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    A Cold Legacy

    Written by Megan Shepherd

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    After killing the men who tried to steal her father's research, Juliet — along with Montgomery, Lucy, Balthazar, and a deathly ill Edward — has escaped to a remote estate on the Scottish moors. Owned by the enigmatic Elizabeth von Stein, the mansion is full of mysteries and unexplained oddities: dead bodies in the basement, secret passages, and fortune-tellers who seem to know Juliet's secrets. Though it appears to be a safe haven, Juliet fears new dangers may be present within the manor's own walls.

    Then she uncovers the truth about the manor's long history of scientific experimentation—and her own intended role in it — forcing her to determine where the line falls between right and wrong, life and death, magic and science, and promises and secrets. And she must decide if she'll follow her father's dark footsteps or her mother's tragic ones, or whether she'll make her own.

    With inspiration from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, this breathless conclusion to the Madman's Daughter trilogy is about the things we'll sacrifice to save those we love — even our own humanity.

    A HarperAudio production.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateJan 27, 2015
    ISBN9780062346452
    Author

    Megan Shepherd

    Megan Shepherd was "born" into the book world, growing up in her parents' independent bookstore in Western North Carolina. She is the author of THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER trilogy. When Megan is not writing, she can usually be found horseback riding, day dreaming at coffee shops, or hiking in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains.

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    • 5/5
      I loved reading this book. I wish the series was not over because I enjoyed it so much.
    • 4/5
      Ok so the second book was definitely my favorite, but this was still great and I'd give the series 5 stars overall.

      Good lord. What an emotional obstacle course.
    • 4/5
      There were a few sections that lagged a little for me, but for the most part it moved at a good pace with the same wonderful characters from the previous two books. I felt like the jump from one side of the big ethical dilemma to the other was a little quick for me, although it did come together in the end to make the story complete.A great readalike series for Kenneth Oppel's The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein series.
    • 5/5
      Ah the end if here! It is a bitterwseet moment for while I am saddened that Juliet's adventures for us are over, I an most pleased with the way Megan Shepherd tied everything together. While many trilogies can leave loose ends we get very few here. And even those we get are of our own making and are not pertinent to Juliet's story. All the plot twists are answered nicely. And let me tell you, there are plenty of plot twists!

      This book picks up immediately following Her Dark Curiosity. Our Favorite characters-Juliet, Montgomery, Edward, Balthazar and Lucy) arrive at their destination. The home where the legends of Frankenstein and his monster began! The house is run by a group of girls employed by Elizabeth who take Juliet and company inside. This house has it's own secrets and when Elizabeth arrives more startling truths are revealed. She is much like Juliet herself in some ways.

      Edward/the beast are still locked in an internal was while their body fights the poison coursing through it. Through it all Lucy went from being a character I liked to one I was quite mad at in this book. Her expectations of Juliet and her own actions are irrational and selfish! Balthazar and Montgomery are true to character although they do still have a secret they are keeping from Juliet. One that will change her entire outlook on life!

      With dark science, being on the run from authorities, a friend at war with himself, a strange boy, a wedding and more secrets than should be under one roof this book is filled with intrigue! everything I felt a plot arc was over, it starts up again or a new one takes it's place, keeping me riveted to the book. With a satisfactory ending I am most pleased with this series! This has earned a place o my shelf for years to come!

      *I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.*
    • 5/5
      Finally a Trilogy with a Complete & Satisfying Conclusion!!

      Megan Shepherd is one author who knows how to close a trilogy out properly! Yeah I'm sad that it's over but I'm also glad that the series didn't end with more questions then answers like a lot of series have ended lately. She tied up the loose ends and concluded it with finality!

      Shepherd also knows how to write skilled retellings! The concluding story was inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and picked up where the last book, Her Dark Curiosity, a retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, left off. She effortlessly intertwined all three retellings together which is one of the reasons why I liked this series so much. It was very unique & creatively written.

