She Made Herself a Monster
by Anna Kovatcheva
A heady, dark-hued Gothic gem of a debut novel
Moods: Mysterious
Hardcover
Published 2026
Audiobook 7h 39m
ISBN 9780063436343
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She Made Herself a Monster
by Anna Kovatcheva
A heady, dark-hued Gothic gem of a debut novel
Moods: Mysterious
Publisher's Summary
In nineteenth-century Bulgaria, a self-proclaimed vampire slayer--actually, a traveling con artist--joins forces with a teenage girl to create a monster deadly enough to vanquish their own demons. We make monsters in order to destroy them.…
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Weighted Score
3.88 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 3.67 ★
v (Ratings Count): 3
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 3.67
True Ratings 3
Written Reviews 2
Shelved (Popularity) 43
Users Read 6
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