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Two columns of smoke rose into the stars—one from the volcano, one from the compound. And then I saw nothing, as the waves spun me around in their dips and swells and the island disappeared into night, except the glowing blaze where fire destroyed the red walls of my father‘s laboratory.
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The basement hallways in King‘s College of Medical Research were dark, even in the daytime.
At night they were like a grave.
Rats crawled through corridors that dripped with cold perspiration. The chill in the sunken rooms kept the specimens from rotting and numbed my own flesh, too, through the worn layers of my dress.
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Two columns of smoke rose into the stars—one from the volcano, one from the compound. And then I saw nothing, as the waves spun me around in their dips and swells and the island disappeared into night, except the glowing blaze where fire destroyed the red walls of my father‘s laboratory.
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Book club book for work- not bad but didn‘t love it. Kind of surprising ending - until I saw there is a sequel. REALLY wish I‘ve read The Island of Dr Moreau like I‘ve said I would before this! #scarathlon #teamslaughter 16 pts #bookspinbingo

And then I saw nothing, at the waves spun me around in their dips and swells and the island disappeared into the night, except the glowing blaze where fire destroyed the red walls of my father‘s laboratory.
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The Madman‘s Daughter by: Megan Shepherd 📚
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Just finished this..... my heart! I loved this book and did not expect all the twists and turns, I loved the gothic feel to it as well.
Totally recommend!
#YA #Gothic #Heartstrings

This story had my attention from beginning to end ( that I hated). A great Halloween read, with Frankenstein feels.

Yesterday's total for #24b4monday. Such a crazy tale. I am curious to see how it plays out.

This a a remake of The Island of Dr. Moreau and I had to stop reading it. The main character who is the daughter is strong and has been exposed to many medical and surgical practices. She freaks out after seeing her father doing something and runs into the jungle. The man rescued during a shipwreck comes after her. He tells her people have been dying in horrible ways but she refuses to go back because she is so traumatized. Really? 👇🏼

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1. Cover love!
2. Galentine's tomorrow with book club friends- a chocolate themed tea at the fancy Jefferson Hotel here in RVA, dinner and music with the Hubs on V day.
3. Not a fan of neons.
4. Devin Thomas.
5. All the hearts!

#friyayintro @howjessreads

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This book totally surprised me. The first half was pretty meh for me, but man did it pick up after that. I didn‘t see the ending coming the way that it did and it‘s one I‘ll think about for a while.

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I really like this book! I‘m glad I checked out all 3 from the library. This is one of those books you get lost in and when something pulls you out you‘re looking around like “Oh! This is me, my life, etc. I‘m not actually on an island full of weird creatures!” It‘s creepy and dark but not to that point where you begin rolling your eyes and thinking it‘s gone too far and gotten ridiculous. It‘s also not too gross. 4.9/5 ⭐️.

I finished this one last month as a group read for a Goodreads group. Loved it. It‘s a retelling of The Island of Dr. Moreau, from the point of view of the doctor‘s teenage daughter, Juliet. She discovers that her father‘s still alive, years after the scandal that made him flee England, and she travels to the remote island where he‘s been living. Horror ensues. You don‘t have to have read the original to enjoy this - I never did. Recommended!

Heart racing, gruesome, and romantic! This book will make you squirm and fall in love! Very strong and heroic female character that you will cheer on!

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I don't feel right rating this as 'so-so' but I feel like I need to reserve 'pick' for the books that totally blew my mind.

This was a fun read. Definitely not horror but an adventurous, somewhat disturbing young adult novel. It's a spin off of the classic "The Island of Dr Moreau" - it follows Dr. Moreau's daughter Juliet who finds her way to the island.

Read my full review:

Https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2183153275

Sundays are for getting cozy. The kids are playing and watching Toy Story for the billionth time, daddy is napping and I'm sneaking in a little reading.

I'm halfway through this book and it's been a quick easy read. Juliet Moreau is seeking the truth from her estranged father - is he just a misunderstood genius or is he really a madman like they all say? I'm leaning towards the latter.

#sundayvibes #themadmansdaughter #meganahepard

Have you read this book???? I need to know, on a scale of 1 to 5, how gruesome it gets with animals. I don‘t care about people. Just the animals. Help. I don‘t want to keep reading if it gets worse because I just can‘t handle it.

