This book is basically nothing like Jane Eyre, except that it uses it as an inspiration, and adds the element of Jane actually being a serial killer, which improves the interest level of this book times a million. I liked this Jane, who is convinced she is evil and just keeps killing people (only despicable, terrible people who deserve to die and have hurt her or her friends). I read some reviews on Goodreads, and a lot of people complained that the story dropped off after Jane went to be a governess at Mr. Thornfield's house (different name), but I thought it was still really interesting and fun with all the changes that she made, like Mr. Thornfield being a Sikh with his Sikh best friend and household, and I loved that it was almost like a mystery, where Jane is trying to figure out who killed someone and where a missing trunk full of jewels was, in addition to being a romance and a thriller. I loved how much drama and excitement there was in this story, and I actually didn't mind the romance between Jane and her employer like it's always bothered me in Jane Eyre. The only thing I didn't love about this book was that there were a few parts that were a little too vulgar for me (which probably outs me as being kind of picky about that, because it wasn't like there was a lot of actual sex in the novel but there were a few pornographic letters which Jane read and were included (which were written by one of the people she had to kill) and a few other instance of Jane dreaming about sex, etc.). Other than those parts, this book was really fun for me. I would not hesitate to recommend this to anyone with the caveat of being aware of some of the more vulgar parts.
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