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allisonderose's review
4.0
4.5 stars. (i will have real concrete thoughts at a normal hour. since it is 2 am when i finished this) talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, shit on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it
shadow_dancer's review
4.0
This felt like a quick read and kept me interested with many perspectives of different characters. The story was good and kept my interest and sparked ah-ha moments from start to finish. I feel like the end felt a little abrupt but overall a good read.
lattelibrarian's review
4.0
"When you go looking for skeletons in the closet, you might wind up a corpse yourself.
Death can be contagious."
When Manon escapes from a harrowing situation at her orphanage and goes on the run, she discovers that there's plenty of people out there willing to help her. She also discovers that there's even more who are trying to track her down. Not quite human, not quite something else, Manon is a scientific discovery like no other. In fact, she may discredit Charles Darwin by means of existing.
Told in short chapters that are almost like character studies and letters address to Charles Darwin, we readers are taken on a journey to unearth the origins of Manon's birth and identity. A fantastic romp between historical fiction, science fiction, speculative fiction, and more, this book cannot be pinned down and simply observed. Instead, you must experience it fully as it spreads its wings and flies through your imagination.
Totally unlike anything I've ever read, this book offers a fantastical look at how humans can adapt and overcome as well as how humans can be manipulative, greedy, and attempt to learn something new and exciting at any and all costs...
Death can be contagious."
When Manon escapes from a harrowing situation at her orphanage and goes on the run, she discovers that there's plenty of people out there willing to help her. She also discovers that there's even more who are trying to track her down. Not quite human, not quite something else, Manon is a scientific discovery like no other. In fact, she may discredit Charles Darwin by means of existing.
Told in short chapters that are almost like character studies and letters address to Charles Darwin, we readers are taken on a journey to unearth the origins of Manon's birth and identity. A fantastic romp between historical fiction, science fiction, speculative fiction, and more, this book cannot be pinned down and simply observed. Instead, you must experience it fully as it spreads its wings and flies through your imagination.
Totally unlike anything I've ever read, this book offers a fantastical look at how humans can adapt and overcome as well as how humans can be manipulative, greedy, and attempt to learn something new and exciting at any and all costs...
mbecker30's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is honestly the best book I have ever read. It can get a little bit emotional and there are some rather violent murders in the book for readers that don’t like gore, although there are only about 2 gruesome descriptions. This book is full of juicy plot twists and interesting characters (some of them animals.) that keep the story moving at a good pace. In the beginning of the book, there are many confusing things that seem to be introduced at random, but there are several eureka 💡 moments in the book that make it all make sense.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Although the bad things mentioned above are…bad, things book has very few and far between mentions, so I believe this book is still perfect for middle grades, myself being one of them.kelleydoesbooks's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
emily_g's review
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
jchinzi's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
lukeass's review
almost /too/ fast of a read to where it’s hard for me to connect to the characters or care about them. she introduces a character and their entire life story in three pages and then moves to another character pov so quickly that i get whiplash.