Gale Bruckner's Reviews > Threading Carefully

Frankenstein Romance

I really adore the pun in the title. Please be mindful of the trigger warning that comes at the beginning of the book. It wasn't a stop for me, but as the author says , the prolog can generally be skipped if it is for someone else. I left seeing different sides of Nova throughout this story. He did what he needed to do to survive , and he made a life for himself. I would have liked to see more of the different sides of him , especially as he showed them to Frank. That would have made the emotional development of their friendship and eventual romance. Feel more evenly paced for me. My heart ached for him when he talked about not belonging anywhere. While monsters are still mythical, I relate to intersectional identities and the way one can be made to feel like they don't belong with any group. I'm also always thrilled to see demi representation.