Jane of Fire

The Tattooed Girl #2

by Jessica Penot

There's evil at Thornfield Hall.

Jane Marsh knows it. She senses it. But she can’t leave. She loves Thornfield, she loves her first year at Huntington College and her new friends. And she’s falling in love with Edward Rochester, Miss Adele’s grandson, and heir to Thornfield.
But strange things are happening at Thornfield. Scary things that Jane can’t explain. Her best friend Helen, warned her. But it’s too late, Jane is so attached to Thornfield and to Edward, that she could never even think of leaving. Could she?

Growing up without parents, without a family, all Jane has ever wanted is to belong. To feel wanted. To be part of a family.
But Jane has a terrible feeling building inside her. Nothing is as it seems at Thornfield. And everything in her life could be ripped out from under her if she’s not careful.

Jane of Fire is Book 2 in the teen and young adult paranormal horror series by Jessica Penot.

194 pages, Paperback

First published December 12, 2018

About the author

I am a counselor and writer who lives in Alabama with my dogs, cats, children, and other strange creatures. I am an autistic therapist and autism advocate that loses herself in hyperfixations and glimmers and writes books about them.

Reviews

[Paula Phillips]

Jane of Fire continues from the first book Jane of Air which introduced us to Jane who has been employed at Thornfield Hall. Jane has fallen in love no matter how much she was warned against with Edward Rochester. In this book, Jane has learned that Edward is engaged to Blanche and that he is following his families footsteps by not marrying people they love as the ones they love truly tend to die. Jane is more than aware of the curse as she discovered Lilliana's letters and Bertha's diary. A few fires happen, and injuries arise at Thornfield that are related to Bertha's death. When Jane is called back to her foster mother's deathbed, she discovers that she had an uncle who had been searching for all these years and Jane learns the real truth of whom she is and a bit about her tattoo. I was hoping for a bit more explanation but maybe next book. While this is happening, Jane learns that Edward has been arrested for Bertha's death. We also discover the real identity behind Helen - Jane's best friend in Book #1. This made sense as I had a feeling after finishing Book #1 that it was along these lines. If you love supernatural, paranormal romance and the Jane Eyre tale then you will feel right at home with Jessica Penot's series Tattooed Girl.

[E. Davidson]

Probably not enough for a series

Even in the YA/NA world, the two installments so far do not make the start of a series, especially not one projected to be six books long. So far I feel that I’ve read the first third of a reasonably long stand-alone novel. And I am having real trouble with the lack of consistency of voice and content. The 3rd book is not available as of my writing this: not sure if I will read it if/when it appears.