The Resurrectionist

Do you like science fiction? Do you like horror? You’ll love The Resurrectionist by Kathleen S. Allen. Thank you so much to NetGalley, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, and Roaring Brook Press for gifting me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own!

This 336-page book comes out on October 7th, 2025, and is a thrill-ride! I read this book in one day and already want to read it again. The book takes place in the 1800s and follows a 17-year-old girl who finds her recently deceased father’s journal. The book takes her on a journey into the darker side of London medicine and the concept of raising the dead.

What follows is a Frankensteinian tale with more twists than I can count - including one on the last page that left my mouth hanging open. Grave digging, grave robbing, and amateur surgery scenes deliver the gore that flows like blood through the heart.

5/5 Stars!