A review by mizgh
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton

1.0

Kate Morton is one of my favorite authors. When a new book comes out, I run out and buy it on the first day of publication. I actually got a copy of The Clockmaker’s daughter as a gift so I had two. TWO copies of a Kate Morton novel! I couldn’t wait. I made a cup of tea, grabbed a blanket, and snuggled in to reading. I met Elodie. I liked her. She’s smart, shy, quirky, and engaged to a wet blanket. Ok, I’m in. Suddenly, Elodie disappears from the pages. Gone. Like she never existed Morton has deleted her from the story (she shows back up 400 pages later but OMG who cares?). What follows is a disjointed, plotless mess of gorgeous sentences that say nothing. It took me months to finish and I was mad every time I sat down to read. While the characters who show up are all interesting and readable, they’re like bumper cars running into each other (or not) over hundreds of pages signifying nothing. What a slog. Not only is this my least favorite Morton novel, it’s earned a spot on my “Most Hated Reads” list. I honestly laughed when I finally finished because it was such a bad experience. Do not waste your time. Any one of her other books is worth reading. This one will be great in the burn barrel when the zombie apocalypse starts 🙄