A YA prequel to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (which kind of feels weird in itself), This Dark Endeavour imagines a young Victor Frankenstein whose twin, Konrad (not in the original), falls dangerously ill with a mysterious blood disease (leukemia, maybe?). Victor, desperate to save him, embarks on a ...
This is in essence a prequel to Mary Shelley's [b:Frankenstein|18490|Frankenstein|Mary Shelley|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1311647465s/18490.jpg|4836639] and as such is Victor Frankenstein's first attempts at alchemy in an effort to save his twin brother Konrad's life. Victor's best friend Henry a...
3.5 starsI read Scarlett as a teen and I decided it had put me off this prequel/sequel written by someone else business for life. (Really, can you blame me? That book is the worst.) Then they went and made Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story and I could have rage-cried from the whole ’have we...
I don't include audiobooks on my challenge stats, but I will do an audiobook review on this one sometime soon.Long story short: loved this. Great foreshadowing in the beginning which made me nervous from the get-go. To me, it lagged a little in the middle, but then ... wow. The author really went to...
I guess I should mention why this book is in my 'could not finish' shelf. For me, it just felt like the author was trying way too hard. I felt like I was reading an 'olde English style' novel written by a fifteen year old. And Victor Frankenstein didn't have a brother. I think there are far too many...
You can also read this review hereThe actual rating is 4.5 When I first came upon this group, I knew I liked this bunch. Victor, especially. He was so reckless and headstrong, I liked him :) Victor, Konrad, Elizabeth and Henry hang out together. One day, they came upon the Dark Library. Victor, bein...
I liked Oppel's books about the bats and having just seen the British National Theater's beautiful production of Frankenstein with Johnny Lee Miller & Benedict Cumberbatch, I was ready for more Frankenstein. This prequel to Shelley's book proved to be just the thing. Written for YA, the plot was a b...
“I’m imbued with high hopes and lofty ambitious. And if I can’t travel between planets–”“Always good to have a back-up plan,” Henry interjected.“–then I will create something, some great work that will be useful and marvelous to all humanity… In any event, I will be remembered forever.”Victor Frank...
****FINAL RATING: 3.90 STARS****CATCHALLI was surprised by how much I liked this book. It was dark and gothic, and basically exactly my cup of tea. There was romance but not too much, and there was mystery. There was intrigue. Betrayal, secrets, and lies. unexpected twists and endings. Things that ...
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