Synopsis: Based on some of literature’s horror and science fiction
classics, this is the story of a remarkable group of women who come together to
solve the mystery of a series of gruesome murders—and the bigger mystery of
their own origins.
Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parents’
death, is curious about the secrets of her father’s mysterious past. One clue
in particular hints that Edward Hyde, her father’s former friend and a
murderer, may be nearby, and there is a reward for information leading to his
capture…a reward that would solve all of her immediate financial woes.
But her hunt leads her to Hyde’s daughter, Diana, a feral
child left to be raised by nuns. With the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr.
Watson, Mary continues her search for the elusive Hyde, and soon befriends more
women, all of whom have been created through terrifying experimentation:
Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherin Moreau, and Justine Frankenstein.
When their investigations lead them to the discovery of a
secret society of immoral and power-crazed scientists, the horrors of their
past return. Now it is up to the monsters to finally triumph over the
monstrous.
Review: This caught my attention in the Library. I’m a sucker for
anything that reimagines classic literature. And this book does so with a generous dose of
girl-power and imagination. With a deft hand, the author re-paints the picture
of the women who may or may-not appear in the classic horror stories – Frankenstien,
Hyde, Moreau, etc.
The book starts a bit slow (but does introduce us to
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson) but it picks up speed quickly, fast moving into
adventure and danger.
The story-telling style is particularly unique. It’s told as
if one character has written the story of the adventure, with occasional
comments from the other charactes. The dynamics and dialogue between them is
hilarious and warm. It brings the book to another level and makes it one of my
favorite reads of 2018.
Bookmarks: 4 of 5
Awards: TBD
ISBN: 978-1-4814-6650-9
Year Published: 2017
Date Finished: 12-4-2018
Pages: 402
Synopsis: A short, simpler biography of Sojourner Truth, based on both her autobiography and other sources.
Synopsis: Now that the girls from the previous book are living together, and receive word from another like themselves who needs rescuing. After setting out, they discover new allies and an enemies, and undercover a far more reaching issue then expected.
ISBN:978-0-7851-9013-4 / 978-0-7851-9014-1 / 978-0-7851-9841-3
Bookmarks: 3.5 of 5
Intense, comical, heart-reading, and profound, the story is
worth reading and worth the hype for it. I would advise having all Nine Volumes
with you when you start to reading. You will want to keep them close so you can
read them one after the other. 
Synopsis: Set in present-day Nagasaki, Japan, a fantasy/horror series
begins when two extraordinary twins are born--one before and one after
midnight-- and one of them has access to a world filled with supernatural
beings who can enter, and impact, the world as the commonly know it. (from the online description)
Synopsis: Scattered through the galaxy are thousands of worlds
colonized by humans. Many have native microbes dangerous to the human
immigrants. Others have diseases brought to them accidentally -- or on purpose
-- by visiting ships. When millions of lives are threatened, it's a job for the
Interstellar Medical Service, and a Med Ship is sent to solve the problem.
Calhoun is the best the Med Service has, and hard experience has taught him
that often the major obstacle to curing the sick is... the sick. And removing that
kind of obstacle may take very strong medicine. (from the Goodreads
Description)
