Review Detail

A unique retelling with humor on almost every page. I laughed out loud quite a bit--but what should have been it's saving grace, just barely saved a fairly slow moving story.

Victoria Frankenstein aka "Tor," is a mad scientist...okay maybe she's not mad--but she is a scientist. Following in her father's scientist footsteps--Tor's been attempting to raise the dead--dead mice that is. It's something she's been working on for quite some time much to her best friend, Owen's chagrin.

Then one day she hits a boy and kills him. But, not to fret she brings him back to life in true Mary Shelley fashion--which of course sets off a series of both fortunate and unfortunate events.

What I liked: The cast of characters, I liked them all. They were funny, and odd--and just the kind of people I would hang out with if I were in high school.

Adam, in particular stole my heart. His rebirth was a thing to see, and how he so quickly became attached to his "creator," or rather "savior," made my heart swoon just a little bit. He was affectionate in the most deadpan way possible--but it was endearing.

Tor. Tor was hilarious, all of her sarcastic quips tickled me pink. As well as Owen, who had a funny sarcastic, nerdy way of being.

What I didn't like:
Although the characters were strong, the story itself was pretty slow moving, and seemed to go on with no particular ending in sight. I kind of felt like I would never finish, and even if I did I wasn't sure what I was going to wind up with.

There are a lot of almost action moments throughout the story but, the climax comes fairly late and left me feeling a little let down. There was an overwhelming sense of being underwhelmed by the important parts of the story.

All in all the story was quite enjoyable, easy readable but underwhelming--which was disappointing.

Final Verdict: A readable story with intriguing characters--and a decent plot. Recommended for readers that like their books, with a little less action, and a lot more snark.