As mentioned above this book took
me completely by surprise. I have been fascinated by Lizzie Borden since I
watched the Lifetime movie about her trial and the death of her parents.
I expected this book to follow
Lizzie through what many assume that she did, but rather this book took a turn
towards fantasy. Claiming that the murder was in self-defence as her parents
turned into monsters. At first a believed this was descent into madness, but as
I continued to read I understood that this book was taking a completely
different spin to the story.
In all honesty, this is not my favourite
book of all time. And that’s alright, you won’t like them all. There will be
some that simply will not be for you and that’s a-ok. This story just didn’t
make sense to me. The idea of things coming from the ocean to take over was interesting
and at times horrifying, but it didn’t gather my full interest, rather it
bothered me that such an interesting real story had been changed so
dramatically into this fantasy.
♥Characters♥
♥Lizzie:
I
noticed that Lizzie is portrayed as a hero in this telling of her story. If you
do not know who Lizzie Borden is a highly suggest you look it up. It is an
interesting case in history that I found fascinating. This story changed the
ideas that are shared by many about the case of the Borden deaths. I can’t say
that I like the character of Lizzie. Perhaps this is because I’ve assumed she
was the villain for so long that this book could not change my mind.
That being said I felt for Lizzie
after Nance is “infected” it couldn’t be easy to see the love your life become
something that you have had to kill previously. That would mean that you would
have next to no one to look after, other than Emma who has apparently just
decided to peace out of the whole situation.
♥Emma:
I
think that Emma has an interesting side to this story. What made her sick? Why
is she this way? And how did she come to realize her true calling of science,
considering such things were not very lady-like in her time. I believe that she
is smart, although very self-concerned. I know that Professor Zollicoffer was
coming, but she didn’t appear the least concerned about what the death of Nance
would do to her sister, or the fact that the rest of the town was going
straight to Hell.
♥Dr.
Seabury: It is terribly sad that he began to go crazy by the end of the
whole scenario. Increasingly so because of the way his solution worked out to
help Emma and Lizzie. Although he may not remember it, he did save the town.
Lucky for them, but they will only stay safe as long as he doesn’t go through
the full transformation as Zollicoffer.
♥Professor
Zollicoffer: So this guy was crazy, simply because something
came from the ocean. And in today’s world there are only a ton of cities by the
ocean in the 21st century. No reason to fear the Mother. Any who, I
thought that this man would be smarter about defeating Emma and Lizzie, but
really he seemed to be decently easy to overcome. In reality, they all should
have died.
♥Nance:
Curiosity
killed the cat. Don’t go to the basement could not have been clearer, but
apparently the call was too great for this girl.
♥Moments to Remember♥
♥Pg. 173
“‘I saw the Hamiltons
I wouldn’t have been more stunned if he’d
taken off his shirt and done a little dance.”
♥Pg. 230
“She so beautifully
disturbed the darkness, all flapping shape in gray and white. Like an owl. With
that kind of grace and silence.”
♥Final Line: “Perhaps I can be of greater service to
mankind without you.”
Thanks for reading,
Love,
Sidny xoxo
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