The Isle of Blood
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4.8 • 70 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
This gothic, gory novel—the third book in the Printz Honor–winning Monstrumologist series—is “articulately literary, horrifically grotesque, and mind-bendingly complex” (Kirkus Reviews).
When Dr. Warthrop goes hunting for the “Holy Grail of Monstrumology” with his eager new assistant, Arkwright, he leaves Will Henry in Victorian New York. Finally, Will can enjoy something that always seemed out of reach: a normal life with a real family. But part of Will can’t let go of Dr. Warthrop, and when Arkwright returns, claiming that the doctor is dead, Will is devastated—and not convinced.
Determined to discover the truth, Will travels to London, knowing that if he succeeds, he will be plunging into depths of horror worse than anything he has experienced so far. His journey takes him to Socotra, the Isle of Blood, where human beings are used to make nests and blood rains from the sky—and puts Will Henry’s loyalty to the ultimate test.
Customer Reviews
Great read
The third installment of Rick Yancey's Monstrumologist series is a great tale that is as much about how monsters are made as it is about chasing them. All of it seen through the lens on a young boys eyes.
Too Philosophical-Gets Boring
The author started to get too philosophical for me in this one. I'm not even going to read the next book because that's all it seems to be. I enjoyed the horror elements, as I had with the previous books. But I found myself skimming over all the philosophical rantings all too often.
Great read
Little long in the middle.