Jane Steele

"Remember Jane Eyre, that Victorian orphan whose sad story begins with a bullying cousin and a cruel headmaster? Now imagine an alternate version in which Jane fights back — like, really, murderously fights back. That’s the premise of Jane Steele, which isn’t so much a retelling of Charlotte Brontë’s classic as a total reimagining of her main character. This Jane is a completely different woman, one who refuses to accept her lot in life or the limitations imposed on the women of her time. The resulting book is a dark, thrilling read, and while there is a romance thrown in, it comes with a contemporary twist."