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suzannedix's review against another edition
3.0
Boy has quite the family legacy. Son of The Monster of Dr. Frankenstein and The Bride, Boy has lived his seventeen years in New York City's underground among a large group of monsters hidden from mankind. Despite his sheltered upbringing, Boy is very bright and yearns to live a “normal” life. He reaches out to his human family of sorts, descendants of Dr. Frankenstein. Boy moves to Switzerland to live with them, starts college and instantly becomes close friends with his cousin Henri. The story is moving calmly along until Boy is summoned back to New York City to deal with a monster crisis: Dr. Moreau has been building a mutant monster army to force humans to acknowledge and surrender to this new future of monsters. Boy and his friends, those who believe that the future can be a shared existence of humans and monsters, set out on an action-packed quest to defeat Moreau. Fans of Clare's City of Bones will love how Skovron blends every possible mythological and fantastical creature into the story. Interesting and humorous though excessively and gruesomely violent, this sequel to Man Made Boy may inspire students to dive into the classics to learn more about Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, The Island of Dr. Moreau and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Grade 10 and up due to mature content and gory violence.
Grade 10 and up due to mature content and gory violence.
shogins's review against another edition
2.0
Sadly, I didn't like this nearly as much as the first one. It felt a little... overstuffed? The author had a lot of ideas but they didn't cohere well. And Henri's whole shtick was annoying.
dairyqueen84's review
4.0
One again Jon Skovron did a masterful job reading his book. Really enjoyed and grew even more attached to the characters.
foreveryoungadult's review
Graded By: Brian
Cover Story: There Was Just One Catch...
Drinking Buddy: Not to suck up drink; that is the Law. Are we not men?
Testosterone/Estrogen Level: Girl Power!
Talky Talk: Broken? Check. Wondrous? Check.
Bonus Factors: Diversity/LGBTQ, The Mütter Museum
Bromance Status: The High School Nut Job Who Now Works in Marketing
Read the full book report here.
Cover Story: There Was Just One Catch...
Drinking Buddy: Not to suck up drink; that is the Law. Are we not men?
Testosterone/Estrogen Level: Girl Power!
Talky Talk: Broken? Check. Wondrous? Check.
Bonus Factors: Diversity/LGBTQ, The Mütter Museum
Bromance Status: The High School Nut Job Who Now Works in Marketing
Read the full book report here.
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