The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

by Kiersten White

Book Overview

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

"Inescapably compelling." --VICTORIA SCHWAB, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie Larue

"A masterful and monstrous retelling." --STEPHANIE GARBER, #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Caraval and Legendary

A stunning and dark reimagining of Frankenstein told from the point-of-view of Elizabeth Lavenza, who is taken in by the Frankenstein family.

Elizabeth Lavenza hasn't had a proper meal in weeks. Her thin arms are covered with bruises from her "caregiver," and she is on the verge of being thrown into the streets . . . until she is brought to the home of Victor Frankenstein, an unsmiling, solitary boy who has everything--except a friend.

Victor is her escape from misery. Elizabeth does everything she can to make herself indispensable--and it works. She is taken in by the Frankenstein family and rewarded with a warm bed, delicious food, and dresses of the finest silk. Soon she and Victor are inseparable.

But her new life comes at a price. As the years pass, Elizabeth's survival depends on managing Victor's dangerous temper and entertaining his every whim, no matter how depraved. Behind her blue eyes and sweet smile lies the calculating heart of a girl determined to stay alive no matter the cost . . . as the world she knows is consumed by darkness.

**Ebook exclusive: the full text of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN**

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525577947
• ISBN13: 9780525577942
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Holy cow what a whirlwind

Wow what a wicked story. Another great telling of the Frankenstein story. Definitely a must read.

Took some time, but I really enjoyed this

So, I'm more of a plot-driven reader, and it can take time for me to get behind morally grey characters, but once I did get into this book, I loved it. I will say, most people preferred the first half to the second, but I was the exact opposite. Once things started happening was when I fell into this book.