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A review by amybibliophile
Dangerous Remedy by Kat Dunn
4.0
If you loved Six of Crows then you will adore Dangerous Remedy!
Camille, a revolutionary's daughter, leads a band of outcasts - a runaway girl, a deserter, an aristocrat in hiding. As the Battalion des Morts they cheat death, saving those about to meet a bloody end at the blade of Madame La Guillotine. But their latest rescue is not what she seems. The girl's no aristocrat, but her dark and disturbing powers means both the Royalists and the Revolutionaries want her. But who and what is she?
I so hope this is going to be a series! Dangerous Remedy was heist packed, drama-filled story with two sapphic lovers leading the way. I found this French Revolution-based story so fun to read, which is not how I thought I would be describing this story! The band of outcasts each have very unique personalities and don't always see eye-to-eye which meant highly amusing dialog between them all. I loved the 'Frankenstein' element to the one character which we get introduced to quite early on, the cliffhangers she was involved in had me shook!
The one star missing from my rating is only because I wish it had more POV than just Camillie and Ade. The narrative between the two is one of immense passion and feeling but cannot seem to get past that friendship-commitment barrier. I'd have love to have been able to read Al's POV as he was my favourite character by far! Hopefully in the next book we see chapters from each member of the Battalion des Morts.
I was so glad this lived up to my expectations, its been on my highly anticipated list ever since I set eyes on it last year!
Thank you to Head of Zeus for sending me a review copy. After reading this book I am a strong believer that Kat Dunn will be an author to watch out for.
Camille, a revolutionary's daughter, leads a band of outcasts - a runaway girl, a deserter, an aristocrat in hiding. As the Battalion des Morts they cheat death, saving those about to meet a bloody end at the blade of Madame La Guillotine. But their latest rescue is not what she seems. The girl's no aristocrat, but her dark and disturbing powers means both the Royalists and the Revolutionaries want her. But who and what is she?
I so hope this is going to be a series! Dangerous Remedy was heist packed, drama-filled story with two sapphic lovers leading the way. I found this French Revolution-based story so fun to read, which is not how I thought I would be describing this story! The band of outcasts each have very unique personalities and don't always see eye-to-eye which meant highly amusing dialog between them all. I loved the 'Frankenstein' element to the one character which we get introduced to quite early on, the cliffhangers she was involved in had me shook!
The one star missing from my rating is only because I wish it had more POV than just Camillie and Ade. The narrative between the two is one of immense passion and feeling but cannot seem to get past that friendship-commitment barrier. I'd have love to have been able to read Al's POV as he was my favourite character by far! Hopefully in the next book we see chapters from each member of the Battalion des Morts.
I was so glad this lived up to my expectations, its been on my highly anticipated list ever since I set eyes on it last year!
Thank you to Head of Zeus for sending me a review copy. After reading this book I am a strong believer that Kat Dunn will be an author to watch out for.