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Un Objetivo Perverso (2014)

by Kenneth Oppel(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Alfaguara Juvenil México

series

The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein

review 1: Once again I was blown away by the uniqueness of this story. Wow. Though Frankenstein and his monster have been around for ages, and thus have had many awful repeats and spin-offs, I can honestly say I have rarely read such a truly enticing tale surrounding a well loved classic.I have not had the pleasure of reading anything quite like this story. Normally, when I am reading young adult literature that is not about the typical mythical creatures I feel like the author tries to justify their story too much. There is so many excuses as to why whatever they are writing about tied into the story that seem to promise, hey, there may not be sparkly vampires in here but, just hear me out. Oppel's stories have no such motive. They were so thick with interesting detail that I scarc... moreely felt like I was reading. I could picture these moments clearly in my head and feel the character's feelings deep in the pit of my stomach.Such Wicked Intent is the first book (since I was much younger and reading the basilisk in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets whisper through the walls for the first time) that has sent frightened shivers up my spine and had me glancing around the room to ensure the terror was only in the pages. However fleeting this moment was it absolutely thrilled me. I have been waiting for a book to put a scare into me, and I was beginning to think it wasn't possible.All in all, I am in love with this book and its predecessor This Dark Endeavor. They are creepy, unique in every fashion, and seriously make me want to consider alchemy... or not.First Line:"The books flew open like startled birds trying to escape the flames."
review 2: WHAT IN THE MUDBABY HELL?!?!I did like this book, though not as much as the first one. The first third and last 25 pages of this one were amazing but the weird mudbaby plot and the endless life-sucking butterflies dragged. And the mudbaby plot didn't seem very Gothic in tone to me...? I could be missing something, though. Elizabeth remained ~*~practically perfect in every way~*~ (even when she fucked up) and therefore continued to annoy me to tears. She's such a YA stereotype that I want to cry. Victor remained awesomely flawed & arrogant and his interest in lightning at the end bodes well for book 3. less

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