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necro_mance's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
There's so many characters in this book that don't need to be there. And there's integal characters from the book not brought up at all which is odd. Henry Clerval isn't in this or at all replicated. Angelika does serve as an intellectual companion to Victor but not a moral counter point at all. It's just an odd choice.
And to make Victor Frankenstien go from prudish obsessive to sex crazed bon vivant is also a choice.
The yearning and spice are not good enough to overcome this if you are a Frankenstein fan. I would have rated higher if the novel just took the idea of "making a Frankenstein" and that was it's only connection to the novel.
Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Sexual assault
natashaleighton_'s review against another edition
- 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
Definitely different from Sally Thorn’s other work but if you love a quirky, eccentric and confident FMCs then you’ll absolutely love Angelika. The romance was actually rather sweet (once you get past the whole raising a man from the dead after shopping for body parts at the morgue), I also loved the way consent was handled when it came to their relationship —this might just be my all time fave reimagining of Frankenstein.
It’s is fairly lighthearted but given subject material, I’d still suggest checking TW/CWs
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Medical content
Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, and Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual assault and Death of parent
rae42's review
Graphic: Blood and Medical content
vanesst's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Body horror, Death, and Sexual content
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual violence, Medical content, and Pregnancy
beepbeep101's review
- 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
Graphic: Body horror and Medical content
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infertility, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Stalking
sadiejericho's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, and Pregnancy
jackiepreston's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
ninahuynh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Characters improved a bit towards the end, but Will's sudden change of heart did not make sense to me. The characters felt flat for at least 65% of the book.
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death and Child death
atamano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Medical content
Moderate: Sexual content and Blood
Minor: Vomit
juliette_95's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Blood, and Medical content
Minor: Rape