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elysectran's review against another edition
3.0
I thought it was ok. In my opinion, it was a bit realistic for science fiction. Also, I felt as though the author was just making up science things to justify the weird things that happened.
beastreader's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book much more than the first one, Cadaver and Queen. I found myself just jumping right into this book. That is because the back story and introductions of the characters from the first book were over. Therefore, for this reason I do suggest you start with the first book to get the better reading experience with this book.
In the prior novel, Aggie was not as prominent. Yet, in this book, she was one of the main lead characters. I really liked her. The other person that also made a good impression on me was Artful Dodger. He plays the role of "Oliver Twist" in this spin off of that classic story. Yet, he had more attitude and spunk.
I criticized the first book because I felt that the bio-mechanical aspect was not that strong. However, in this book it was more prominent. Thus, I was happy. This is a good series with a fun twist on classics, Frankenstein and Oliver Twist.
In the prior novel, Aggie was not as prominent. Yet, in this book, she was one of the main lead characters. I really liked her. The other person that also made a good impression on me was Artful Dodger. He plays the role of "Oliver Twist" in this spin off of that classic story. Yet, he had more attitude and spunk.
I criticized the first book because I felt that the bio-mechanical aspect was not that strong. However, in this book it was more prominent. Thus, I was happy. This is a good series with a fun twist on classics, Frankenstein and Oliver Twist.
storiedadventures's review against another edition
3.0
Not sure why I haven't reviewed this one on here? I read it back in February and it's now April. Whoops!
3.5 Stars! I really thought this was a fun conclusion to the duology! It is a retelling of Oliver Twist with Frankenstein! This was such a fun sereis and I would definitely read more from this author!
3.5 Stars! I really thought this was a fun conclusion to the duology! It is a retelling of Oliver Twist with Frankenstein! This was such a fun sereis and I would definitely read more from this author!
blanchen's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars for this one. This second book in the series was not as strong as the first one, but I still liked it overall.
I kind of wish that the author would have gone a different route in this one and maybe not chosen to use the classic literary character again for the experiments. I first believed that maybe Aggie would get the mechanical eyes, and I think that would have been a great story.
All in all, I really liked this book anyway and Saskia Maarleveld did an amazing narration as always.
I kind of wish that the author would have gone a different route in this one and maybe not chosen to use the classic literary character again for the experiments. I first believed that maybe Aggie would get the mechanical eyes, and I think that would have been a great story.
All in all, I really liked this book anyway and Saskia Maarleveld did an amazing narration as always.
bluesapphirereads's review against another edition
3.0
The adding of the characters from Oliver Twist was a little confusing and to be honest I wasn’t a fan. But I did enjoy the writing and it for sure kept me on the edge of my seat like every good suspense and action book should.
jilljemmett's review against another edition
5.0
This is a fun series! It is set in Victorian times, with science fiction themes.
The first book in the story, Cadaver and Queen, is an adaptation of Frankenstein. This story is an adaptation of Oliver Twist. I actually haven’t read either of those books, so I’m not sure how much of the original story is included, though the characters are there.
There are a lot of medical scenes because it is set in a hospital. I’m quite squeamish, but I was able to get through those scenes. There were some blood and surgeries involved. However, these scenes were limited so I was able to enjoy the story.
The biomechanicals in this story are corpses who have been turned into machines by attaching different body parts. An interesting aspect of these creatures is that they can continue to experience the lives and memories of the donor. This was similar to the phantom limb syndrome, which is when a person can still feel their limbs after they have been amputated.
I really enjoyed this book!
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The first book in the story, Cadaver and Queen, is an adaptation of Frankenstein. This story is an adaptation of Oliver Twist. I actually haven’t read either of those books, so I’m not sure how much of the original story is included, though the characters are there.
There are a lot of medical scenes because it is set in a hospital. I’m quite squeamish, but I was able to get through those scenes. There were some blood and surgeries involved. However, these scenes were limited so I was able to enjoy the story.
The biomechanicals in this story are corpses who have been turned into machines by attaching different body parts. An interesting aspect of these creatures is that they can continue to experience the lives and memories of the donor. This was similar to the phantom limb syndrome, which is when a person can still feel their limbs after they have been amputated.
I really enjoyed this book!
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
ashleighbeanxo's review against another edition
2.0
320 pages of my life I'll never get back!
So I normally hate when sequels or later books in a sequel change POV from the first book (with the exception of the His Fair Assassin series) so I was prepared to hate this book already. I didn't care much for Aggie in the first book and I didn't understand how suddenly she and Lizzie were best friends.
