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The Forgotten Room
by Lauren Willig, Karen White, Beatriz Williams
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I received this E-ARC via Penguin Group Berkley and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
DNF
When I saw this on Netgalley I was fairly excited. While it didn't sound like my kind of read, it sounded interesting. I love historical fiction, romances and mystery! This seemed like a good blend of them both. Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this. I am not going to put a spoiler tag. I have only revealed what happens in the first chapter.
The book begins in 1944 with one of our main characters Kate. When Kate was a little girl her mother and her would walk around the area in which this beautiful mansion was located. Sometime after her mother passed away she took up a job as a doctor in said mansion. It's pretty hard for her because she happens to be the second female doctor. The nurses seem to think that Kate is to proud and didn't want to be a nurse because it was beneath her.
Since the war begun there have been many patients coming to the mansion. As another arrives she leaves to explain that unfortunately they do not have anymore space. The head doctor arrives and he decides to take the soldier. The soldier and the head doctor talk for a bit completely ignoring Kate. Offended she takes the patients file and reads it out loud.
The two of them decide that the soldier needs an operation done. She approaches him and tells him where he is and the operation being done. He then holds her wrist and begs her not to take his leg away. She is surprised that he is staring at her like he knows her. On the stop she makes some decisions about how to go about his operation. She suggests that he take her room and that she continues to check on him. She will perform the operation herself. If she fails the head doctor will take over with her full support.
Kate's point of view is in first person whereas Olive and Lucy are in third. The first chapter was a really good start into the book! I felt bad for Kate and how she was mistreated because she is a woman. We are then taken to Olive and that is where things take a turn for the worst. I didn't understand what I was reading. It was so confusing. It could've been because I was tired. But I highly doubt that.
I think you need to have some patience when reading this book. I didn't and this was more of a 'It's not you but me.' The writing was great! Which is why I'm giving this a 2 star.
Overall I didn't have the patience for this. Despite that I do highly recommend it! It has a good mystery and nice romance. There are some awesome reviews on this book, so look at those as well when you are deciding to read this or not. I do hope that you enjoy it more than I did!
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I received this E-ARC via Penguin Group Berkley and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
DNF
When I saw this on Netgalley I was fairly excited. While it didn't sound like my kind of read, it sounded interesting. I love historical fiction, romances and mystery! This seemed like a good blend of them both. Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this. I am not going to put a spoiler tag. I have only revealed what happens in the first chapter.
The book begins in 1944 with one of our main characters Kate. When Kate was a little girl her mother and her would walk around the area in which this beautiful mansion was located. Sometime after her mother passed away she took up a job as a doctor in said mansion. It's pretty hard for her because she happens to be the second female doctor. The nurses seem to think that Kate is to proud and didn't want to be a nurse because it was beneath her.
Since the war begun there have been many patients coming to the mansion. As another arrives she leaves to explain that unfortunately they do not have anymore space. The head doctor arrives and he decides to take the soldier. The soldier and the head doctor talk for a bit completely ignoring Kate. Offended she takes the patients file and reads it out loud.
The two of them decide that the soldier needs an operation done. She approaches him and tells him where he is and the operation being done. He then holds her wrist and begs her not to take his leg away. She is surprised that he is staring at her like he knows her. On the stop she makes some decisions about how to go about his operation. She suggests that he take her room and that she continues to check on him. She will perform the operation herself. If she fails the head doctor will take over with her full support.
Kate's point of view is in first person whereas Olive and Lucy are in third. The first chapter was a really good start into the book! I felt bad for Kate and how she was mistreated because she is a woman. We are then taken to Olive and that is where things take a turn for the worst. I didn't understand what I was reading. It was so confusing. It could've been because I was tired. But I highly doubt that.
I think you need to have some patience when reading this book. I didn't and this was more of a 'It's not you but me.' The writing was great! Which is why I'm giving this a 2 star.
Overall I didn't have the patience for this. Despite that I do highly recommend it! It has a good mystery and nice romance. There are some awesome reviews on this book, so look at those as well when you are deciding to read this or not. I do hope that you enjoy it more than I did!