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merlin_reads's review
3.0
Definitely an interesting take on a tale many of us know - the writings of Frankenstein: The 1818 Text & The Vampyre. Much has been debated on how and why these books were written, but Destefano chalks all that to the wind and takes us on a much darker journey - pitting us against these evils head on.
The story begins the way we all know, a group of friends amass at a villa. From here, things start to change. Bored of their nights inside, the group sets a task of each writing a story they would then share. Per the books synopsis, What neither one of them knows is that they are conjuring a dark evil. I argue with this because creepy shit was happening long before they took to writing their own stories. So that part was a little fuzzy for me.
My main issue with this book is, sadly, Mary. She's all over the place. In love with Percy, in love with John, in love with the vampire king (cause yes, there's a vampire king). I never really felt anything true from her because she herself didn't know what she wanted. Side note here: Percy was an absolute shit of a human being and the fact that Mary kept trying to "save" him was just annoying. And while I really wanted to roll my eyes at her "love" for the King, I get that she was under his spell so I guess it gets a pass - but it was seriously frustrating to read about.
What I did like about this book was the vampires. Give me vampires any day and I'm in. I just wish Mary had a little more gusto.
The story begins the way we all know, a group of friends amass at a villa. From here, things start to change. Bored of their nights inside, the group sets a task of each writing a story they would then share. Per the books synopsis, What neither one of them knows is that they are conjuring a dark evil. I argue with this because creepy shit was happening long before they took to writing their own stories. So that part was a little fuzzy for me.
My main issue with this book is, sadly, Mary. She's all over the place. In love with Percy, in love with John, in love with the vampire king (cause yes, there's a vampire king). I never really felt anything true from her because she herself didn't know what she wanted. Side note here: Percy was an absolute shit of a human being and the fact that Mary kept trying to "save" him was just annoying. And while I really wanted to roll my eyes at her "love" for the King, I get that she was under his spell so I guess it gets a pass - but it was seriously frustrating to read about.
What I did like about this book was the vampires. Give me vampires any day and I'm in. I just wish Mary had a little more gusto.
coffeecatreads's review
3.0
This is a really different spin on the Re-Imagining of Frankenstein. It is original and interesting. I give it 3.5 stars.
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