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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is one of my favorite horror classics, so I was intrigued to see how Bayron would tackle the famous creature in this novel. Make Me a Monster is a spooky and thrilling read from start to finish. It keeps the readers on their toes through each chapter, and just when you think you've figured out the answers to the mystery, you're thrown in a new direction. The unsuspected surprises made this a very entertaining reading experience.

I think the setting of the story alone and having the main character, Meka, who is a mortuary assistant at her family's funeral home, makes this an eerie read. It's great for the spooky season or the cooler months, where readers are seeking out thrillers to add to the ambiance. While haunting with its descriptions of death and things that go bump in the night it is also a story grounded in reality.

One of the major themes of the novel is grief and dealing with death as a part of life. Through tragedy and revelations later uncovered in the novel, Meka has to come to terms with her mortality (and her work). The story though supernatural in nature, is also a commentary on how time is not promised and that grieving is not a linear process. Meka grows over the course of the journey because of her healing process and I think readers will be able to relate to this part of the story.

This is a great read for the Halloween season that is ode to classic horror that readers will enjoy!