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Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang
3.0
I struggle to give this a rating. While I found the story generally enjoyable, there were times I just didn't want to read it. I'm sitting between a 3 and a 3.5.
They story wasn't bad, it was well written, however I felt it focused so much on Tillie's drug addiction that it took away from other areas of the book that could have been more detailed or fleshed out. I honestly got really tired of hearing about all these drugs she kept getting addicted to.
I know the book is called Opium and Absinthe, but come on...
The characters were ok, besides being annoyed by Tillie's addiction most of the time. She did have her good points, she was strong and determined, she cared very much about finding her sisters killer, and she loved learning things a woman of that time had no business knowing.
Tom was perhaps one of my favorites, the way he cared for the children, Tillie, and his interest in always helping Tillie. I wanted a bit more from some of the other characters, though I suppose it fit together well with the storyline.
The world building wasn't too bad either. It set the mood for that time period and how certain things would have been taboo or what was expected of certain characters.
Fort the most part, I did like the ending once things started to unreavel. It was interesting to hear the killers motive and technique. I'd be interested to see what comes next from this author.
They story wasn't bad, it was well written, however I felt it focused so much on Tillie's drug addiction that it took away from other areas of the book that could have been more detailed or fleshed out. I honestly got really tired of hearing about all these drugs she kept getting addicted to.
I know the book is called Opium and Absinthe, but come on...
The characters were ok, besides being annoyed by Tillie's addiction most of the time. She did have her good points, she was strong and determined, she cared very much about finding her sisters killer, and she loved learning things a woman of that time had no business knowing.
Tom was perhaps one of my favorites, the way he cared for the children, Tillie, and his interest in always helping Tillie. I wanted a bit more from some of the other characters, though I suppose it fit together well with the storyline.
The world building wasn't too bad either. It set the mood for that time period and how certain things would have been taboo or what was expected of certain characters.
Fort the most part, I did like the ending once things started to unreavel. It was interesting to hear the killers motive and technique. I'd be interested to see what comes next from this author.