The world knew my father as a villain. I knew him as the thin man in a tweed suit who carried me on his shoulders during the Royal Guards parades. I needed to know which man my father was the monster, or the misunderstood genius.This was a really creepy and entertaining story, with several twists to the tale!I really liked Juliet and the other characters in this book. I felt sorry for Juliet and everything she had been through with her father being labelled as a madman, and her mother dying and leaving her an orphan. The poor girl really was all alone in the world, and with no money, and no-one to help her, I could understand why she would want to go to a strange island to possibly be reunited with her long-thought-dead father.I should have told Lucy she couldnt visit. Where I was going, she couldnt come. It was a bit further than Bedford.Montgomery opened the door, clearly surprised. Miss Moreau. What are you doing here?The carpetbag fell at his feet. My heart was racing.Im coming with you, I said.The storyline in this was pretty good, and I liked that it was creepy in places! The not-knowing what experiments Juliets father was really doing, the screaming of the animals from his operating room at night, the way he so calmly tried to drown someone, and the question over just how wicked he really was all added to the tension, and then the twists really started piling up!Father folded his hands. I am in pursuit of the ideal living form. Just like all of us, wouldnt you say? The same reason we choose mates and procreate. We want to create something better than ourselves. Perfection. To me, perfection is a being with the reason of man but the natural innocence of children or animals. I have come so close to achieving it. You have no idea how close.There was some romance, and it did turn into a love triangle, with the question being whether Juliet would choose the dashing Edward Prince, or the servant boy, turned mad-doctors assistant Montgomery, and it really wasnt clear which one she would pick until almost the end of the book!Juliet, dont tell me you didnt know. Montgomerys been in love with you since the day you found him again. Long before that, come to think of it. Hes been in love with the mere idea of you for years.Well go back to London and none of it will matter. Itll just be you and me JulietThe ending to this wasnt perfect, and I have to say that Im really intrigued to see what happens in the next book in the series. This wasnt a total cliff-hanger, but it wasnt the ending that I was expecting either, and I really want to know how things work out!We belong together. Not to serve your fathers mad experiment. But because were the same. His open palm covered my heart, just grazing the exposed skin above my collar. I gasped at his touch. Fear and thrill were divided by such a fine line that I couldnt tell which plucked at the tight strings in my chest. And was he really so wrong? I did know about the darkness he spoke of.8 out of 10

would be a perfect idea if not for the blasted love triangle.

Wow! this book surprised me in the best way possible. So interesting and mysterious. A must read! And that plot twist at the end....gahhhh! On to book two!!