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The Washington Post (July 14) discusses a summer of Brontes, including a review of Jane Slayre.
People Magazine (May 10, 2010) looks forward to a Bronte summer, and Jane Slayre.
Wall Street Journal (May 10, 2010) examines the literary mash-up trend and talks with Sherri Browning Erwin at their
blog Speakeasy. Telegraph and Argus UK (April 13, 2010) examines what Charlotte might think of Jane Slayre, and goes to a Bronte
expert for answers. New York Times (Books- Sunday March 14): JANE SLAYRE gets a mention in a comic interpretation of potential
new mash-ups. USA Today (March 4, 2010): Jane Slayre measures up to other mash-ups. USA Today. (March 4, 2010): Sherri Browning Erwin talks about the literary mash-up trend with Carol Memmott. Reviews: Bronte, Charlotte & Sherri Browning Erwin. Jane Slayre: The Literary Classic with a Blood-Sucking Twist. Library Journal (3/8/10) Gallery Bks.: S. & S. Apr. 2010. c.416p. ISBN 978-1-4391-9118-7.
pap. $15. FANTASY No stranger to paranormal fiction, Erwin (To Hell with Love, Naughty or Nice) raises the bar
for the next generation of “monster classics.” Jane is orphaned and raised by vampires, sent off to a boarding
school (that breeds zombies for domestic help), and loses her love to a lunatic werewolf. It’s a ghastly new spin
on the familiar, page-turning classic Jane Eyre. Poignant and charming, Jane could give Buffy a run for her money.
Unlike Seth Grahame-smith’s novel but disjointed Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (the zombies were an awkward
insertion), Erwin seems to be channeling Brontë and the monsters are a seamless addition to the text. The story takes
an unexpected turn towards the end, keeping readers entranced. Verdict Similar to Sharon Shinn’s Jenna Starborn,
Erwin’s unique and gripping revision of a well-loved classic. Enthusiastically recommended for all. Jane Slayre. Another entry in the growing genre of horror mashups (ranging from Pride and Prejudice
and Zombies to Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter), this volume takes Brontë's classic and turns the Reed family into vampires,
Jane Eyre's classmates at Lowood into zombies, and Bertha Rochester into something far more dangerous than a madwoman.
While Jane herself remains much the same, the supernatural additions prove highly amusing, turning the gothic elements of
the original up to eleven while preserving the story's post-Victorian coming-of-age conventions. Despite her whimsical
and irreverent modifications, Erwin displays great affection for Brontë and her characters; the undeniable spark between
Erwin's Jane and Rochester is made all the more delightful by Jane's plucky fearlessness in the face of evil. With
the possible exception of purists, fans of Jane Eyre will find much to love, with moments of laugh-out-loud hilarity; horror
fans unfamiliar with the original will also be pleased, though they'll miss out on some of the comic nuance. (Apr.) Bitten By Books "Jane Slayre is still serious and quiet — until she whips out her collection of Egyptian daggers and goes Buffy on your vampire ass." Read full review here.
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