Oppel, Kenneth. This
Dark Endeavor.
Simon &
Schuster/Little Brown 2011 304p 17.99 978-1-44240315-4
jr/sr Horror
(Mild) E-BN
Victor Frankenstein and his twin Konrad are inseparable. They
everything together and
enjoy each other’s company. Then the day comes when
Konrad falls ill and the
doctors can not find what is wrong with him. It is up to
Victor to try and save
his brother. Victor
and Konrad Frankenstein are twin look-a-like and they
are inseparable. They live in a castle that also has a
dungeon. Their distant
cousin, Elizabeth, who younger than they are lives with
them and have grown up
together. They all share good times together and enjoy
exploring their
surroundings. They one day come upon a secret door in the
library and walk down
a very dark and creepy staircase and encounter a locked
door. When they manage
to open the door they discover a library full of books
about magic and alchemy.
Their father discovers them and makes them promise to
never go back into the
room. Then the day comes when Konrad who always seemed
fit and healthy falls ill
with a mysteries illness that saps his strength. It is then that Victor decides
that it is possible he may be able to find the answers to
Konrads' illness in
the magic books hidden in the forbidden room.
What happens next is a story unlike any you have read.
The book is full of
mysteries, love, magic, adventures and secrets. Very
enjoyable. Could be a
prequal to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
There is however a
very strong scene where Victor loses his fingers that might
be to much for some children. Diaz, Magna
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