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A review by kaitie_reads
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
adventurous
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This was my first read from Kate Morton, and I think I love her writing style. That said, this one was hard to get into.
There are a lot of viewpoints, and it's one of those stories where you have to keep going to see how all of those viewpoints are interconnected. I felt that since there was so much background information and layering to the story that I would've liked an ending that was a bit more conclusive.
About 50% of the way through, I really got hooked on the story, though. I did find Elodie, one of our MCs really dull, and so when it switched to her viewpoint, I felt the story really droned on, at least until closer to the end.
I made the mistake of going to bed with a few chapters left, and I sat there awake with my mind racing about this book and what will happen next, so to me that's a sign of a good story. I couldn't sleep... so thanks, Kate Morton.
All in all, it was good, suspenseful, and well told, but I still have a few questions. I found the conclusion was very quick and found the story hard to get into, which is why I'm not super excited about it.
There are a lot of viewpoints, and it's one of those stories where you have to keep going to see how all of those viewpoints are interconnected. I felt that since there was so much background information and layering to the story that I would've liked an ending that was a bit more conclusive.
About 50% of the way through, I really got hooked on the story, though. I did find Elodie, one of our MCs really dull, and so when it switched to her viewpoint, I felt the story really droned on, at least until closer to the end.
I made the mistake of going to bed with a few chapters left, and I sat there awake with my mind racing about this book and what will happen next, so to me that's a sign of a good story. I couldn't sleep... so thanks, Kate Morton.
All in all, it was good, suspenseful, and well told, but I still have a few questions. I found the conclusion was very quick and found the story hard to get into, which is why I'm not super excited about it.