But when Aggie meets Dodger, I thought 'hey up, this could work and I might not hate this book'. No, it didn't work and I did hate this book. The author tries to do too many things at once and I don't think she's good at wrapping things up. There were too many side plots and too many things to be juggled that it just came across as a mess.
If the book had been solely about Aggie and Dodger, I might have loved it. But no, the Bio-Mechanical thing is still forefront and present, and it's stupid.
Meh.
So I normally hate when sequels or later books in a sequel change POV from the first book (with the exception of the His Fair Assassin series) so I was prepared to hate this book already. I didn't care much for Aggie in the first book and I didn't understand how suddenly she and Lizzie were best friends.
But when Aggie meets Dodger, I thought 'hey up, this could work and I might not hate this book'. No, it didn't work and I did hate this book. The author tries to do too many things at once and I don't think she's good at wrapping things up. There were too many side plots and too many things to be juggled that it just came across as a mess.
If the book had been solely about Aggie and Dodger, I might have loved it. But no, the Bio-Mechanical thing is still forefront and present, and it's stupid.
Meh.
lpcoolgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Fantastic book, loved getting to see more of these characters, as well as some new ones! Would've liked a bit more detail, but really great read!
enchantedtoreadyou's review against another edition
4.0
First, let's get this out of the way. I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley and Harlequin Teen in exchange for my honest review.
Now then. Maybe I didn't fully read the synopsis. Maybe I stopped at 'oh there's a nurse treating patients at night on the down low? THIS IS FOR ME!' I'm a nurse, so I was like, I can totally relate to this character. I would be the one in these times who would try to treat HUMANS in the age of bio-mechanicals. I would take from the hospital I worked at to treat humans at night. Like, this girl is me!
I was wrong. This ended up being more of a Frankenstein retelling. It focused more on the bio-mechanical aspect and the conflict of Germany and England pitting their best bio-mechanicals against each other to see who was superior. Unsuspecting characters turned out to be bio-mechanicals. There was a lot of sci-fi involved, which honestly, isn't my favorite subject matter. All in all, this book was not bad. The story was intriguing. I just wished that it would have been the story I hoped for. But that's completely on me, guys!
Now then. Maybe I didn't fully read the synopsis. Maybe I stopped at 'oh there's a nurse treating patients at night on the down low? THIS IS FOR ME!' I'm a nurse, so I was like, I can totally relate to this character. I would be the one in these times who would try to treat HUMANS in the age of bio-mechanicals. I would take from the hospital I worked at to treat humans at night. Like, this girl is me!
I was wrong. This ended up being more of a Frankenstein retelling. It focused more on the bio-mechanical aspect and the conflict of Germany and England pitting their best bio-mechanicals against each other to see who was superior. Unsuspecting characters turned out to be bio-mechanicals. There was a lot of sci-fi involved, which honestly, isn't my favorite subject matter. All in all, this book was not bad. The story was intriguing. I just wished that it would have been the story I hoped for. But that's completely on me, guys!
enchantedtoreadyou's review against another edition
4.0
First, let's get this out of the way. I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley and Harlequin Teen in exchange for my honest review.
Now then. Maybe I didn't fully read the synopsis. Maybe I stopped at 'oh there's a nurse treating patients at night on the down low? THIS IS FOR ME!' I'm a nurse, so I was like, I can totally relate to this character. I would be the one in these times who would try to treat HUMANS in the age of bio-mechanicals. I would take from the hospital I worked at to treat humans at night. Like, this girl is me!
I was wrong. This ended up being more of a Frankenstein retelling. It focused more on the bio-mechanical aspect and the conflict of Germany and England pitting their best bio-mechanicals against each other to see who was superior. Unsuspecting characters turned out to be bio-mechanicals. There was a lot of sci-fi involved, which honestly, isn't my favorite subject matter. All in all, this book was not bad. The story was intriguing. I just wished that it would have been the story I hoped for. But that's completely on me, guys!
Now then. Maybe I didn't fully read the synopsis. Maybe I stopped at 'oh there's a nurse treating patients at night on the down low? THIS IS FOR ME!' I'm a nurse, so I was like, I can totally relate to this character. I would be the one in these times who would try to treat HUMANS in the age of bio-mechanicals. I would take from the hospital I worked at to treat humans at night. Like, this girl is me!
I was wrong. This ended up being more of a Frankenstein retelling. It focused more on the bio-mechanical aspect and the conflict of Germany and England pitting their best bio-mechanicals against each other to see who was superior. Unsuspecting characters turned out to be bio-mechanicals. There was a lot of sci-fi involved, which honestly, isn't my favorite subject matter. All in all, this book was not bad. The story was intriguing. I just wished that it would have been the story I hoped for. But that's completely on me, guys!