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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
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:
Yes
Loved the mix of Sherlock Holmes with Frankenstein’s monster and Jeckyl and Hyde.
I loved this story. It was such a fun and unique take on the classic thriller/mysteries- Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Sherlock Holmes, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and the short story Rappaccini’s Daughter. It’s unique and offers the unique and important female perspective of each of these stories. I loved the formatting- each woman telling their story with interjects and sideline banter from the other women as “editing notes”. It offered a lot of humor to the dark subject of experiments and science and the treatment of women and the unintended but very real consequences that can accompany it.
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Murder, mysteries, monsters… and good fun.
This book reads like the best sort of fan fiction (funny and meta and a little bit strange) but written by someone obsessed with Victorian gothic novels. The characters are great (it’s a feminist found family - LOVE) and it’s a thinker too.
The novel mixes up all sorts of classic stories, pulls them apart and remakes them in new and interesting ways... Not unlike the (awful) fathers of this ragtag bunch of monstrous heroines.
The pacing is a bit off towards the end. 3.5 stars but I rounded up as I like the concept and the characters very much.
This book reads like the best sort of fan fiction (funny and meta and a little bit strange) but written by someone obsessed with Victorian gothic novels. The characters are great (it’s a feminist found family - LOVE) and it’s a thinker too.
The novel mixes up all sorts of classic stories, pulls them apart and remakes them in new and interesting ways... Not unlike the (awful) fathers of this ragtag bunch of monstrous heroines.
The pacing is a bit off towards the end. 3.5 stars but I rounded up as I like the concept and the characters very much.
Tak tohle bylo nesmírně osvěžující.
Po o něco pomalejším rozjezdu, kdy se vás autorka snaží seznámit se všemi postavami, nabírá děj spád a už vám nedovolí se od stránek jen tak odtrhnout. Kniha je napsána velice čtivě, překvapivě originálně a oplývá bryskním, typicky britským humorem. Aby toho nebylo málo, nechybí snad žádná z postav klasických gotických románů. Sečteno a podtrženo - už se moc těším na další díl, kéž by se takových knih u nás překládalo a vydávalo více.
Po o něco pomalejším rozjezdu, kdy se vás autorka snaží seznámit se všemi postavami, nabírá děj spád a už vám nedovolí se od stránek jen tak odtrhnout. Kniha je napsána velice čtivě, překvapivě originálně a oplývá bryskním, typicky britským humorem. Aby toho nebylo málo, nechybí snad žádná z postav klasických gotických románů. Sečteno a podtrženo - už se moc těším na další díl, kéž by se takových knih u nás překládalo a vydávalo více.