Loosely based on the story behind Frankenstein this story is a dark tale of scientific exploration and obsession.
This is primarily the story of Lizzie, a mysterious girl who shows up at the home of Percy Shelley and Mary Goodwin with a harrowing tale of her survival from a lightning strike and her encounter with a scientist intent on exploring the possibilities of using electricity to raise the dead.
I was expecting more of a tie in with Frankenstein or maybe more of Mary Goodwin (Shelley) but even though this is not where the focus of the book was it worked and tied together really well. I think middle grade readers will like the creepiness of the tale and then maybe be inspired to actually read Frankenstein.
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