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A review by quolwy
The Poppy and the Rose by Ashlee Cowles
2.0
With a promising description, I was certain I would like this book! Between a rendition of the sinking of the Titanic, and a mystery, jumping between timeline, it seemed like it couldn't fail, but yet I was somehow wrong.
While the beginning was promising, an interesting set up with likeable characters and sprinkling mystery elements into the narrative, I was pulled into the story pretty quickly. It wasn't until getting about 30% in that the story started to fizzle out for me. I found myself feeling reluctant to pick up the book, and only reading a chapter a day for the final 2 weeks of working on it.
Somewhere in the middle the plot got a bit convoluted, and just when I would begin to feel interesting in a timeline the chapter would end and it would switch, making me lose interest all over again. The twists and turns also needed a bit of refining, so overall while I though I would give this at least a 3.5* upon further reflection I feel sorry to say this ended up being a 2* for me.
Thank you Netgalley for giving me a free copy for an honest review.
While the beginning was promising, an interesting set up with likeable characters and sprinkling mystery elements into the narrative, I was pulled into the story pretty quickly. It wasn't until getting about 30% in that the story started to fizzle out for me. I found myself feeling reluctant to pick up the book, and only reading a chapter a day for the final 2 weeks of working on it.
Somewhere in the middle the plot got a bit convoluted, and just when I would begin to feel interesting in a timeline the chapter would end and it would switch, making me lose interest all over again. The twists and turns also needed a bit of refining, so overall while I though I would give this at least a 3.5* upon further reflection I feel sorry to say this ended up being a 2* for me.
Thank you Netgalley for giving me a free copy for an honest review.