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A review by jurassicreads
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
5.0
Rick Yancey has done it again! I didn't think anything could live up to "The 5th Wave," but clearly I was wrong! This novel (which was written well before the previously mentioned one) is an amazing show of just how descriptive and mind-blowing Yancey's writing can truly be.
This is a densely descriptive murder-mystery type novel involving monsters! To compare it to something similar, it has the old-time, mad scientist feel of "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley!
The story takes place from the point of view of a boy named Will Henry who is somewhat of an apprentice monstrumologist to Dr. Warthrop. A monstrumologist? Ah, yes! A monstrumologist is someone who studies monsters... In this book, the anthropophagi is the creature of interest - a headless beast standing over 6' tall with a mouth in its chest!
At times this book is a little hard to read because it has a lot of description and action packed into each chapter, but if you have time to sit down and read 75-100pg at a time, it's the book for you! As a reader, you really come to connect with the orphaned Will Henry and Dr. Warthrop, who you learn also had a troubling relationship with this father.
This is a book that you will be imagining quite vividly, from the chilly, dank cemeteries, to the scenes of maggots and flies that make your skin crawl. This is an exciting, scary journey that you feel like you're a part of! I absolutely love this book and recommend it to anyone, no matter their favorite genre!
Click Here for my full video review.
This is a densely descriptive murder-mystery type novel involving monsters! To compare it to something similar, it has the old-time, mad scientist feel of "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley!
The story takes place from the point of view of a boy named Will Henry who is somewhat of an apprentice monstrumologist to Dr. Warthrop. A monstrumologist? Ah, yes! A monstrumologist is someone who studies monsters... In this book, the anthropophagi is the creature of interest - a headless beast standing over 6' tall with a mouth in its chest!
At times this book is a little hard to read because it has a lot of description and action packed into each chapter, but if you have time to sit down and read 75-100pg at a time, it's the book for you! As a reader, you really come to connect with the orphaned Will Henry and Dr. Warthrop, who you learn also had a troubling relationship with this father.
This is a book that you will be imagining quite vividly, from the chilly, dank cemeteries, to the scenes of maggots and flies that make your skin crawl. This is an exciting, scary journey that you feel like you're a part of! I absolutely love this book and recommend it to anyone, no matter their favorite genre!
Click Here for my full video review.