Ebook, 304 Pages
YA/ Retelling/ Historical Fiction
By: Kiersten White
βFor everyone made to feel like a side character in their own storyβ
π I like the dedication of this book very much as I always think of people as main or secondary characters. I myself am a secondary character!
π Some of you know that I didn’t finish the And I Darken book. But you also know that I believe in second chances. I wanted to give Kiersten her second chance, and while this was not a favorite book, not even close to that. I like this one more than the first book and I did finish it.
π My problem is not the writing itself, because the writing is great and there were a few quote that I like. My problem in both this book and the And I Darken book is the Main characters. Sadly, I don’t seem to like the MC of the book because they tend to be boring, predictable and kind of stupid.
π This is supposed to be a feminist retelling if I am not wrong. Elizabeth should have been more interesting, Victor should have been more interesting but I was more intrigued by Justine and Mary. I even considered DNFing this and that maybe Kiersten’s style is just not for me. But the book got better in the second half. I felt it was predictable and tedious at first but then there is a mini plot twist and things got really interesting after that point which made me continue reading without hesitation.
π Many of the character’s behaviors made me roll my eyes and say “Really?”. I should disclose that I had never read Frankenstein but I know the story from other media forms. That was part of why I was interested in reading this. Some said that this is a horror book but I wasn’t scared.
π Summary and Prescription: A feminist Frankenstein retelling with a not so interesting characters. The start was shaky and a bit slow for me but it definitely gets better. It has a very good writing but I could not relate to the main characters. Still a decent read for fans of feminist retellings and Frankenstein. I gave this 3 out of 5 stars.
Very nice review!
A few days ago I was considering reading this book, but since I just read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein fairly recently, Iβm not sure Iβd enjoy this retelling if the characters are not portrayed well.
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I love retelling β€ sounds great
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Too bad you can’t connect with the characters really! I had no problem with it in And I Darken though. Excellent review!
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Thanks
I think if you read the original book recently, then you can skip this one -at least for the time being-
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You know how every reader approaches the novel differently. I am glad you did enjoy them :). Thanks!
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Oh bummer, sorry you didn’t like this one!
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I am used to it by this point, don’t worry!
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Nice review. I’ve been wanting to read this π
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Hope you like it π
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