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injupiter 's review for:
A Botanical Daughter
by Noah Medlock
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Hmm. I'll start with the good, which is that this book made me laugh out loud several times. The scene of Simon trying to get over the Finches' gate really got me. I also enjoy how the language used shifts with each character's perspective. Simon's sections are awkward, Chloe's are verdant and teeming with life and rhythm. I also liked when it got real nasty.
That said, overall this was a bit disappointing to me. It was very oddly paced, with any climax (of which I'd say there are arguably two) fizzling out almost immediately. There were no consequences or repercussions faced by the protagonists, which in a book compared to Shelley is... a bit astounding. Nothing ever came of the tension produced by Jenny not knowing of Chloe's true origins. Simon and Gregor (Boo!!! Gregor sucks btw!) just get to live happily ever after or whatever. There is zero character development or journey happening here, which is so frustrating because there was so much that could've been done with Simon and Gregor acting as foils to each other.
There's a lot of potential here, and I'd be willing to get into more of this author's work just because I was really impressed by this quirky, silly, but violent and gothic setting. But overall I found it quite shallow and extremely unsatisfying.
P.S. I have absolutely zero qualms about monster fucking. I understand the monster fucking itself and the ensuing consequences were the biggest ode to Shelley this book deigned to bother with. But I still hated it and think it was the point where the book really took a nose dive for me.
That said, overall this was a bit disappointing to me. It was very oddly paced, with any climax (of which I'd say there are arguably two) fizzling out almost immediately. There were no consequences or repercussions faced by the protagonists, which in a book compared to Shelley is... a bit astounding. Nothing ever came of the tension produced by Jenny not knowing of Chloe's true origins. Simon and Gregor (Boo!!! Gregor sucks btw!) just get to live happily ever after or whatever. There is zero character development or journey happening here, which is so frustrating because there was so much that could've been done with Simon and Gregor acting as foils to each other.
There's a lot of potential here, and I'd be willing to get into more of this author's work just because I was really impressed by this quirky, silly, but violent and gothic setting. But overall I found it quite shallow and extremely unsatisfying.
P.S. I have absolutely zero qualms about monster fucking. I understand the monster fucking itself and the ensuing consequences were the biggest ode to Shelley this book deigned to bother with. But I still hated it and think it was the point where the book really took a nose dive for me.