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A review by apollo0325
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
Compared to Gods of Jade and Shadow and Mexican Gothic, I found the Daughter of Doctor Moreau to be lackluster and plain. There really wasn’t enough of the science fiction element for me. The biggest issue I had was the dual POV for the first half of the book where something would happen with Carlota or Montgomery and then it would flip to the second perspective to just reiterate what just happened in the last chapter without adding much to the commentary. It grated on me, and while it stopped being like that by part 3, this book felt like a slog to get through.
Also the tension between Carlota and Montgomery was… 💀 It was not good, which is unfortunate because I think Moreno-Garcia CAN write a pretty good romance as evidenced in GOJAS but this one — which was basically a one sided love boarding into weirdly obsessive — did nothing for me.
Also the tension between Carlota and Montgomery was… 💀 It was not good, which is unfortunate because I think Moreno-Garcia CAN write a pretty good romance as evidenced in GOJAS but this one — which was basically a one sided love boarding into weirdly obsessive — did nothing for me.