Trigger warnings for child abuse and rape 
 I got this book for my birthday. I love Jane Eyre and adore retellings, though not the "and zombies" style. 
 I had some issues with this book, but for the most part I enjoyed it. It's a bit darker than the original novel, though calling the heroine a heroic serial killer like the blurb does is misleading. 
 Jane Steele is a great character, strong female with an interesting back story. The additional cast of characters I also enjoyed, Clarke (until the end) one of my favorites. 
 You can tell the author did a ton of research with the places and cultures she weaves into her story telling. Reading this was quite like reading the original in style if not content. 
 The first part where Jane is young and winds up in the girl's school is my favorite part. The evil headmaster, weak teachers and awful punishments mixed well with the way the author wrote the students comradery and individual personalities. I also enjoyed reading about Jane in London writing gallows confessions and truly learning who she is and what she enjoys 
 The last few chapters of the novel where the plot line climaxes and everything winds up and back down again were really good, in fact you could almost say in this novel Jane is actually Mr. Rochester rather than her namesake character. 
 While I did enjoy Mr. Thornfied and his staff, I found the middle part of the book to be a whole hell of a lot of tell instead of show. Pages upon pages of dialogue telling about past events and character history, that quite frankly bored me to tears and had me speed reading or skimming through chunks. This is the reason for four stars instead of five. Example: there are literally two scenes, one after another where Jane sits and listens to someone drone on at her about events that happened years before and while the information gathered does move the plot along it is dull getting there. 
 I do recommend reading this if you like Jane Eyre, the macabre, dark humor and different cultures.