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That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston

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booksthatburn's review

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I don’t like the worldbuilding and couldn’t get into the book. The worldbuilding felt uneven, explaining things which wouldn’t actually need to be explained if they were true, while not explaining the kinds of things which would be fascinating to know.
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caitlinjadams's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Eh.  This book constantly feels like it's trying to do absolutely everything, and the result is that each individual thing feels a bit shortchanged.  I almost stopped reading a few times, but held out through the end in hopes that some piece of the story would feel fully fleshed out...that never really happened, which is a shame because the characters are well-drawn.  

The part that worked the least for me is the science fiction aspects because the way genetics is viewed and used in the word isn't explained enough for me to understand it and certainly not explained enough for me to be sure it isn't eugenics masquerading as a diverse utopia.  So.  I wish the science fiction had been removed and the book limited to maybe only alternate history, coming of age, family legacy, undercover royal, summer romance, pseudo-love triangle, etc.  Or even a further subset of those.  
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