On This Page
Description
"In 1820s Philadelphia, a girl finds herself in the midst of a rash of gruesome murders in which her father and his alluring assistant might be implicated"--Tags
Recommendations
Member Recommendations
BookSpot Gothic historical tales both in the nineteenth-century and feature teenage characters who are unused to the society, circumstances they find themselves in. Both also deal some with class issues.
Member Reviews
Title - Of Monsters and Madness
Author - Jessica Verday
Summary -
After the death of her mother, seventeen year old Annabelle Lee is called to Philadelphia by the father she has never met. Knowing her father is a scientist and surgeon, Annabelle hopes this is the opportunity to pursue her dream of practicing medicine. But it is 1826 and young women do not perform surgery and young Annabelle is far from the daughter her father envisioned.
The young girl lacks the manners and etiquette expected of a young woman and she soon finds that her father and his reputation is not what it seems either. There are mysterious comings and goings to the lower floors of the house and the rumors of a killer on the loose in the streets.
"...A sense of unease show more fills my stomach as I stare up at what is to be my new home. Dark and foreboding, it appears just as unwelcoming as the rest of Philadelphia..."
"...Blood is everywhere. Splashed on the walls and spilled across the floor. The scent, heavy upon the air, is like a fog that rises early in the morning. Loops of glistening flesh are strung out upon the table, and in the middle of it all is a single lock of hair. Dark. Curled. Obscene in its loveliness amongst such carnage..."
Young Annabelle is enchanted by her father's assistant, Allan, but repulsed by his cousin Edgar. In Edgar, she sees he exact opposite to who Allan is. A brutality and animal darkness that frightens her.
Slowly young Annabelle must unravel the secrets of her father's laboratory and the delivers that come and go. Deliveries that are dead bodies. Bodies that may have been victims of the killer that stalks Philadelphia in the 1800s.
Review -
Of Monsters and Madness is an ambitious novel. It dares to cross genres and pull into its plot people and settings that hold a strong place in the heart of many horror readers. Jessica Verday has pieced together bits of Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein, and the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. This is heightened by the young assistants to Annabelle's father, the cousins Allan and Edgar Poe. Done poorly and the book is sure to slammed by angry readers. Some might slam it anyway based on general principle and false offense. The fact is that Verday has written an entertaining and fast paced novel and has used the setting and time to her advantage. Rather than see it as an offense to these great novels, I feel she has paid respect and due these tales and uses them to enhance her own tale of murder, madness and a haunted home.
Annabelle is a strong character, far from the only home she has known and alone after the loss of her mother. She must find her way not only through the unfriendly streets of the city but through the hypocritical and pretentious elite of the time. Knowing that her knowledge and wits would not be appreciated in the form of a young girl by anyone. Least of all the father she so wants to be loved by. Edgar and Allan Poe are a creative addition to the story. Cousins who are two sides of the same coin. But most of all, the dark home, with its locked rooms and basement. The setting fits the tempo and atmosphere of this novel.
A very good read. show less
Author - Jessica Verday
Summary -
After the death of her mother, seventeen year old Annabelle Lee is called to Philadelphia by the father she has never met. Knowing her father is a scientist and surgeon, Annabelle hopes this is the opportunity to pursue her dream of practicing medicine. But it is 1826 and young women do not perform surgery and young Annabelle is far from the daughter her father envisioned.
The young girl lacks the manners and etiquette expected of a young woman and she soon finds that her father and his reputation is not what it seems either. There are mysterious comings and goings to the lower floors of the house and the rumors of a killer on the loose in the streets.
"...A sense of unease show more fills my stomach as I stare up at what is to be my new home. Dark and foreboding, it appears just as unwelcoming as the rest of Philadelphia..."
"...Blood is everywhere. Splashed on the walls and spilled across the floor. The scent, heavy upon the air, is like a fog that rises early in the morning. Loops of glistening flesh are strung out upon the table, and in the middle of it all is a single lock of hair. Dark. Curled. Obscene in its loveliness amongst such carnage..."
Young Annabelle is enchanted by her father's assistant, Allan, but repulsed by his cousin Edgar. In Edgar, she sees he exact opposite to who Allan is. A brutality and animal darkness that frightens her.
Slowly young Annabelle must unravel the secrets of her father's laboratory and the delivers that come and go. Deliveries that are dead bodies. Bodies that may have been victims of the killer that stalks Philadelphia in the 1800s.
Review -
Of Monsters and Madness is an ambitious novel. It dares to cross genres and pull into its plot people and settings that hold a strong place in the heart of many horror readers. Jessica Verday has pieced together bits of Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein, and the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. This is heightened by the young assistants to Annabelle's father, the cousins Allan and Edgar Poe. Done poorly and the book is sure to slammed by angry readers. Some might slam it anyway based on general principle and false offense. The fact is that Verday has written an entertaining and fast paced novel and has used the setting and time to her advantage. Rather than see it as an offense to these great novels, I feel she has paid respect and due these tales and uses them to enhance her own tale of murder, madness and a haunted home.
Annabelle is a strong character, far from the only home she has known and alone after the loss of her mother. She must find her way not only through the unfriendly streets of the city but through the hypocritical and pretentious elite of the time. Knowing that her knowledge and wits would not be appreciated in the form of a young girl by anyone. Least of all the father she so wants to be loved by. Edgar and Allan Poe are a creative addition to the story. Cousins who are two sides of the same coin. But most of all, the dark home, with its locked rooms and basement. The setting fits the tempo and atmosphere of this novel.
A very good read. show less
It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and by loved by me.
I've always liked Edgar Allan Poe, and found the poem Annabel Lee particularly striking, so of course I had to pick up this YA novel based on his work. The protagonist, Annabel Lee, has been living with her mother at a mission in Siam, but moves to Philadelphia to live with her father after her mother's death. She has never met her father, and soon becomes aware that he's involved in some mysterious activities. Meanwhile, there's a murderer on the loose in Philadelphia, and something strange is afoot with the two assistants of show more Annabel's father, the gentlemanly Allan and the unpleasant Edgar (and of course, Allan is very attractive too—this is YA, after all). Verday has been inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson as well as by Poe himself.
The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,
Went envying her and me—
Yes!—That was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
Verday doesn't actually follow Poe's story of Annabel Lee, beyond taking Annabel's name and presumably including Siam as a "kingdom by the sea", but instead uses these various familiar pieces to create a story that's entirely new. I worried initially that I would be thinking too much about what was different, but instead I ended up really enjoying the story for what it was. I appreciated subtle little references like "A bust of Pallas Athena greets me as I step inside," while remaining caught up in Verday's new narrative.
The gory preface had also given me some cause for concern, but I was relieved to find that the story as a whole was mostly atmospheric and mysterious rather than gruesome. I'm left wanting to read more books about Poe and more nineteenth-century historical fiction, which is always a good sign.
My only real complaint is the blatant and unnecessary set-up for a sequel in the last few pages of the book. I enjoyed this story enough that I would happily have picked up a sequel without any prodding, so I would much rather have seen the book come to a reasonable conclusion on its own. I always feel like this sort of blatant set-up speaks to a lack of confidence on the part of the author, as if she doesn't trust her readers to stay with her unless she sort of tricks them into it. Still, this is a pretty minor issue, and didn't really detract from my enjoyment of the story as a whole. I'd recommend this to any Poe fans who also enjoy YA novels, and I suspect that YA readers who aren't familiar with Poe will enjoy it as well. show less
In a kingdom by the sea
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and by loved by me.
I've always liked Edgar Allan Poe, and found the poem Annabel Lee particularly striking, so of course I had to pick up this YA novel based on his work. The protagonist, Annabel Lee, has been living with her mother at a mission in Siam, but moves to Philadelphia to live with her father after her mother's death. She has never met her father, and soon becomes aware that he's involved in some mysterious activities. Meanwhile, there's a murderer on the loose in Philadelphia, and something strange is afoot with the two assistants of show more Annabel's father, the gentlemanly Allan and the unpleasant Edgar (and of course, Allan is very attractive too—this is YA, after all). Verday has been inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson as well as by Poe himself.
The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,
Went envying her and me—
Yes!—That was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
Verday doesn't actually follow Poe's story of Annabel Lee, beyond taking Annabel's name and presumably including Siam as a "kingdom by the sea", but instead uses these various familiar pieces to create a story that's entirely new. I worried initially that I would be thinking too much about what was different, but instead I ended up really enjoying the story for what it was. I appreciated subtle little references like "A bust of Pallas Athena greets me as I step inside," while remaining caught up in Verday's new narrative.
The gory preface had also given me some cause for concern, but I was relieved to find that the story as a whole was mostly atmospheric and mysterious rather than gruesome. I'm left wanting to read more books about Poe and more nineteenth-century historical fiction, which is always a good sign.
My only real complaint is the blatant and unnecessary set-up for a sequel in the last few pages of the book. I enjoyed this story enough that I would happily have picked up a sequel without any prodding, so I would much rather have seen the book come to a reasonable conclusion on its own. I always feel like this sort of blatant set-up speaks to a lack of confidence on the part of the author, as if she doesn't trust her readers to stay with her unless she sort of tricks them into it. Still, this is a pretty minor issue, and didn't really detract from my enjoyment of the story as a whole. I'd recommend this to any Poe fans who also enjoy YA novels, and I suspect that YA readers who aren't familiar with Poe will enjoy it as well. show less
Poe’s poem “Annabel Lee” is an amazing example of love beyond the bounds of time. However, to call Of Monsters and Madness a retelling of this famous poem is a curious action because readers will find it challenging to discover the similarities. Annabel in the story is no longer a child, she does not necessarily live by the sea, she is still very much alive at the end of the novel, and the intense love affair never really materializes. Instead, this Annabel is a young lady meeting her father for the first time upon the death of her mother. She must adjust to a life of privilege in 1820s Philadelphia after spending years living in Siam. Most of the novel details the adjustments she must make to her behavior in order to assimilate. show more In fact, the only apparent connection between the Annabel of the story and the Annabel of the poem is the name.
Annabel follows an all-too-familiar character pattern of a girl too modern for the time in which she lives. She has an intense interest in medicine, something her father forbids her to practice. She prefers pants to dresses, and she does not understand the need for a constant chaperone. Unfortunately, she is also weak, automatically believing the adults in her life are correct and that there is something wrong with her for her nonconformance in dress, behavior, and attitude. The combination is rather distressing, as one would hope a girl of such modern interests would have the backbone to match.
The rest of the story is equally bland and predictable. The connection between Allan and Edgar is obvious even without the blatant clues in place to guide readers. The secrets of Annabel’s father are not quite as horrifying or surprising as the story intends them to be. Making things worse, the murder mystery is equally evident, leaving nothing for the reader to anticipate or to solve.
This unimpressive story is messy. Its use of influential story lines never allows the story to coalesce as it should. There is the obvious Jekyll and Hyde connection as well as Poe’s “Annabel Lee”. Then, there are too many striking similarities to Megan Shepherd’s The Madman’s Daughter series for comfort. The story never properly settles into a good pace, and the characters remain flat and wholly undeveloped. The fact that Of Monsters and Madness is the beginning of yet another series is a genuine disappointment, for there is nothing within the story that will pique a reader’s interest for further adventures. Sometimes, creative retellings are just not meant to be, of which Of Monsters and Madness is a perfect example. show less
Annabel follows an all-too-familiar character pattern of a girl too modern for the time in which she lives. She has an intense interest in medicine, something her father forbids her to practice. She prefers pants to dresses, and she does not understand the need for a constant chaperone. Unfortunately, she is also weak, automatically believing the adults in her life are correct and that there is something wrong with her for her nonconformance in dress, behavior, and attitude. The combination is rather distressing, as one would hope a girl of such modern interests would have the backbone to match.
The rest of the story is equally bland and predictable. The connection between Allan and Edgar is obvious even without the blatant clues in place to guide readers. The secrets of Annabel’s father are not quite as horrifying or surprising as the story intends them to be. Making things worse, the murder mystery is equally evident, leaving nothing for the reader to anticipate or to solve.
This unimpressive story is messy. Its use of influential story lines never allows the story to coalesce as it should. There is the obvious Jekyll and Hyde connection as well as Poe’s “Annabel Lee”. Then, there are too many striking similarities to Megan Shepherd’s The Madman’s Daughter series for comfort. The story never properly settles into a good pace, and the characters remain flat and wholly undeveloped. The fact that Of Monsters and Madness is the beginning of yet another series is a genuine disappointment, for there is nothing within the story that will pique a reader’s interest for further adventures. Sometimes, creative retellings are just not meant to be, of which Of Monsters and Madness is a perfect example. show less
I feel the need to state that this book has been the first book, ever, that I finish reading on my kindle. The reason being that other authors haven't been able to capture my attention for long. However, Jessica Verday did it for me! This book is about young orphan, Annabel Lee, who has to move to the US with her father after her mom dies. Needless to say, Annabel starts noticing horrid events developing rapidly. There is a love interest and there is a dark figure interacting with the main character and the book gives you clues about what really is going on.
In my own humble opinion, I liked the story a lot. I have been on a reading slump for a long time. But, this book has made me want to read again. More than that, it has given me the show more excitement and will to pick a book again after reading the first few chapters.
The only thing I was confused about was the ending. I know the cliff hanger was needed but it felt sort of unbelievable. That is the only bad point I found in this book. Congratulations to the author and I can't wait for the next installment of the story.
Read, live, and Imagine! ;)
I was provided with a review copy from Netgalley show less
In my own humble opinion, I liked the story a lot. I have been on a reading slump for a long time. But, this book has made me want to read again. More than that, it has given me the show more excitement and will to pick a book again after reading the first few chapters.
The only thing I was confused about was the ending. I know the cliff hanger was needed but it felt sort of unbelievable. That is the only bad point I found in this book. Congratulations to the author and I can't wait for the next installment of the story.
Read, live, and Imagine! ;)
I was provided with a review copy from Netgalley show less
So, I was very excited to read this book. I am a huge fan of Edgar Allan Poe, as well as a YA fan, so I thought this would be a nice, fun read to start the RIP IX reading challenge. Unfortunately, this book just left me wondering why anyone would want to write it. Intertwining Edgar Allan Poe, and his writings, with the side story told by Verday has done a huge disservice to both halves. Verday’s own “original” story would have sufficed on its own, and likely been a better tale told. Instead, trying to combine her own narrative with a well known and loved author and his literature, only worked to cheapen her voice, likening it to a poorly written self-insert fanfic than a story of horror and mystery.
We begin with the arrival of show more Annabel Lee, daughter of a disgraced doctor. The novel continually mentions she is from Siam, and how she considers herself ugly because of how different she is, how dark her skin is, how “weird” she is for only knowing the indigenous words for certain things such as ginger. I thought perhaps this is the one positive thing about the novel, we actually might have a novel with a PoC female protagonist. Yet, all that the author mentions is for naught as we learn that Annabel isn’t actually a native of Thailand, but the daughter of an English woman who left England with a group of missionaries in order to keep herself and her daughter from the “shame” of being without a husband/father. This revelation just completely disintegrates any real purpose that Annabel’s Siam origin had. Why not just have Annabel actually be Thai? Why steal all of the culture only to impose it on a “white” character? Having her actually be half Thai, half white would have made much more sense.
Annabel, once reunited with her father and grandfather in Philadelphia, meets Allan Poe and his mysterious cousin, Edgar Poe, whom no one admits exists. She falls in love with one and reviles the other. Eventually, she discovers crimes that have been committed and Verday introduces another famous horror story she borrows inspiration from in the form of a secret serum that separates the good from the bad in human nature. That’s right, we also get a bit of RLS’s “The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
If Verday simply made this a story about a foreign daughter coming to meet her father and then stumbling into a set of bizarre crimes, it would have made for such a better story. Instead, her story is interrupted with excerpts from Poe’s works that serve only as a distraction.
I don’t even know what else to write about for this review. The book lacked so much substance, it’s difficult to critique. It was a quick read. It was simple and easy to understand, there just wasn’t any reason to it. There wasn’t a reason to read it, let alone write it.
Of Monsters and Madness Review was originally published on By Lulu with Love show less
We begin with the arrival of show more Annabel Lee, daughter of a disgraced doctor. The novel continually mentions she is from Siam, and how she considers herself ugly because of how different she is, how dark her skin is, how “weird” she is for only knowing the indigenous words for certain things such as ginger. I thought perhaps this is the one positive thing about the novel, we actually might have a novel with a PoC female protagonist. Yet, all that the author mentions is for naught as we learn that Annabel isn’t actually a native of Thailand, but the daughter of an English woman who left England with a group of missionaries in order to keep herself and her daughter from the “shame” of being without a husband/father. This revelation just completely disintegrates any real purpose that Annabel’s Siam origin had. Why not just have Annabel actually be Thai? Why steal all of the culture only to impose it on a “white” character? Having her actually be half Thai, half white would have made much more sense.
Annabel, once reunited with her father and grandfather in Philadelphia, meets Allan Poe and his mysterious cousin, Edgar Poe, whom no one admits exists. She falls in love with one and reviles the other. Eventually, she discovers crimes that have been committed and Verday introduces another famous horror story she borrows inspiration from in the form of a secret serum that separates the good from the bad in human nature. That’s right, we also get a bit of RLS’s “The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
If Verday simply made this a story about a foreign daughter coming to meet her father and then stumbling into a set of bizarre crimes, it would have made for such a better story. Instead, her story is interrupted with excerpts from Poe’s works that serve only as a distraction.
I don’t even know what else to write about for this review. The book lacked so much substance, it’s difficult to critique. It was a quick read. It was simple and easy to understand, there just wasn’t any reason to it. There wasn’t a reason to read it, let alone write it.
Of Monsters and Madness Review was originally published on By Lulu with Love show less
Just in time for the scariest of all months, a quick-and-easy Gothic YA novel that provides an inventive back story to Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee." I'll preface my review with the disclaimer that I received this galley for review from one of my favorite websites, NetGalley. (Psst... NetGalley -thanks for all the exciting new reads lately. You sure know how to keep a bookseller/avid reader flush with plenty of possibilities for my next read. If only I could review as fast as I read, we'd be in good standing. But alas, I need to read LESS and review MORE. I'm working on it. Chipping away at the reviews sitting in my notebook, just ready to be hashed out on the computer screen. ANYWAYS, I digress).
If you've read some of the reviews show more this book has recently garnered from fellow GoodReaders, you'll find that not everyone has the pleasure of enjoying this work BUTi I didn't take objection to it. I thought it was a fairly suspenseful, quasi-frightening read that would appeal to the young audience for which it is intended. Despite some of its potential downfalls, this book could serve as a fabulous introduction to those young readers not familiar with the writings of Edgar Allen Poe. Granted, the author certainly took liberties with poor Mr. Poe's life, but I don't hold that against her because its all in the name of good fun...and reading!Like I said, if one teen/pre-teen picks up "The Tell-Tale Heart" or "The Cask of Amontillado," then this book has served a mighty purpose indeed.
At the heart of it, there's recently orphaned Annabel Lee, who has been sent to live with her estranged (and downright strange father in Philadelphia. Annabel comes from a simpler life in Siam, a life where she hasn't been privileged with wealth or a lady's manners. She has a difficult time settling into her new home where her solemn and difficult father spends most of his time in his basement laboratory. To pass the unpleasant time she is having, Annabel makes the acquaintance of his two assistants, Edgar and Allen, and befriends the housemaid, Molly. But strange visitors lurk outside her window and there is a murderer on the loose, terrorizing Philadelphia. Will Annabel survive her new surroundings?
I enjoyed the book, for the most part, until the cliffhanger ending - seemingly a popular trend in today's YA. Of course there will be a sequel (and most likely, it will be stretched into a trilogy). Its not that I'm not going to read it...its just that I'm tired of adding new series to my reading list - especially when I have to wait for the subsequent books to be written and published! #readerproblems show less
If you've read some of the reviews show more this book has recently garnered from fellow GoodReaders, you'll find that not everyone has the pleasure of enjoying this work BUTi I didn't take objection to it. I thought it was a fairly suspenseful, quasi-frightening read that would appeal to the young audience for which it is intended. Despite some of its potential downfalls, this book could serve as a fabulous introduction to those young readers not familiar with the writings of Edgar Allen Poe. Granted, the author certainly took liberties with poor Mr. Poe's life, but I don't hold that against her because its all in the name of good fun...and reading!Like I said, if one teen/pre-teen picks up "The Tell-Tale Heart" or "The Cask of Amontillado," then this book has served a mighty purpose indeed.
At the heart of it, there's recently orphaned Annabel Lee, who has been sent to live with her estranged (and downright strange father in Philadelphia. Annabel comes from a simpler life in Siam, a life where she hasn't been privileged with wealth or a lady's manners. She has a difficult time settling into her new home where her solemn and difficult father spends most of his time in his basement laboratory. To pass the unpleasant time she is having, Annabel makes the acquaintance of his two assistants, Edgar and Allen, and befriends the housemaid, Molly. But strange visitors lurk outside her window and there is a murderer on the loose, terrorizing Philadelphia. Will Annabel survive her new surroundings?
I enjoyed the book, for the most part, until the cliffhanger ending - seemingly a popular trend in today's YA. Of course there will be a sequel (and most likely, it will be stretched into a trilogy). Its not that I'm not going to read it...its just that I'm tired of adding new series to my reading list - especially when I have to wait for the subsequent books to be written and published! #readerproblems show less
"Though I try to talk myself out of it, I know I must see what's behind that door."
-Annabel Lee
After her mother's death, Annabel is summoned to Philadelphia by her father. She is excited to meet her father and hopes this will be a new start. At 17, Annabel dreams of being a surgeon. She has a curiosity and interest in medicine and helping people. While in Siam, Annabel assisted her mother in taking care of the sick and injured. But now, her father has forbidden her from practicing medicine and says that her interest in medicine is unseemly. Annabel is determined to prove him wrong, but at the same time, she worries that he is right and her interest in medicine is somehow wrong.
Philadelphia seems scary and so different from Siam. There show more have been brutal murders recently. Annabel's new home is filled with secrets and strange comings and goings. Annabel can't help her curiosity and she keeps finding hints of dark happenings in her father's house. Annabel is falling in love with Allan (her father's assistant) and is terrified of Edgar (Allan's cousin). She knows that bad things are happening in the house, but who is responsible? And what goes on in her father's laboratory?
This book is a fabulous mashup of Edgar Allan Poe stories and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It is bloody and scary and creepy and I really enjoyed it. I knew about the Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde component and I thought I knew what was going on, but I wasn't sure. Up until the end, I wasn't sure if Annabel was going to be ok or if she was ever going to discover the truth behind her father's experiments. I'm looking forward to the sequel.
Recommended to :
This is a young adult book, but it has a lot of violence, gore and scary themes. So, I would recommend it to older teens and adults. If you like Poe and other gothic type stories, you should enjoy this novel. show less
-Annabel Lee
After her mother's death, Annabel is summoned to Philadelphia by her father. She is excited to meet her father and hopes this will be a new start. At 17, Annabel dreams of being a surgeon. She has a curiosity and interest in medicine and helping people. While in Siam, Annabel assisted her mother in taking care of the sick and injured. But now, her father has forbidden her from practicing medicine and says that her interest in medicine is unseemly. Annabel is determined to prove him wrong, but at the same time, she worries that he is right and her interest in medicine is somehow wrong.
Philadelphia seems scary and so different from Siam. There show more have been brutal murders recently. Annabel's new home is filled with secrets and strange comings and goings. Annabel can't help her curiosity and she keeps finding hints of dark happenings in her father's house. Annabel is falling in love with Allan (her father's assistant) and is terrified of Edgar (Allan's cousin). She knows that bad things are happening in the house, but who is responsible? And what goes on in her father's laboratory?
This book is a fabulous mashup of Edgar Allan Poe stories and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It is bloody and scary and creepy and I really enjoyed it. I knew about the Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde component and I thought I knew what was going on, but I wasn't sure. Up until the end, I wasn't sure if Annabel was going to be ok or if she was ever going to discover the truth behind her father's experiments. I'm looking forward to the sequel.
Recommended to :
This is a young adult book, but it has a lot of violence, gore and scary themes. So, I would recommend it to older teens and adults. If you like Poe and other gothic type stories, you should enjoy this novel. show less
Members
- Recently Added By
Author Information
10+ Works 2,216 Members
Series
Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- Annabel Lee; Edgar Poe; Allen Poe
Classifications
Statistics
- Members
- 134
- Popularity
- 244,024
- Reviews
- 16
- Rating
- (3.31)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
- 1
