Series: The Madman’s Daughter (bk. 2)
Genera(s): Gothic Horror/Historical Fiction/Sci-fi
Subjects: monsters, retellings, scientists,
experiments, murder
Setting: London, England, the 1890s
POV/Tense: 1st person POV, past tense:
Juliet Moreau
Age/Grade Level: Teen
Length: 420 pgs.
HC/PB: Hardcover
List Price: $17.99
Publisher: HarperTeen: Balzer + Bray
Summary/ product description: “To defeat the darkness, she
must first embrace it.
Months
have passed since Juliet Moreau returned to civilization after escaping her
father's island—and the secrets she left behind. Now, back in London once more,
she is rebuilding the life she once knew and trying to forget Dr. Moreau’s
horrific legacy—though someone, or something, hasn’t forgotten her.
As
people close to Juliet fall victim one by one to a murderer who leaves a
macabre calling card of three clawlike slashes, Juliet fears one of her
father’s creations may have also escaped the island. She is determined to find
the killer before Scotland Yard does, though it means awakening sides of
herself she had thought long banished, and facing loves from her past she never
expected to see again.
As
Juliet strives to stop a killer while searching for a serum to cure her own
worsening illness, she finds herself once more in the midst of a world of
scandal and danger. Her heart torn in two, past bubbling to the surface, life
threatened by an obsessive killer—Juliet will be lucky to escape alive.
With
inspiration from Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde, this is a tantalizing mystery about the hidden natures of those we
love and how far we’ll go to save them from themselves.
My Review: What
was started The Madman’s Daughter continues in Her Dark Curiosity. The first
book was a retelling of the Island of Dr. Moreau, and this book is a retelling
of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The 3rd and final book will be a
retelling of Frankenstein. This series is the only historical fiction series I
ever enjoyed. I get really bored with steam punk and British hist-fic. This
book is not steam punk. It’s Gothic and Sci-fi and really thrilling. Juliet is
a great narrator and the book’s filled with gore and twists.
Juliet is back in London and there’s a murderer on the
loose. The murders a so similar to how Edward (as the Beast) killed people back
on the island. Edward has come to London and he’s struggling with the Beast
side of him. Lucy finds Edward very attractive. Juliet doesn’t find their
relationship very safe. Lucy plays a very big role in this book. We didn’t get
to see her much in the first book. Montgomery also comes back. There’s a bit of
romance, mainly kissing.
There’s a lot of science stuff, but most of it is
fictional. This kind of science didn’t really exist in the late 1800s.
Successful transplants are pretty recent.
There’s a group called the King’s Men (members of the Kings Club) that
explore the science that Juliet’s father was studying and experimenting.
Juliet’s new guardian is a professor named Victor von Stein, whose part of the
King’s Men. It made me think of the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme: “All the
king’s horse and all the King’s Men could put Humpty Dumpty back together
again.” Victor von Stein sounds close to Frankenstein too.
The book reminded me of some movies I’ve seen. Movies
about mad scientist, or even the movie: The League of Extraordinary Men. The
first book reminded me of movie about castaways and tropical islands and
explorers. These books a very cinematic and I’d love to see them as movies.
They’d be creepy and have awesome special effects and make-up/costumes.
From a person who doesn’t like historical fiction,
this is historical fiction for people who are not fond of historical fiction.
It’s for people who love sci-fi and dystopian series with things like genetic
engineering and crazy experiments. Megan Shepherd is great at keeping you on
the edge of your seat. The dialogue doesn’t cause boredom. It’s set in London,
but written by someone from North Carolina. It’s smart and different and I can’t
wait for more.
Cover Art Review: This cover is not very exciting. I do like the
dress on this cover better than the one on the first book. But the cover here
does have a gothic feel.
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