Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Angelika Frankenstein Makes her Match: Sexy and quirky - the unmissable read from the author of TikTok-hit The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

16 reviews

samchase112's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Such a delightfully fun, silly, gothic adaptation that accomplished exactly what it set out to do! If you went into this book expecting a modern rom-com with all the usual tropes and themes, Angelika Frankenstein would surely be a disappointment. Instead, it's a wacky fan fiction that loves poking fun at itself, while exploring big themes of religion, confidence, and wealth in interesting ways. My only complaint is the picture-perfect ending, especially the romance's conclusion; although the insinuation of Mary Shelley's famous tale was a silver lining. This novel is certainly something different, but the book knows it — and I love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Terminal illness, Stalking, Sexism, Misogyny, Grief, Classism, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Death, and Death of parent

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Confinement

Minor: Infertility

markedwithanm's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent and Infertility

juffnstuff's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

levesc17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This is the most ambitious of Sally Throne’s works, therefore it is the most unique and weird and wonderful. Frankenstein fan fiction, but make it slow burn romance with the mad scientist we don’t know from the primary source, Victor Frankenstein’s, younger sister Angelika at the center of it all. I didn’t know what to expect from the author of The Hating Game and Second First Impressions, but I loved it. Enjoy the ride and trust that all the fundamentals of a Throne book are here: banter, sexy kissing, and a satisfying end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Blood

Minor: Death of parent and Vomit