I will stand by my tested and perfected technique of completely ignoring it for a year, maybe two, then getting it on sale or having it show up for free in the Playstation store. Most of the bugs will be fixed, guides will be thoroughly established online, and i won't have to spend a silly amount of money on something that might suck.
I've become wise though experience and I'm never going back.
Christopher Pike's The Last Vampire series is good popcorn reading. I've been trying to get myself to read The Haunting of Hill House but lol on my attention span.
I did listen to Frankenstein as an audiobook. Do recommend.