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bekacrook 's review for:
A Botanical Daughter
by Noah Medlock
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
An odd but engaging idea for a story. It combined a hint of fantasy and horror in a historical based setting with the complexities of human relationships thrown in. Honestly it was the complex and ever changing motives, thoughts and feelings behind the characters that made this book interesting. The ethical stance of the experiment and using the "substrate" they did made me as a reader conflicted, particularly with how she developed and the influence this had on her actions.
Gregor, Simon and Jennifer were all distinct in their own way. I grew to really like Simon and Jennifer - Jennifer was so enthusiastically human and full of life while Simon was stiff and reserved but once he came out of his paternal instinct kicked in, I loved his development. Meanwhile, I had the opposite view of Gregor, he was immediately charming and likeable but as the story developed, he became slightly more unhinged, sterner and honestly the way he flipflopped from fatherly to scientific was confusing.
The imagery throughout was phenomenal, clear and detailed but not overwhelming or overly fluffy. I liked the confines of the setting and it really suited the story.
I'm unsure how I feel about the ending, I think I liked it but it felt very neat and almost like they had forgotten everything that had led them there.
Gregor, Simon and Jennifer were all distinct in their own way. I grew to really like Simon and Jennifer - Jennifer was so enthusiastically human and full of life while Simon was stiff and reserved but once he came out of his paternal instinct kicked in, I loved his development. Meanwhile, I had the opposite view of Gregor, he was immediately charming and likeable but as the story developed, he became slightly more unhinged, sterner and honestly the way he flipflopped from fatherly to scientific was confusing.
The imagery throughout was phenomenal, clear and detailed but not overwhelming or overly fluffy. I liked the confines of the setting and it really suited the story.
I'm unsure how I feel about the ending, I think I liked it but it felt very neat and almost like they had forgotten everything that had led them there.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Murder
Minor: Homophobia, Suicide