4.5 upped to 5*
Silvia Moreno-Garcia excels at genre-hopping and I can’t remember one of her book as “bad” or “not valid”.
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is a slow burning book inspired by H.G. Wells’ “The Island of Doctor Moreau”.
It’s not a follow up or a spin-off, Ms Moreno-Garcia is inspired by the original book and deliver a plot that mixes horror with historical facts, feminism, romance, and interesting social and political remarks.
Carlota is a well developed and interesting character: a 14 years old girl who’s becoming a woman and is questioning what she sees around her. A well read and clever girl and an interesting human being.
The characters are fleshed out and interesting: you can love or hate them but they are never flat.
The tension in the book builds slowly and takes you to the last part keeping the attention alive and making you turn pages.
My only note is the repetition at the beginning of the chapter that makes it a bit too slow in the first chapters.
I liked the story as it’s riveting and gripping.
Highly recommended.
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I've always been fascinated by women in Middle Age and their role in history. You can start with Matilda of Tuscany who played a relevant role in the dispute between the pope and the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI to mystics like Hildegarde or Julian of Norwich.
They role is often downplayed or their name are not as well known as they should be.
This is a good book, well researched and honest. I was hooked since the fascinating introduction and didn't stop till the last page.
The author is an excellent storyteller and I learned something new.
Highly recommended.
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The Family Upstair was a gripping story that kept me turning pages. This sort of follow up is even better, it solves doubt and answer to some questions I didn't know I had, on a rational level at least.
Lisa Jewell delivers another great story and i had a lot in read this story.
It can be read as a stand alone but it would mean not understanding some nuances and some details.
I appreciated this story and I'm happy I read it. Great characters and solid plot.
Highly recommended.
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First thing first: I'm a fan of All Soul Trilogy and the only similarity is that it features witches.
That said this was one of my top low fantasy books for 2022 as the blurb sounded promising and I couldn't wait to read it.
Let's say there's a lot of potential and it is an interesting book as it's a fantasy book with heavy speculative fiction undertones. The idea of coven more or less inclusive is not new and there's a lot of discussions about coven thare are inclusive or not.
I loved Theo and loved what Theo represent. Had fun in reading the pop references and think that there's enough stuff on the world building side for a huge series
I also loved the different POVs and voices
What I didn't like:
- The book starts after a witches-warlocks war that left a lot of divisions and sufferance. We now it affected the characters but not there's not a lot of details. A short stories introducing us would be great, a prequel even better
- Some characters are introduced and the disappear
- The fantasy parts is often in the background to the political part
- There's a sort of manicheism: characters are saints or villains. Sometimes they become villain and their story arc is a bit forced
- The final part is very rushed and I'm not sure I understood what meant
I liked it, I think this could become a very interesting series. This one is a 3.5 * upped to 4 for me
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Another great photobook about urban archeology, the train stations in this case.
I loved the picture and some of them made me feel sad as they represent something that was alive and it's now abondoned.
Highly recommended.
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Perfect for armchair travellers or in this sweltering days. I loved the gorgeous pictures and think this is going to be a fabolous coffee table book.
Highly recommended.
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It was a riveting and interesting read as it talks about something very far from my idea of garden and the plant I know.
I loved the gorgeous pictures and the great ideas. It was an informative read that made me see something new.
Loved it.
Highly recommended.
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I think this is an interesting and informative read if you are new to the topic. I know people who work on searching lost seeds to restore biodiversity but I never thought of doing something similar when it comes to gardens.
It made me think and appreciated it.
Highly recommended.
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As I already wrote in a review for another book in this series this is an excellent work that can be appreciated by children and adult.
The artwork is lovely and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Highly recommended.
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As I already wrote in a review for another book in this series this is an excellent work that can be appreciated by children and adult.
The artwork is lovely and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Highly recommended.
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