What the community thinks
summary of 1233 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
Graphic
Forced institutionalization (2 reviewers), Body horror (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Death (1 reviewer), Gore (1 reviewer), Misogyny (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), and Blood (1 reviewer)Moderate
Animal cruelty (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Emotional abuse (1 reviewer), Blood (1 reviewer), and Kidnapping (1 reviewer)Minor
Animal death (1 reviewer), Body horror (1 reviewer), and Physical abuse (1 reviewer)Moods
mysterious 64%
tense 57%
adventurous 28%
emotional 26%
sad 19%
challenging 8%
reflective 8%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
funny 1%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 47% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 27% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%Average rating
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Victor is her escape from misery. Elizabeth does everything she can to make herself indispensable--and it works. She is taken in by the Frankenstein family and rewarded with a warm bed, delicious food, and dresses of the finest silk. Soon she and Victor are inseparable.
But her new life comes at a price. As the years pass, Elizabeth's survival depends on managing Victor's dangerous temper and entertaining his every whim, no matter how depraved. Behind her blue eyes and sweet smile lies the calculating heart of a girl determined to stay alive no matter the cost . . . as the world she knows is consumed by darkness.
Buy The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
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Other countries
Bookshop UK
Blackwell's
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Victor is her escape from misery. Elizabeth does everything she can to make herself indispensable--and it works. She is taken in by the Frankenstein family and rewarded with a warm bed, delicious food, and dresses of the finest silk. Soon she and Victor are inseparable.
But her new life comes at a price. As the years pass, Elizabeth's survival depends on managing Victor's dangerous temper and entertaining his every whim, no matter how depraved. Behind her blue eyes and sweet smile lies the calculating heart of a girl determined to stay alive no matter the cost . . . as the world she knows is consumed by darkness.
What the community thinks
summary of 1233 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
Graphic
Forced institutionalization (2 reviewers), Body horror (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Death (1 reviewer), Gore (1 reviewer), Misogyny (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), and Blood (1 reviewer)Moderate
Animal cruelty (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Emotional abuse (1 reviewer), Blood (1 reviewer), and Kidnapping (1 reviewer)Minor
Animal death (1 reviewer), Body horror (1 reviewer), and Physical abuse (1 reviewer)Moods
mysterious 64%
tense 57%
adventurous 28%
emotional 26%
sad 19%
challenging 8%
reflective 8%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
funny 1%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 47% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 27% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%Average rating