FREE PREVIEW: Even if there be monsters, there is none so fierce as that which resides in man’s own heart. Enchanting Regency-Era Gothic Romance Intertwined with Inspiration from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Travel writer Amelia Balfour’s dream of touring Egypt is halted when she receives news of a revolutionary new surgery for her grotesquely disfigured brother. This could change everything, and it does. . .in the worst possible way. Surgeon Graham Lambert has suspicions about the doctor he’s gone into practice with, but he can’t stop him from operating on Amelia’s brother. Will he be too late to prevent the man’s death? Or to reveal his true feelings for Amelia before she sails to Cairo?
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Overall, a strongly gothic novel with a strong dash of horror.
I enjoy Gothic but I dislike horror and for me personally, it trended too much toward horror and tragedy. It's a very heavy, intense read, and there is quite a bit of surgical gore involved with Graham's doctoring career.
One thing I did appreciate was the message about superstition and I did like the very appropriate Christian message. I also liked both lead characters and found Colin to be a real heartbreaker with his health conditions and issues.
Overall, a promising novel that was disappointing to me simply because it's not my favorite type of story.
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