amyheap 's review for:

The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
3.0

The Miniaturist has been an enjoyable read, if vaguely unsatisfying. Seventeenth century Amsterdam is an interesting setting, richly drawn, and the tension over secrets and mysteries is palpable. Perhaps it was a little overwrought; I didn't always understand the source of the tension, and the resolution was a bit of a letdown.