way of fey characters in this story, the entire book features the fey’s previous presence and what they have done to the humans and the world they live in. As the fey had cursed some humans it also caused issues with their emotions, such as Jane experiencing Rage due to her scars. This makes it hard to tell where the characters emotions end and the fey’s curse begins. I think that may be why I was never able to fully connect with Jane.
One of my favorite characters was Poule and while we hear only bits and pieces of who she is - it is always interesting, entertaining, and enlightening. I would have loved to read more about her character and her family as well.
Book Received: For free from publisher in exchange for an honest review
Reviewed by Jessica for Book Sake.
There is some mystery surrounding Edward, the father that hired Jane, as he disappears for days at a time and has a long line of women after him for his time. Not to mention that Edward creates these ugly masks that are hanging around his home. The secrets start to spill out and with those secrets chaos ensues.
While there isn’t much in the way of fey characters in this story, the entire book features the fey’s previous presence and what they have done to the humans and the world they live in. As the fey had cursed some humans it also caused issues with their emotions, such as Jane experiencing Rage due to her scars. This makes it hard to tell where the characters emotions end and the fey’s curse begins. I think that may be why I was never able to fully connect with Jane.
One of my favorite characters was Poule and while we hear only bits and pieces of who she is - it is always interesting, entertaining, and enlightening. I would have loved to read more about her character and her family as well.
Book Received: For free from publisher in exchange for an honest review
Reviewed by Jessica for Book Sake.