A review by susan_ok
The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye

4.0

I read most of this book in one day. I loved the research this author did into 1840s New York and the sociological analysis of New York's poverty and immigration problems were fascinating. The story was also first-rate. I read a review that said this book slowed in the middle, but I did not find that to be the case. What's more, this author knows how to write an ending. There were parts of the book that moved less quickly and too many metaphors comparing one characters beauty to nearly everything in nature, but the author abandoned that as the book progressed. Her characters were well-written and endearing - even those who shouldn't have been. I am eager to read the next books in this series.