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A review by txikimandy
A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
dark
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A Botanical Daughter is an incredible debut. The prose is lofty like a classic but not difficult; it lends itself to stunning descriptions and wordplay. The twists and turns didn’t fail to surprise me.
The characters are multi-faceted and sympathetic, even as they do highly questionable (at best) things. It’s as if Seymour Krelborn became Dr. Frankenstein.
I adored this book and I highly recommend it. It’s a stunning blend of fantasy and horror, but not dark enough that I couldn’t read it at night.
The characters are multi-faceted and sympathetic, even as they do highly questionable (at best) things. It’s as if Seymour Krelborn became Dr. Frankenstein.
I adored this book and I highly recommend it. It’s a stunning blend of fantasy and horror, but not dark enough that I couldn’t read it at night.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, Murder, Violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Suicide, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury