Reviews

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss

nadiamegan's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

fru_'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

it was fun, but a little longer than absolutely necessary. and while i loved the characters and enjoyed the story, i will most definitely not be reading the 700 page long sequel 😭 

also, just found out the author is originally hungarian so that’s fun!!

abumblebeee's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.25

issianne's review

3.0

Whomp whomp. This one fell flat for me. I was pumped about this and had heard so much love for it. And while the premise and the union of all these different narratives was entertaining, the book also slogged and was very slow at times. I liked all of the characters individually for who they were, but I didn’t feel that found family coziness that you were supposed to feel.

morewasps's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

4.0

I lived the character development.

knordy's review

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

alicehaynes's review against another edition

adventurous

4.0

zoefruitcake's review

4.0

An energetic romp around London with so many literary nods you'll be wanting to re-read some classics with a fresh eye. I hope we will be treated to another installment of the Athena Club (note that that is spelt with the English double L) my only real criticism of this entertaining book are the anachronistic Americanisms, far too many uses of the word 'gotten' made me wince (a word which we simply do not use) purse instead of handbag and sidewalk. So much effort had gone into painting these scenes of Victorian London only to be let down by language.

miss_majuu's review against another edition

3.5

3.5/5

amy_j18's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75