Such Wicked Intent : The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein, Book Two (Hardcover)

from ElizaJane

Reason for Reading: This is the author's latest book. Absolutely stunning. The first book was good and this one is twice as good. Oppel has stepped up the gothic atmosphere, introduced the supernatural element, played the romance element and kept the entire story very dark. There is not one chara...

from Reesa111

I won Such Wicked Intent by Kenneth Oppel in a giveaway for free on Goodreads First-Reads I read and enjoyed book one in this series This Dark Endeavor- however I loved Such Wicked Intent a whole lot more. This series is such an adventure and truly engrossing. I finished this book in two nights. ...

from wiremonkey

I love Kenneth Oppel. Well, at least I love his books. His Airborn series was one of the best middle grade series I have ever read. The only reason why I did not read his bat series is because a personal disinclination towards talking animals (unless it is Manchee from the Knife of Never Letting ...

from dk_phoenix

This second book in the young life of Victor Frankenstein was just as engaging and gripping as the first, if not more so. Things take a more mystical, almost horror-like approach in tone, and where science explained away most of the happenings in the first book, this book took it a step beyond. I...

from mountie9

Positively brilliant sequel to Oppel's This Dark Endeavor. Plenty of fast paced action, twists and turns. Had me on the edge of my seat and I had no idea what was going to happen, even after having read Mary Shelley's tale. All of the characters are richly developed and feel so very real. Once ag...