If you've ever read or heard about Mary Shelley's background you will know she was one angsty woman. She's exactly what you'd picture to write a book as chilling and gothic as Frankenstein. I have always been intrigued by this woman, so this book stood out to me.

Who wouldn't want to read a book inspired by Mary Shelley? Especially her great-many-greats granddaughter who's an angsty, gothic teen? It's likely to be interesting, right? Especially a graphic novel!

So, we have Mary - Mary Shelley's great-so-many-greats-granddaughter. She's in high school and is as goth as stereotypical goths can be. Her family is full of women specializing in literature, so you can imagine how that feels. Weird things are suddenly happening, which isn't going to make life easy for Mary. Have you ever had monsters just appear on your doorway? No? Well, Mary has. It's kind of weird.

This book is gothic and different. The illustrations aren't my favourite, but they seem to work with the story. The plot and action is amazing though. I am really impressed and enjoyed dipping into this gothic tale. It's a really fun read! It might not be for everyone, but I sure enjoyed it.

Overall, this book is a cool gothic tale. If you like gothic reads and graphic novels, grab this book!

Three out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Six Foot Press for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review. ( )

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss. ( )

"My family has always favored good sentence structure over good bone structure."

The artwork is beautiful! So often, writers like to make their main characters love writing. In this case, Mary comes from a long line of famous, women writers, but she wants nothing to do with writing. I enjoyed reading this.

I would read more. ( )

My review of this book can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/hv_LpjdbD-4

Enjoy! ( )

I loved this book! Mary's kind of an angsty teen, although I love that her family has instilled "proper syntax" as a highly important value. The dialog is amusing, the art is lovely and sometimes funny, and the 3-generation household of women is a trip. I wish I were as cool as Aunt Macy.

And I demand more Rhonda. ( )