The Resurrectionist Review

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

Received as ARC through Netgalley

The Resurrectionist by Kathleen S. Allen is a young adult horror, coming of age book. The story follows a young Victorian era woman with a dream to become a surgeon in a society that refused to let women follow anything outside the tradition roles set in place.

    Odile Rothbart, or Dilly as she's known as throughout the book, and her twin Deidre are left to figure out their way in life with only Edmund, their butler, to assist. Dilly attempts to follow her father as a surgeon. Deidre wishes to follow the traditional role of wife. Both find their dreams to be more difficult to achieve and their lives more convoluted. A captivating story of morality and death.  

     As soon as I read that it had been inspired by Frankenstein, I was overexcited to get a chance to read The Resurrectionist. The eye-catching covered helped to get my attention as well. I wasn’t disappointed. Beautifully written, the story is fascinating. I found Dilly’s attempt to become a surgeon at any cost a fascinating tale. Each chapter is prefaced by a quote to help set the following scene and a glimpse into Dilly’s mind. A gory story, we get a glimpse of the dark discoveries of the medical community during the Victorian era. Even if some of them are more fiction than realistic, The Resurrectionist is written in a way to bring these fantastical ideas into the real world.

Diedre’s dreams aren’t forgotten and we get to see two young women managing society without any parents to guide them. Receiving no assistance with the proper way to romance and who they should be trying to romance, their attempts don't do quite the way they want. The romance isn’t something I was interested in reading about though I did celebrate the way the short attempt concluded.

If you’re a fan of Frankenstein, definitely give The Resurrectionist a read. It comes out on ebook, audiobook and hardcover on October 7, 2025.

 

 

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