The Monstrumologist
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General
3.7
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Richard Yancey
These are the secrets I have kept. This is the trust I never betrayed. But he is dead now and has been for nearly ninety years, the one who gave me his trust, the one for whom I kept these secrets. The one who saved me . . . and the one who cursed me. So starts the diary of Will Henry, orphan and assistant to a doctor with a most unusual specialty: monster hunting. In the short time he has lived with the doctor, Will has grown accustomed to his late night callers and dangerous business. But when one visitor comes with the body of a young girl and the monster that was feeding on her, Will's world is about to change forever. The doctor has discovered a baby Anthropophagi--a headless monster that feeds through the mouthfuls of teeth in its chest--and it signals a growing number of Anthropophagi. Now, Will and the doctor must face the horror threatenning to overtake and consume our world before it is too late. The Monstrumologist is the first stunning gothic adventure in a series that combines the spirit of HP Lovecraft with the storytelling ability of Rick Riorden.
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Author
Richard Yancey
Pages
434
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2009-09-22
ISBN
1416984488 9781416984481
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"Dnf about 75% of the way through <br/><br/>Even though I dnf the book I actually liked the beginning. The story opened very strong with relatable characters. So easy to read I blew through half the book in one day. Although sometime shortly after it began to plateau. <br/><br/>At first this story was everything I wanted it to be for the up and coming fall season. Dark, twisted, and gory. Dr. Warthorpe reminded me of Frankenstein a mad scientist with an air of uncaring. But maybe not as much so as he pretends to. I also liked the power shift throughout the book. It became quite hilarious.<br/><br/>After sometime of reading, I felt as if the book was missing something. But maybe there wasn't enough character development, possibly all the talking bored me. I just got to the point where I didn't care anymore."