Thank you NetGalley and Mariner Books for the review copy of Anna Kovatcheva’s “She Made Herself a Monster.” It is very appreciated!

I have been on the hunt for really good fiction, the kind that grabs me with the first paragraph and keeps me in its teeth until the end. Sadly, I am often disappointed. However, Anna Kovatcheva does NOT disappoint! From the grisly opening scene in a dank basement to the open road, the wonder of childbirth, revelations about murder, and a dance with death, all spattered with the blood of monsters, “She Made Herself a Monster” is a rollercoaster of suspense.

I loved this book. I rarely give a full five stars for books, but this one absolutely earned it. This is a dark, Gothic tale heavy with folklore and superstition. Modern science vies with Old-World traditional beliefs in a village that believes itself to be cursed. A monster hunter rides into town one day and sets off a domino-fall of events that lead to an edge-of-your-seat ending.

“She Made Herself a Monster” is Kovatcheva’s debut novel, and I cannot wait to see what she gives us in the future.