The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd

Just because we have the power and the technology to do something, does that mean we should do it? If we had the power to create creatures, especially ones that had traces of humanity, should we do it? Should we play God if we have the ability to do so? These are the questions that are starting to occur more and more as we develop more advanced technology.

The Madman's Daughter is similar to Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley. Both novels have the same components of madness and creating things that do not belong in the world we live in. Doctor Frankenstein pieced together an abomination while Doctor Moreau created several abominations by using different organisms by often performing vivisections. Doctor Moreau has a darkness inside of him that his daughter Juliet inherited. Throughout the entire novel, she fights with her own darkness that lies within her.

The story starts out slow but quickly picks up its pace. Shepherd used imagery to set up the setting(s), atmosphere, and to reveal what Juliet was feeling. Imagery is the figurative language that was used the most from the beginning to end. However, there are plenty of comparisons to be made between this book and Frankenstein and there are even Shakespeare references thrown in.

Shepherd is a brilliant writer and I genuinely enjoyed her book. Her writing style was exceptional and easy to follow. Shepherd's work was simple with a layer of complexity hidden underneath. It was truly a great creation and I am looking forward to reading the next novel in the trilogy, Her Dark Curiosity.

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