From earlier. I already want to go back to the library!

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Montgomery😍😍😍

My potential TBR for #readathon and a blog post about preparations! Check it out at the shiny new website!

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Oh boy...that ending just broke my heart 💔💔💔

This is kind of European settlement + Lord of the Flies + Frankenstein.

There are some slow parts but it was really interesting to see the big reveal of the monsters and what/who exactly they are. I loved the remote setting as well. I actually didn't mind the romance triangle since I saw that there was a reason for it. I'll read the sequel soon since it definitely gave me some Halloween vibes.

I've been debating this series for a while and the weather just made me want to start it

Still not sure if I love it, but I'm at least enjoying myself enough to keep going. (I could still do without the love triangle, though. It's not an exciting one.) #themadmansdaughter #meganshepherd

I honestly can't decide if I'm enjoying this or not. I think I'd have preferred that Juliet stayed in London and wrought havoc on those smug medical students, rather than this love triangle that's happening. #themadmansdaughter #meganshepherd

Weather like today's gives me no other option than to curl up on my bed and just read. (And this is due back tomorrow, so I'd better get moving.) #themadmansdaughter #meganshepherd

Dr Moreau has many qualities similar to Victor Frankenstein. He is pursuing a seemingly impossible scientific breakthrough, and is willing to undertake grisly means to achieve it! However he is not afraid of his creation and continues his experiments in an attempt to perfect the art.

Eric aka the phantom is lonely, vengeful, angry, and feared. He is unable to fit in with society despite his disjointed efforts.

#Frankenstein #MonsterMadness2017

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Saw this on my Time Hop. These are books with covers that first attracted me to them. #bookmemories #bookcovers

This book was interesting to read. This book is based on the novel, The Island of Dr. Moreau. There were some parts that were hard for me to understand.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📚 #TheMadmansDaughter #MeganShepherd #book #books #bookshelf #bookshelves #bookdesign #bookfeatures #bookfeature #bookgeek #bookhoarder #bookhaul #bookholic #bookjunkie #bookkeeper #booklove #booklover #booklovers #bookcover #bookcovers #bookcollecrion #bookbinding #bookbag #bookblogger

This reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau takes Juliet Moreau from London to a remote and dangerous island, where she discovers many truths about her father, his experiments, and herself. #LaIslaBonita #JuneTunz #MountTBR

When two book deliveries arrive on the same day, and one has the cutest bookmark, which my daughter tried to steal. You know it's a bloody good day

And the audiobook buying spree has begun! The Madman's Daughter, Alice in Zombieland, So You Want to be a Wizard and An Unattractive Vampire. Yes my tastes are very diverse! Now there is a sale on first books in a series and there are quite a few I've been eying. This could be dangerous...and expensive. 📚🎧💵💰💵🎧📚

#FeistyFeb #Day18 Historical Heroines

Juliet Moreau is the heroine of this trilogy, and while she herself is fictional I think she fits this challenge. Book one's story is a unique reimagined The Island of Doctor Moreau. Book two's story centers on reimagined Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. While book three's is a reimagined Frankenstein. All of the original stories were fictional but they're old, so that's where I get my "historical" label. ?

Megan Shepherd, Victoria Schwab and Stephanie Perkins at a book signing 3 years ago at @FountainBookstore . And now I work there!

This novel was a bit more "mad" than I'd expected.... and apparently there are two more, making it a trilogy. Will I continue? That remains to be seen...

The most horrifying thing here is the lack of an apostrophe in the clip art I used. 🙀 #madscientist #octphotochallenge

I don't read a lot of YA, but this was a book club pick a few years back....Overall, I really enjoyed it but I never finished with the series because I wasn't really into the whole love triangle. This had a gothic feel to it, mad scientist, deserted island. There was some gore and horror & enough scare.
#AllHallowsRead #ScaryYA #giveaways #scaryreads #scaryread

Just not for me. Interesting idea, but the main character is just so vapid and drones on and on about boys it really killed the whole book. Definitely not finishing the series.

The perfect Fall reads. 😍😍😍

This book is meant to be read on a dark stormy night. The writing, descriptions were spot on for me. I really loved it but since it's inspired by The Island of Dr Moreau it did have parts that really upset me. I wasn't planning on reading the next book but I had to after the ending!