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This was such a fun book based around the daughters of some of the mad scientists in famous literature. Along with Holmes and Watson they solve murders and mysteries. I had a great time reading this and will be reading the next in the series

4⭐️

Although I chose this because it had a cat on the cover, I didn‘t realize until later that both these books reference Sherlock Holmes! It was just a happy coincidence! ❤️ #thingsincommon

I really liked the idea behind this book. It was a great way to combine characters from other literary works. I loved the feminism and how the girls took their fate into their own hands.
The plot was nothing too special. Amusing, yet not really suprising. The writingstyle didn't do it for me. It felt very childish, which didn't agree with the characters. For this reason I probably won't read the sequels, although I would be interested in the plot.

Just finished this audiobook on a long drive today. What an absolutely delightful and unique story! Familiar characters from several classic literary sources are pulled together to solve a mystery, and end up turning up another mystery in the process. I'm seeking out the sequel, for sure!

This was a very fun read! A delightful YA female centric spin on the various Penny Dreadful stories. I look forward to continuing the series at some point. 4⭐️
#bookspinbingo - 2 bingos!
#popsugar - Victorian times

I thoroughly enjoyed this interesting take inspired by some of the classic sci-fi tales we‘ve all have read or have heard of extensively. The daughters of some famous “mad scientists” come together to solve a mystery, and through their shared experiences (and their unique differences) they become sisters. Normally, I wouldn‘t like the “interruptions” in narration, the breaking of the 4th wall as it were, but I found them charming and amusing.

My next listen…

This was a fun book, bringing together characters from classic literatures. The main women are daughters of Jekyll and Hyde, Rappaccini, Moreau and Frankenstein. Throw in some Renfield, some Sherlock Holmes, and you have a fun adventure. Just…it was too long. It should have wrapped up about 60 pages before it did. But until then, loved it!

Clever & entertaining YA novel that riffs off of Frankenstein, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Nathanial Hawthorne‘s Rappaccini‘s Daughter (which I had never heard of). Has Sherlock Holmes thrown in for good measure. https://cannonballread.com/2022/02/the-strange-case-of-the-alchemists-daughter-t...

I braved the cold (“feels like -18”) to go down to the post office…and it was worth it as now I have my book club book in hand for the long weekend!

We may have a snowstorm coming tomorrow as well, but now I am completely prepared to not leave the house again.

This was a fun and cute story with a lot of familiar characters. I absolutely LOVED Diana. The thing that really brought this down was the extra 100 pages of fluff after the climax. It was easily way too long. I‘d be interested in reading another book in this series but that part has me leery. I don‘t like when books take too long to wrap up. Lol

#LMPBC

Oí, I have been almost completely absent from Litsy all December. I can‘t even blame my depression this time because I‘ve been feeling okay. I just haven‘t been reading at all this month. I‘ve read 2 books the entire month and spent most of my time playing video games lol

I started this #LMPBC book a couple days ago, and I will make sure I get it finished in time to send out the first week of January ♥️

Hopefully I read more next year ??

#12booksof2021 #February #2021 #bestof2021 @Andrew65

4⭐️. I enjoyed this story about the daughters of classic scientists like Frankenstein, Dr Moreau, and Dr. Jekyl. Mix in some Sherlock Holmes and you‘ve got an interesting mystery full of cameos from classic stories.

Loved the premise of literary characters being in the same world. Really didn‘t like where the plot eventually went, tho. But I loved the characters enough that I would definitely try something else by the author.

Such good Halloween night reading 🎃🎃🎃

So much Gothic literature crammed into one book. Luckily, Goss does a pretty good job of weaving together the different stories. I enjoyed looking for all the references as I read and am interested in continuing to book 2.

🎧 Dr Jekyl & Mr Hyde‘s young “orphaned” girls meet & join forces with Holmes & Watson to investigate a murder.

The 2 girls are also interested in their mysterious father.

Other “classic” monsters make appearances so this all felt comfortably familiar. Lestrade is a vampire.

It turns out that Mr Hyde has been up to no good.

I‘m loving these Sherlock Holmes spin offs I‘ve been coming across lately!! Looking forward to book two!! ❤️

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The game is afoot …

The daughters of Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde have engaged the services of Mr. Sherlock Homes, Dr. Watson and Inspector Lastrade to find who has been committing vicious murderers and stealing body parts in the streets of London. Now they are on the trail of the daughter of and the creations of the infamous Drs. Moreau and Frankenstein.

I like to call this book a “Monster Mash up“. 5-Stars for creativity, and engaging dialogue.

I'm on a roll finishing books today! This is book #3 for the #nutsinmay readathon!
This one wasn't anything amazing and groundbreaking, but it was fun. It didn't take itself too seriously, and I liked the idea of it. I won't buy the sequels, but I'll probably borrow them from the library when I'm in the mood for something like this again.

Sitting on my behind while my husband mows the lawn... thoroughly enjoyable!

Happy Mother's day!!! I made it all of 1 chapter into this book before deciding I was too tired to read... Toby was not pleased with me... #catsofLitsy

This was a great book, I may pick up the rest in the future. Read as part of the #HeyReaderathon challenge. 4/5

I struggled with how to rate this one. The premise is really neat and the book is a lot of fun. That being said, it read like fanfic.....

