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tosleepperchancetoread 's review for:
The Alchemy of Moonlight
by David Ferraro
3.5 stars!
I listed to this on audiobook courtesy of Netgalley!
I have to give a shout-out to the narrator, Will Watt. He was lovely to listen to and he did a great job distinguishing between the characters.
I have to admit, the cover is what immediately drew me in. I absolutely love this artist’s style and the premise sounded interesting enough. The Gothic setting was amazing and I definitely felt immersed in that time period. I was prepared for more action than what was delivered, it was mostly slow moving and the plot didn’t really get churning until the 40-50% mark. I wish the romance was a bit more fleshed out, while the main character forgave the love interest’s actions I certainly felt strange about it, and I wish there had been more time to work through that. This book was reminiscent of Mexican Gothic or the Crimson Peak movie. I loved the haunting and dark aspects, I feel like the author could have leaned even more heavily into that! All around though this was a fairly fun novel. The ending had some exciting moments and the dialogue was witty. I would recommend for fans of slower-paced character heavy novels.
I listed to this on audiobook courtesy of Netgalley!
I have to give a shout-out to the narrator, Will Watt. He was lovely to listen to and he did a great job distinguishing between the characters.
I have to admit, the cover is what immediately drew me in. I absolutely love this artist’s style and the premise sounded interesting enough. The Gothic setting was amazing and I definitely felt immersed in that time period. I was prepared for more action than what was delivered, it was mostly slow moving and the plot didn’t really get churning until the 40-50% mark. I wish the romance was a bit more fleshed out, while the main character forgave the love interest’s actions I certainly felt strange about it, and I wish there had been more time to work through that. This book was reminiscent of Mexican Gothic or the Crimson Peak movie. I loved the haunting and dark aspects, I feel like the author could have leaned even more heavily into that! All around though this was a fairly fun novel. The ending had some exciting moments and the dialogue was witty. I would recommend for fans of slower-paced character heavy novels.