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This Gothic tale is a sequel to the original Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Set on the island of Hoy in the Orkney Islands, the story is told by Oona, an island girl who meets Dr. Victor Frankenstein when he takes shelter in this remote place. The doctor is running away from his monster in the hope that the creature will leave both him and his family alone.

Both Oona and her best friend May work at the manor house where Frankenstein resides. At first highly suspicious of the strange experiments that the doctor is conducting, Oona eventually decides the doctor is working for the betterment of science. When May disappears, the Island people think that both the doctor and Oona did something to her. Oona fears that May’s boyfriend turned violent or perhaps that the creature, who has made his presence on the island known, has abducted her. As she searches for the truth, she puts herself into jeopardy.

This was an intense, disturbing story. We must discover if Victor Frankenstein is the kindly dedicated scientist that he appears to be, or is he an obsessive genius that only cares about his work. Is the creature who lurks in the background a dangerous murderer or a victim who should have our sympathy? The story slowly draws the reader in and the author’s love and respect for the original Frankenstein novel helps her give us a new perspective on this classic story. By delving into literary history we are given the horror of the original, set in a fresh and unique location.
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DeltaQueen50 | 3 andra recensioner | Jun 15, 2021 |
Complex story about an American exchange student, Quinn Perkins, in France who is found stumbling out of the woods where she is hit by a car. Amnesia sets in. The family hosting her is missing. The town has a mysterious secret, but is Quinn in on it?
 
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rmarcin | 17 andra recensioner | Jan 22, 2019 |
This began so very strong with Quinn, the American study abroad student who stumbles out of a copse of trees into the road and is promptly run down by a hit and run driver. The principal mystery of what's happened to her was solid. Enter Molly, podcast reporter, who surreptitiously gains access as Quinn's "aunt". to the hospital where Quinn is convalescing. Add in more layers with a dying resort town with some serious creep and organized crime, some eerie caves and a dead girl. This is a great setup and sadly it didn't fully deliver for me. And the final resolution left me incredulous.

Somewhere around a third of the way in, the tension falls off a bit and this meandered more than was necessary. This definitely straddled the line of my patience where I almost didn't give a damn about the central mystery and I tend to have a lot of patience for mysteries. By three quarters of the way in, I pretty much ceased caring deeply and just wanted to know if my suspicions were correct.

I'd say that if you never read it, you'll still have lived a full life but it isn't a bad book at all. It's a twisty story with a few mysteries but the suspense just evaporated. This one just didn't live up to my expectations. Neutral on recommendation.
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anissaannalise | 17 andra recensioner | Feb 28, 2018 |
On a quiet summer morning, 17-year-old american exchange student Quinn Perkins stumbles out of the woods near St. Roch in France. She is barefoot, covered in blood, and unable to explain what has happened to her. What's more, it is soon determined that the Blavettes, Quinn's host family, has also mysteriously disappeared. With Quinn in the hospital and her memory gone, the idyllic village of St. Roch can't help but wonder if the American girl was in any way responsible for the disappearance of the Blavettes. Boston reporter Molly Swift smells a story and travels to St. Roch to see if she can uncover anything here. Molly soon becomes close to Quinn and tries to prove Quinn's innocence as she goes through a trial by media. But as Molly begins to unravel disturbing secrets, she is forced to admit that the American girl makes for a compelling suspect. Is Quinn really an innocent exchange student, or is she a cunning killer?

I really liked the premise of this novel. I've always wanted to go on an exchange program, but never had the time or opportunity to do so. After reading this book, I don't know if I would want to go on one! I really enjoyed the narrative style of the author, with the switching between the voices of Molly and Quinn. I liked that parts of this story were told in blog format because that's just an interesting medium to use. I liked the thrill aspect of it because I wasn't expecting it to be as dark as it was, and it was really quite good. I thought that there were quite a few plot holes in the story that made it implausible, but other than that, I really liked the overall story and I don't think anything suffered because of this. Overall, this was a high intensity, action-packed story that shows how small idyllic towns can hold really big secrets.
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veeshee | 17 andra recensioner | Jan 29, 2018 |

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Verk
2
Även av
2
Medlemmar
157
Popularitet
#133,743
Betyg
½ 3.4
Recensioner
22
ISBN
27

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