dagnygranger 's review for:

The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman

3.0

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I struggled with the rating on this book, but I would place it at a 2.5. The book wanted to be many different things. Part historical fiction, part sci-fi, part mystery. There was a enough there to compel me to finish the boob. However, not enough to leave me satisfied. It's almost as of the characters needed to remain flat, but the story more compelling and fast passed or the characters more drawn out with a richer, but slower story. It reads like the editors and publishers did a rush job, because it seemed timely with the early days of the COVID 19 pandemic and they figured it would boost their sales.