Unfortunate Creatures
A YA/crossover gothic fantasy, coming from Hodderscape March 2027
COMING MARCH 2027
How far would you go to bring back the one you love?
Eighteen-year-old Crissa Blackwood is mourning the death of her soulmate Emres after his brutal murder.
Desperate to bring him back, she carves his heart from his freshly buried corpse, knowing that with the right magical element and a new body, anything is possible.
But the magic is in the possession of Emres' wealthy rival, and when Crissa challenges him and his friends to a competition up in his mansion, he has no choice but to accept, or face the humiliation of his peers.
Sequestered in the mountains, the mansion harbours secrets of its own; among them Loren, its enigmatic and handsome resident, who seems to know Crissa better than anyone - except Emres. But when the group is gruesomely attacked, Crissa faces the ultimate choice: resurrect her lost love, or save her newfound friends, but risk losing him forever . . .
Praise for Unfortunate Creatures
“Crackles with magic, yearning and imagination. This queer-positive twist on Frankenstein would delight Mary Shelley, with its boundary-pushing scientists, gothic mansions and star-crossed lovers. Holly Race shines an unflinching light on the hopes and horrors inherent to the human condition, and delivers so many twists and turns, I was left breathless. Magnificent”
“Twisty, dark and heart-wrenching. A gothic feast that crackles with magic and science as it explores what it means to be human. This Frankenstein retelling will leave you as obsessed as the morally grey main character in her pursuit of love”