Except there are things near the end I did not love, and won't mention due to spoilers, but are tied up in both what the Frankenstein's believe to be part of their foundation and, as it turns out, Will's, and how that all comes together. Another thing I've seen other reviewers complaining about is the element of religion in this book, being thrown in the plot like a life jacket. From USA Today bestselling author of The Hating Game Sally Thorne comes something a little unexpected… a historical rom-com that imagines Victor Frankenstein’s sheltered younger sister, and her attempts to create the perfect man. What didn’t work for me here might be exactly the sort of thing that makes you go “wow, I really want to read that now”—and, frankly, I hope it does. I staying up late to finish the novel, which features a new character, Victor Frankenstein's brilliant sister and partner in scientific experimentation, Angelika.

However, I was quite disappointed with the romance aspect, and the characters did not endear me to them which left me wanting a lot more. It’s definitely the only book in a LONG TIME that has held me captive and I’ve been giddy to get to at the end of the day. All I felt for Will was pity that he woke up to such an outlandish environment, surrounded by strangers, with no memory of his true identity. Despite her beauty and wealth, Angelika’s intelligence and independence have alienated her every suitor, so she and her brother have hit on the solution of making her one.Filled with carriages, candlesticks, and corpses, Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match is the spooky-season reimagining of the well-known classic that reminds us to never judge a man by his cadaver!

Angelika, too, has a lot going for her as a heroine who feels genuinely alienated and love-needy, while also being smart as fuck, honest about her sexual desires, and determined to get what she wants. I think, at this point, it’s fair to say that this book didn’t really work for me but, equally fair, to note that the ways it didn’t work for me are probably quite personal and it will probably work for others. Their mannerisms, speech, and attitudes about sexuality and social norms were not those of characters from a historical novel. Will talks about leaving, about finding out who he was, constantly (he is re-animated with no memory of his former self) and all Angelika can think about is how she’ll be so sad when he leaves even though she’s known him five minutes and dude is a blank slate, because as I mentioned, no memory.

Victor, Angelika’s brother, is downright insufferable and his relationship with Lizzie, his fiancee, is I think, supposed to be so cool and liberal and progressive for something written to be set in Victorian England but just comes off as very obnoxious.