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Connolly, MarcyKate
2 Reviews
(4)
4-6
Greta must save her brother Hans from a cannibal witch in a chicken-legged cottage by finding the magical cornucopia. With help from a centaur boy, she returns to Belladoma (the city from companion novel Monstrous, where she was nearly sacrificed to a sea monster) and discovers her family's true history. Greta struggles with complex moral dilemmas, but her self-obsessed perspective limits the narrative.
Reviewer: Amy Bennett-Zendzian
(4)
4-6
Frankenstein meets Coraline in this creepy tale. Kymera, reborn of animal parts and a human brain, knows nothing except that she loves her father, who has built her for a mysterious, disturbing purpose. Though Kymera's guileless narration ensures that readers always suspect more than she does, Connolly's technique effectively builds a sense of dread, as does her skillful interweaving of fairy-tale elements.
Reviewer: Lauren Rizzuto
2 reviews
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