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

It was ok. For me, the idea of the story was better than the execution, but that doesn‘t surprise me. I‘m not a fan of Sherlock Holmes (or any of the classic characters in this book), nor have I even found any spinoffs that I really like. But I was still hoping. I listened to the audio. I did enjoy the little “breakouts” where the women would chat amongst themselves as they wrote their story; however, I will not be continuing the series

This was fantastic! It tells the stories of the creations/daughters of Jekyll, Hyde, Moreau, Frankenstein and Rappaccini as they work together to expose the men who created them while being joined by Holmes and Watson to solve the murders of women in Whitechapel. Absolute fun in every way and I can't wait to start the next one with the addition of Van Helsing. The telling of the story was also unique and added to the atmosphere.

Marlo Mae is helping me start off the year with book number 2!

#Fall #booked2020 summary for @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

#thinkpink #criminaltendencies #markbillingham 4.32 🌟
#gothichorror #thestrangecaseofthealchemistsdaughter #theodoragoss 5 🌟
#setinindiaorsoutheastasia #girlsburnbrighter #shobharao 4 🌟
#bookclubworthy #thebearandthenightingale #katherinearden 4 🌟
#newin2020 #thesilvercollar #antoniahodgson 5 🌟
#bottomofthetbr #northernlights #philippullman 4 🌟

And with this book, #booked2020 is complete! Summary for Fall prompts to come next.

5 🌟 #gothichorror

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

Book 32 #murder2020 @Tove_Reads

227pts #tbrbook #teamreadnosedreindeer #wintergames2020 @StayCurious

#bookreport week 12/12/20 @Cinfhen

Finished Veronika & The Ashes of London
Started In These Times by Jenny & The Strange Case Of The Alchemist's Daughter
Continued The Disorderly Knights

142pts #teamreadnosedreindeer #wintergames2020 @StayCurious

Such a fun and awesome read!!! The humour, the camaraderie between the ladies, the imagination & creativity of the author were all top class!

I am conflicted over my favorite character. I loved them all. But, if I have to choose I'll pick Mrs. Spool & Beatrice + Diana ( it's a tie b/w them 😊)

I'll definitely be picking the next book in the series soon. This book was so worth it!

#bookreviews #booksblr

Ooh the audiobook's such a pleasure to listen to... I already want to stay up the whole night listening to it...

#rrkreads #DecReading #2020

This was really well written and entertaining. The Audiobook version was quite well done too and I couldn't stop hearing it. Though this wasn't really Horror but a Retelling with the daughters of very much known characters of Victorian Gothic stories. #Booked2020 #GothicHorror @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft @Cinfhen

A mash-up of monster stories. I‘m not normally a fan of retellings and using classic characters, but this one was interesting. But while there were things I liked about this story, there were just as many I didn‘t like. Hence the so-so rating.

I‘ve lost track of what number book this is for #screamathon & #scarathlon #teamharkness & all the various readathons I‘m currently in the middle of. 🤷🏼‍♀️😆☠️

I'll be reading/hearing this for #GothicHorror #Booked2020 #Fall #Audiobook @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

Good Morning, Litsy loves ☀️🍂

A little morning reading is good for the soul.....

📕 The Strange Case of the Alchemist‘s Daughter
✒️ Noelle Stevenson
🎬 Stardust, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
📺 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, She-ra and the Princesses of Power
🎤The Score
🎶 She Used to be Mine from Waitress the musical

#manicmonday #letterS @JoScho

It all starts when Mary Jekyll, with the help of Sherlock Holmes, discovers she has a sister... whose last name is Hyde.

From there, Mary, the proper Victorian lady, stumbles on a conspiracy of mad scientists & the women they have created & abused.

To tell you all the literary figures that join the cast would spoil part of the fun, so let‘s just say that by the end we have a team of awesome women who all lovingly embrace the label “Monster”.

I‘ve had this on my TBR since it was first released in hardcover. Finally dove in and bounced back and forth between print and audio that I checked out from the library. It is a delightful feminist mash-up of Jekyll & Hyde, Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and Dracula. I will definitely read the next in the series.

I really enjoyed this one. A bit of historical fiction and crime in one. Mary Jeykll, Sherlock Holmes and Watson all help to solve the Whitechapel murders plus more strange happenings. It is the first in 3 books. #bookcovers

Mary Jekyll stared down at her mother's coffin.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

I was skeptical, but it‘s got my attention #24in48

i can‘t wait to start this one, the entire premise of these books sound like everything i love. also what a beautiful cover 🖤✨

This book was so much fun! It tied Jekyll and Hyde, Rappaccini‘s Daughter, The Island of Doctor Moreau, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, and more classic horror/science fiction tales together into one mystery. I definitely want to read the next two books in the series. It would seem that Book 2 delves more deeply into Dracula. #Audible #audiobook #audioworking

The secret to a well-balanced life is a drink in one hand and a book in the other. Jasmine tea today. Sometimes the simplest pleasures are the best ones. 🙂

#bookworm #bookandtea #readingtime

Layover distraction

Overall a strong recommendation with a few caveats.

Strengths: a fun and inventive world, a mystery that‘s fun to follow, and a unique story telling structure that keeps you engaged and chuckling along.

Potential Negative: Goss went for a particular dialect that immerses you in the period but if late 19th century words aren‘t for you then it might be a turn off. The ending is rather extended and this was my only real negative in reading it.

All I can do is after. Pockets are amazing!

So this quote came after describing the main character with a pale face, dark circles, and pale hair ... which I feel like describes me on a bad day after little sleep ... so I guess I‘ve also seen a monster in the mirror 🙃

When I read this it made me smile, and I felt like “yeah we‘re young and monstrous and we‘re going to change this world!”
So far it‘s interesting to see how Goss compares and contrasts the idea of monster. While in this instance she uses it in a positive sense, she can also use it in the traditional sense that can catch your attention. I‘ll post that quote some time soon🤓