Such Wicked Intent

Devotion turns deadly in this second Gothic thriller from Kenneth Oppel.

When does obsession become madness? Tragedy has forced sixteen-year-old Victor Frankenstein to swear off alchemy forever. He burns the Dark Library. He vows he will never dabble in the dark sciences again--just as he vows he will no longer covet Elizabeth, his brother's betrothed.
If only these things were not so tempting.
When he and Elizabeth discover a portal into the spirit world, they cannot resist. Together with Victor's twin, Konrad, and their friend Henry, the four venture into a place of infinite possibilities where power and passion reign. But as they search for the knowledge to raise the dead, they unknowingly unlock a darkness from which they may never return.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/21/2012
ISBN: 9781442403185
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.84w x 1.14d
Award: Young Adult Canadian Book Award - Finalist
Award: Libris Awards - Winner

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2012
Booklist 06/01/2012 pg. 94
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2012 pg. 284 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2012 pg. 100
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2012
Shelf Awareness 11/30/2012
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2012 pg. 76
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 153171 / Such Wicked Intent
Reading Level: 5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 11