Book guide
This Monstrous Thing
A young mechanic resurrects his brother with clockwork—only to unleash the real monster behind Frankenstein.
Genre and trope pairingsFantasyRetellingFantasyHidden identityGothic FantasyRetellingGothic FantasyHidden identitySci-FiHidden identitySci-FiRobotsHorrorBody horrorHorrorCreature featureHistoricalRetellingHistoricalHidden identityYoung AdultLGBTQ+Young AdultRetellingYoung AdultHidden identity
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About This Monstrous Thing
In an alternate world of steam power and clockwork bodies, mechanic Alasdair Finch brings his dead brother Oliver back to life using forbidden machinery. Oliver returns changed, and the publication of Frankenstein convinces the townspeople that its doctor and monster are real. Hunted from all sides, the brothers must decide whether their bond can survive what Alasdair created.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- death
- grief
- dead bodies
- body horror
- medical experimentation
- violence
- discrimination
