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kylpon 's review for:
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
by Kiersten White
First thing I have to say is I was confused while reading the ebook as I felt I must be nearing the end of the story but I was only at 40 something percent. Turns out the story itself ends at 50% and then there are a ton of extras.
"It was a labyrinth of knowledge, and I had no string to mark my way. I would have to wait for this minotaur to come to me instead."
As for the story itself, I liked the concept of making Elizabeth the main character and all that she went through being Victor's. The setting was well done. While reading it felt like I had entered the 18th century. In this time, women were belongings more than people and Elizabeth was no exception. While that was appropriately shown in this story Elizabeth still manages to find ways to fight back and has strong female relationships. Elizabeth is a morally grey character and I love that she wasn't black and white, good or bad, but instead somewhere in the middle.
"You are mine, Elizabeth Lavenza, and nothing will take you from me. Not even death."
With all that positive you might be wondering why not a higher rating. Well, the problem with the story was that it was slow for most of it and mostly predictable. Honestly, parts of it were just boring even with the wonderful writing. Also it was more about a different monster than I expected. This wasn't so much about Frankenstein's monster as it was about the monster of abuse and the ability to own a person just because you are male and she a female. It was beautifully done but was not the story I was expecting to be told. I was expecting more of a creepy retelling.
All and all an alright read but not as special as I hoped.
"It was a labyrinth of knowledge, and I had no string to mark my way. I would have to wait for this minotaur to come to me instead."
As for the story itself, I liked the concept of making Elizabeth the main character and all that she went through being Victor's. The setting was well done. While reading it felt like I had entered the 18th century. In this time, women were belongings more than people and Elizabeth was no exception. While that was appropriately shown in this story Elizabeth still manages to find ways to fight back and has strong female relationships. Elizabeth is a morally grey character and I love that she wasn't black and white, good or bad, but instead somewhere in the middle.
"You are mine, Elizabeth Lavenza, and nothing will take you from me. Not even death."
With all that positive you might be wondering why not a higher rating. Well, the problem with the story was that it was slow for most of it and mostly predictable. Honestly, parts of it were just boring even with the wonderful writing. Also it was more about a different monster than I expected. This wasn't so much about Frankenstein's monster as it was about the monster of abuse and the ability to own a person just because you are male and she a female. It was beautifully done but was not the story I was expecting to be told. I was expecting more of a creepy retelling.
All and all an alright read but not as special as I hoped.