A review by inirac
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Really enjoyed this. I'm glad it made an effort to ground the original story in the history of the area and gave agency to characters that I had been curious about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Chronic illness, Death, Blood, Slavery, Medical content, Colonisation, Medical trauma, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Misogyny, Gun violence, Trafficking, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship