The Madman's Daughter (The Madman's Daughter, #1)
The Madman's Daughter A dark, breathless, beautifully-written gothic thriller of murder, madness and a mysterious island... Full description
The Madman's Daughter A dark, breathless, beautifully-written gothic thriller of murder, madness and a mysterious island... Full description
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780007500208 (0007500203)
Publish date: February 21st 2013
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 360
Edition language: English
Series: The Madman's Daughter (#1)
I am a lover of horror and monsters and things that go bump in the night. Not the slash em' up kind of horror, but the scary kind of horror that keeps you on the edge of your seat with ghosts and creatures of the night. When I was young, I loved watching movies like Mysterious Island, 10,000 Leagu...
If you've ever read H.G. Wells, The Island of Dr. Moreau, then you'll recognize this book as a spin-off from it. The Madman's Daughter is told from the point of view of Dr. Moreau's daughter, Juliet. The story focuses on how Juliet deals with her fall from high society after her father's scandal and...
Goodreads Description: Sixteen-year-old Juliet Moreau has built a life for herself in London—working as a maid, attending church on Sundays, and trying not to think about the scandal that ruined her life. After all, no one ever proved the rumors about her father's gruesome experiments. But when she ...
I don't really know what to say about this book other than the fact that its one of the most bizarre young adult books I've read this year. A strange island, odd beasts and mixed up characters that might interest some people but not quite my taste. Gretchen thought her father was dead for many yea...
I really, really enjoyed this book. I have never read The Island of Dr. Moreau, but I did go into this book knowing the basic gist of the story. That said, I did love how this book followed the general trajectory of the source material, but added a few of its own spins to the story. I loved so m...