This Dark Endeavor : The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein (Paperback)

from C.Davidson

4Q 4P Written as a prequel to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, this book is an enjoyable imagining of what Victor Frankenstein must have been like as a teen. Victor's privileged adolescence is disrupted when his twin brother Konrad falls gravely ill. With the help of his beautiful cousin Elizabeth an...

from ElizaJane

Reason for Reading: I read all the author's books. This is Oppel's third series for Young Adults and each one has been so completely different from the other. The only thing consistent between them is a dark atmosphere or plot. This time Oppel has entered the Gothic world, set in Eastern Europe n...

from ZabetReading

This review can also be found on Reading Between Classes Cover Impressions: I love the dark feel of this cover. The scratched keyhole and the black on black outfit are contrasted against the blue sky as Victor Frankenstein takes his first steps on the road toward his destiny. On the back, as if s...

from thebumblegirl

A forbidden secret library. Adventure. A love triangle. Suspense. The quest to find the ingredients to the elixir of life... What an amazing prequel to Mary Shelley's classic, Frankenstein - Victor is your typical 15 year old teen boy, everything seems to be fun and games until something serious ...

from hashford

In this fascinating prequel to Frankenstein, the young Victor Frankenstein sets out on a quest to obtain ingredients that will enable him to create an Elixir of Life, in an attempt to fund a cure for the mysterious illness that threatens the life of his twin, Konrad. Victor, his close friend Henr...