      This series isn't for the faint of heart though. If you can stomach the gore and like science or I should say, mad science, then you should definitely give it a try!
    • 4/5
      Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Beautiful gothic retelling of the timeless classic Frankenstein. With wonderful characters, suspenseful mystery, and captivating writing, this is sure to be a big hit for all YA fans!Opening Sentence: THE LAST TRAVELERS’ INN on the road from Inverness was no place to die.The Review:Juliet Monroe is the daughter of a madman. Her father performed some amazing experiments that were extremely dangerous and eventually made him go mad. Others have tried to use his work to their own advantage and Juliet has gone to great lengths to stop anyone that associated with her father. She is now on the run with the love of her life, Montgomery, her best friend Lucy, and the very ill Edward. They find sanctuary in a gothic manor owned by none other than Elizabeth von Stein, the ancestor of Victor Frankenstein. At first it seems that they will finally be safe from all their enemies, but the mansion holds many secrets that could be more dangerous than they ever imagined.Juliet is a great heroine. She is strong, intelligent, kind hearted, and brave. She really struggles with who she wants to be and who she feels she is destined to become. Her father was obviously crazy and she is afraid that if she experiments in any of the science her father studied she will become just like him because she sees some of the same madness he possessed inside herself. It was interesting to watch her inner struggles and it made me understand her character much better. She is a very resourceful girl and she will go to great lengths to help those she cares about. I loved seeing all the different relationships she had with all the secondary characters in the book, and how they affected her as a person. I did feel that there were times that she was a little too trusting of others, but I liked her open mindedness about giving everyone a chance. She believes in redemption and that is something I have in common with her. There were times that her indecisiveness was a little frustrating, but in the end I thought she was a wonderful character.Montgomery was a sexy guy and eventually grew he on me. I will admit that I wasn’t his biggest fan in the second book, but he really redeemed himself in this story. It was interesting getting to know him better and I liked that for the most part he was a very honest and open person. You can tell that he genuinely loves Juliet and they were a great match for each other. Montgomery is always trying to do what is best for Juliet even if she doesn’t always agree. He is very protective of her but at the same time he lets her be her own person. He respects that she is a brilliant scientist and he loves her for who she is.A Cold Legacy is a suspenseful gothic retelling of the timeless classic Frankenstein. Personally, I have never been a huge fan of Frankenstein so this is actually my very first retelling of the story, and it has made me want to check out others. I loved the dark setting and all the new characters you are introduced to. There is a very big cast of secondary characters in this story and if I talked about each one of them this review would be way too long. But they were amazing and each one added a unique spin to the story! I also really enjoyed the romance. I struggled with the love story in the second book, but I thought it was done really well in this book! There were a couple of things that I was a little disappointed with. The first one being that I felt there were moments that were very anticlimactic. I’m not going to go into detail so I don’t spoil anything but I just felt that there were times that things just conveniently happened and I was just hoping for more. The other thing that I was disappointed with was that there were a few things left unanswered. It wasn’t anything big, just a few small things that I was left wondering about and I didn’t love that. This was definitely not a perfect book, but overall I thought it was really entertaining to read and it really kept my interest. This is the third book in the series and while you could probably read it as a standalone, I would suggest that you start the series at the beginning to get the whole effect of the story. I personally started with the second book and I think I would have appreciated the characters and the story much more if I had started at the beginning. The ending was bitter sweet, but I thought that it wrapped things up nicely! I would recommend this series to anyone that likes gothic YA retellings!Notable Scene:A floorboard squeaked down the hall, and I jerked upright, but it was nothing—just the manor settling. I shivered anyway as I peeked in the next keyhole. A half dozen candles burned on the table as though the room’s occupant feared the dark. A soft murmur came and the figure rolled over, flashing dark curls and a pale face not so different from my own.Lucy.There was only one guest bedroom left, so it had to belong to Edward. I peered through the keyhole. A candle on the side table flickered there, too. Edward lay still as a corpse on the bed, not even a blink or a flicker of breath to tell me he was alive. The chains wrapped around his arms and chest glinted in the candlelight.I shuddered. The servants must think us mad to chain a young man we claimed was a friend, but if they knew the truth, they’d be even more fearful of us. I took out the key to his room, ready to open it.Suddenly a face blocked the keyhole. A shriek ripped through me as I stumbled backward. An eye looked back from the other side of the keyhole. It was milky white, the pupil completely devoid of color.It blinked.I screamed.FTC Advisory: HarperTeen provided me with a copy of A Cold Legacy. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
    • 4/5
      This is the final book in the Madman’s Daughter trilogy. This was a well done finish to this gothic historical fantasy series. This book is loosely based on the story of Frankenstein. As the with the previous books the story has a very dark and gothic feel to it.Juliet, Montgomery, Lucy, Balthazar, and a very sick Edward have fled to the Scottish moors to the house of Elizabeth von Stein. The house is dark and creepy and full of many secrets. Meanwhile Edward is fighting for his life, in constant struggle with the Beast inside. To add to their trouble’s Lucy’s father is determined to hunt them down in revenge for Juliet killing his colleagues in the last book. This book is very similar in tone to the previous books in this series. I enjoyed all the classic literature references. I also liked how things tied up for our characters. There are a lot of twists and turns in the story as well.I really enjoy Juliet as a character with her struggle to keep the darkness at bay and not sucumb to madness. However the romance between her and Montgomery kind of fell flat for me. I just felt like Montgomery never respected all aspects of Juliet’s personality. I also felt like they both did too much lying and hiding secrets from each other.I loved the Stein house though with all of its hidden passages and dark secrets. I enjoyed how capable and ruthless Juliet could be as well. The whole book has a very melancholy tone to it as we wait to see what dark secrets unfold and whether or not our characters can stay hidden from those that hunt them.I thought the story wrapped up in a way that was realistic and very entertaining. I would love to read a story about what adventures Edward goes on in a future book.Overall this was a well done conclusion to this series. I love the dark and gothic feel to this series and enjoyed the mysterious Stein house. I enjoyed how this story ties in with the classic Frankenstein story. The romance between Montgomery and Juliet fell a bit flat for me, but I really did enjoy Juliet as a character. In general I have loved this dark and gothic young adult series that ties together a bunch of classic literature stories into one comprehensive series. I would recommend to those who enjoy gothic reads that are dark and a bit strange. Shepherd’s next book, The Cage, will be releasing in a couple months. I have a copy for review and will try to read it soon. I am curious to see what this new book holds.