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A review by shellygreninger
Ironskin by Tina Connolly
3.0
I don't really know where to start with this review. I had really high hopes for this book based on the synopsis and the stunning cover. I don't really think that the actual story lived up to the expectations that I had. I realize that this is a liberal "re-telling" of the Jane Eyre story and I must admit that it's been SO long since I have read Jane Eyre that it was like a whole new story to me. I won't even begin to say that I could compare the two stories because, honestly, I tend to not remember plots of books after so many years. So I didn't have any issues with that like I know some readers did.
I really did like the plot and I think that while Ms. Connolly did a great job building her world there were a lot of things that were confusing about it. There seemed to be a lot of missing information concerning the Great War and details about why it ended, etc... that I think really needed to be elaborated on. I also really wanted to know what year it was, but that's just something that bugs me personally.
I did like her descriptions of the Fae and how they needed to use human bodies because they didn't have corporeal forms of their own. I also liked that in this story the Fae and the "bad guys". I know in a lot of YA books the Fae are glamorized, not so in this case!
For some reason I never really connected with Jane, I don't know why. She was a likable enough character. My favorite character was probably the butler, Poule. I also really was unsatisfied by how the romance between Edward and Jane was left off. It seemed really unfinished it and it wasn't a very satisfying end, for me anyway. I never really got a great feeling about Edward anyway, I think his character needed more work. Overall, I think there needed to be a lot more character development.
The ending seemed really rushed to me. I think that it was great that Jane was able to help Dorie and that she learns about her curse and how to deal with it in a better way. I just think that the pacing and flow of the story needed help. I think this had the potential to be a really great story, I just think that in actuality the execution here was just a little off for me.
I am sure that there are a lot of readers who really enjoyed or will enjoy this book, I just didn't like it quite as much as I was prepared to. I know that there is another book coming in this series, but I don't know if I will read it or not.
I really did like the plot and I think that while Ms. Connolly did a great job building her world there were a lot of things that were confusing about it. There seemed to be a lot of missing information concerning the Great War and details about why it ended, etc... that I think really needed to be elaborated on. I also really wanted to know what year it was, but that's just something that bugs me personally.
I did like her descriptions of the Fae and how they needed to use human bodies because they didn't have corporeal forms of their own. I also liked that in this story the Fae and the "bad guys". I know in a lot of YA books the Fae are glamorized, not so in this case!
For some reason I never really connected with Jane, I don't know why. She was a likable enough character. My favorite character was probably the butler, Poule. I also really was unsatisfied by how the romance between Edward and Jane was left off. It seemed really unfinished it and it wasn't a very satisfying end, for me anyway. I never really got a great feeling about Edward anyway, I think his character needed more work. Overall, I think there needed to be a lot more character development.
The ending seemed really rushed to me. I think that it was great that Jane was able to help Dorie and that she learns about her curse and how to deal with it in a better way. I just think that the pacing and flow of the story needed help. I think this had the potential to be a really great story, I just think that in actuality the execution here was just a little off for me.
I am sure that there are a lot of readers who really enjoyed or will enjoy this book, I just didn't like it quite as much as I was prepared to. I know that there is another book coming in this series, but I don't know if I will read it or not.