Reviews - Our Hideous Progeny

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Our Hideous Progeny

C.E. McGill

4.04 AVERAGE

annaholt024's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

joyinabook's review against another edition

5.0

4.5 stars

abble_m's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

katsiaryna_z's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

peskilanim's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

coleforbes22's review against another edition

4.0

Having been a huge fan of the original Frankenstein novel, I thought this was a well done, modern spin-off. I thought the author paid homage to Mary Shelley well. Absolutely had significant queer and feminist underpinnings to it and I appreciate the challenge to the time period’s status quo (most notably eugenics/racism and misogyny). I enjoyed the ending but it was low key predictable about half way through. Overall I really enjoyed this and it was a fun story to read.

Favorite quote: “There are some events too miraculous or coincidental, I think, to have occurred by chance… and some too terrible to occur by intention”

eiventeapot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

rating: liked!

since it’s based on frankenstein, my favourite book ever, going into it i had my doubts. but really, i enjoyed it more than i thought i would! it is kinda reminiscent of frankenstein in a way but it’s very much its own story. i like mary a lot, i like the way her relationship with maisie unfolds, i enjoyed the social commentary. all in all, an enjoyable book :3