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A review by the_b00kreader
Mademoiselle Maupin by J.M. Frost
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
3.75
As much as I want to love this book entirely, I can't. The pacing was a little slow for my liking and I found this impacted how I felt about each character.
The story itself was great and the historical touches really helped to make this story feel more atmospheric and, ultimately, more real. I enjoyed the diversity and the hidden clues that were left throughout this read.
The detail that Frost went into about vampires and their likes was truly brilliant and certainly more appealing than Stephenie Meyer's vampires. These vampires weren't the traditionally known ones, there was so much more to learn about them. I still feel as though there is still more to be uncovered and I do look forward to that in the next book.
Julie, or La Maupin, was the more primarily featured character and I do believe she's the only one I can sort of feel for. The other characters...I just felt as though they were empty. (Particularly when a death occurred as it was very quickly brushed aside.)
All in all, I did enjoy the story that Mademoiselle Maupin held and I do wish for another book, even if the pacing still remains slow. I have questions that I'd love to have answers for in another book.
The story itself was great and the historical touches really helped to make this story feel more atmospheric and, ultimately, more real. I enjoyed the diversity and the hidden clues that were left throughout this read.
The detail that Frost went into about vampires and their likes was truly brilliant and certainly more appealing than Stephenie Meyer's vampires. These vampires weren't the traditionally known ones, there was so much more to learn about them. I still feel as though there is still more to be uncovered and I do look forward to that in the next book.
Julie, or La Maupin, was the more primarily featured character and I do believe she's the only one I can sort of feel for. The other characters...I just felt as though they were empty. (Particularly when a death occurred as it was very quickly brushed aside.)
All in all, I did enjoy the story that Mademoiselle Maupin held and I do wish for another book, even if the pacing still remains slow. I have questions that I'd love to have answers for in another book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Murder, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Violence, Gore, Grief, and Gun violence
Moderate: Racism and Slavery