Review: I reread Frankenstein recently and am on a quest to read all the retellings! And this one proved to be a thought-provoking, feminist Frankenstein-inspired story with a twist.
While not a retelling, per se, this story took characters and ideas from the original novel as a springboard a ...more
This book was one of my most anticipated reads for the year. I mean look at that Cover! Intriguing right? And a Frankenstein retelling! Psh.. Heck Yes!!
However, it fell a little short for me. The idea of the story was definitely there and intriguing, but as I got reading, I felt the story start to g ...more
Cadaver and Queen was a lot of fun! I was engrossed throughout the entire story, beginning from page one. It’s a very unique and unusual story. Character development and world-building were consistent, and the story flowed very well. I could actually play it out like a movie in my mind. I will read ...more
Ohhhh this was actually fun and not what I was expecting! It kinda reminded me of Stalking Jack the Ripper and some Frankenstein. Victorian era sexism really does piss me off. The romance was kinda cheesy but I actually didn't mind it. Lots of mystery and science ...more
Un re-telling ben fatto, interessante e sufficientemente dark da essere anche un pò inquietante, della storia del dottor Victor Frankenstein e della sua mostruosa creatura. Resto in attesa del secondo capitolo della saga. *** A well written, interesting and dark enough to be even a little disturbing r ...more
I have to say I kept low expectations for this one so since it turned out to be pretty good I'm impressed. This a really interesting, almost steampunkish twist on the classic Frankenstein and this one was not a dud.
I have to start off on how I really liked Elizabeth. She had the strive ...more