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Synopsis
When his twin brother falls ill in the family's chateau in the independent republic of Geneva in the eighteenth century, sixteen-year-old Victor Frankenstein embarks on a dangerous and uncertain quest to create the forbidden Elixir of Life described in an ancient text in the family's secret Biblioteka Obscura.
Is This dark endeavor appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 12 and up.
This Frankenstein prequel follows teenage Victor on a dangerous quest involving forbidden alchemy and dark magic to save his dying twin brother. Contains mild peril, some dark atmospheric elements, and themes of grief and desperation, but no graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death of a loved one, grief, and chronic illness.
Who'll love this
Readers will be drawn into Victor Frankenstein's desperate quest to save his twin brother using forbidden alchemical secrets hidden in the family's library.