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Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne

8 reviews

beepbeep101's review

dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Religious bigotry, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Stalking

sadiejericho's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Love Sally Thorne. This was a big swing for the fences and I really appreciate authors who take risks. Rarely while reading romance am I unsure of how things will turn out. I wasn’t really able to connect with the main characters enough to feel the usual investment in their love story, but the plot had enough going for it and there were enough entertaining side characters to keep me invested. Not for everyone and if you’re a usual Sally reader it’s not like anything she’s done before. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, and Pregnancy

jackiepreston's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I have this ongoing problem with Sally Thorne books where there's so much dialogue that I can't actually keep track of where the characters are and what's going on in the scene. It worked in The Hating Game, but both this and 99 Percent Mine I kept losing track of what was going on at any giving time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual assault

samchase112's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Such a delightfully fun, silly, gothic adaptation that accomplished exactly what it set out to do! If you went into this book expecting a modern rom-com with all the usual tropes and themes, Angelika Frankenstein would surely be a disappointment. Instead, it's a wacky fan fiction that loves poking fun at itself, while exploring big themes of religion, confidence, and wealth in interesting ways. My only complaint is the picture-perfect ending, especially the romance's conclusion; although the insinuation of Mary Shelley's famous tale was a silver lining. This novel is certainly something different, but the book knows it — and I love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

serenitygrant's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book was the perfect read to get in the spooky 🎃

Angelika, frustrating at times, was the perfect MC. I enjoyed reading her character growth and seeing the development of her relationship with Will. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

megwilli's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Medical content

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

juffnstuff's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

thepictureofashjayy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I went into this book a little apprehensive as to whether or not I would enjoy it and oh my stars, it completely took me by surprise.

It was such a cosy, fun read with some serious notes here and there. I’ve never actually read Frankenstein but I know of the story and I think this is an absolutely fantastic retelling. 

The romance between Angelika and Will was heart-stopping (literally) and throughout the book I really grew to know them like old friends, it was brilliant.

Definitely one of the funniest books I’ve read this year. I absolutely recommend picking it up if you have the chance!!


[AD - PR PRODUCT, I was sent an ARC of this by the publisher.]

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault