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A bold and haunting reimagining of Mary Shelley’s masterpiece—where Frankenstein is a woman, and the monster she creates is her greatest undoing. In the shadowed halls of the 19th century, Victoria Frankenstein refuses to let the boundaries of science remain untested. Brilliant, relentless, and dangerously ambitious, she dares to grasp the secret of life itself. But her triumph brings forth not glory, but horror—a creature stitched from death and driven by a desperate hunger for connection. What begins as an act of discovery spirals into a battle between creator and creation, as Victoria’s ambition gives rise to something she cannot control. The monster, rejected and tormented, demands a companion. Victoria, torn between guilt and dread, must face the terrible cost of her experiment and the thin line that separates genius from monstrosity. From candlelit laboratories to storm-lashed landscapes, Victoria Frankenstein’s Monster resurrects the Gothic heart of Shelley’s original tale. Dark, atmospheric, and compelling, it asks the timeless question: when humanity dares to master life and death, who truly bears the weight of the consequences—the creature, or the creator? A Gothic masterpiece that examines what happens when a woman dares to play God... and discovers she has created a monster.
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Is Victoria Frankenstein’s Monster appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This Gothic retelling features body horror from creating life from death, themes of rejection and abandonment, and morally complex characters grappling with the consequences of ambition. The horror is atmospheric rather than graphic.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include emotional abuse, death, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
A dark, atmospheric reimagining of Frankenstein with a female scientist that explores the price of playing God.