Angelmonster
Candlewick Press · Hardcover · May 9, 2006
Veronica Bennett’s lush reimagining of the life of Mary Shelley — on the eve of her authorship of the classic gothic novel Frankenstein — is a gripping story of love and obsession.
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- Who it’s for
- A restless historical reimagining where romantic ideals darken into gothic unease.
- Genres
- Historical YA - Europe, Historical YA Romance, Monster Tales for Teens
- Published
- Candlewick Press, May 9, 2006
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Veronica Bennett’s lush reimagining of the life of Mary Shelley — on the eve of her authorship of the classic gothic novel Frankenstein — is a gripping story of love and obsession. In the spring of 1814, poet Percy Shelley enters the life of young Mary Godwin like an angel of deliverance. Seduced by his radical and romantic ideas, she flees with him and her stepsister to Europe, where they forge a hardscrabble life while mingling with other free-spirited artists and poets.
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Frowned on by family and society, persecuted by gossip, and plagued by jealousy, Mary becomes haunted by freakish imaginings and hideous visions. As tragedy strikes, not once but time and again, Mary begins to realize that her dreams have become nightmares, and her angel . . . a monster. Now the time has finally come for the young woman who would become Mary Shelley to set her monster free.
Romance Turns Gothic
A restless historical reimagining where romantic ideals darken into gothic unease.
Come here for
- A young Mary Godwin’s turbulent bond with Percy Shelley
- Romance, jealousy, and gothic imaginings in a literary past
Expect
- Free-spirited artists, social scandal, and a hardscrabble European life
- Love and obsession shadowed by visions and repeated tragedy
Where it sits
| Historical YA Romance | 77% |
|---|---|
| Historical YA - Europe | 46% |
| Monster Tales for Teens | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Ghost Stories
- YA Stories About Girls & Women
- Historical YA Romance
- Authors
- Veronica Bennett
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- May 9, 2006
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- YA Ghost Stories