A review by maybeimreading
Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye

dark sad medium-paced

3.75

A solid 3.75 because the story was fun. I deducted stars because the style of writing wasn't my cup of tea. For that reason, it was hard to keep on reading as I needed to be in a specific mood.

I was surprised that the murders were written pretty straight-forward and they weren't too gruesome.  I definitely flinched when Sardar got his right arm cut off though - I wasn't expecting that. I also thought some parts weren't exactly explored and it would benefit the plot. Some questions that linger include: why did Sahjara take to Jane so quickly, why did Charles and Sardar trust Jane so easily? The ending when it's revealed that Jane is an illegitimate child took me by surprise but that explained why they weren't living in the main house.