A review by aaylajanelle
The Locksmith's Daughter by Karen Brooks

3.0

Such a slow read. Initially I didn't think I could even finish it, then maybe a quarter of the way in it got interesting enough to try. Overall though, it was mostly frustrating. Mallory is such an annoying, self-pitying, complaining idiot. She takes turns puffing herself up about her talents and berating herself for being a woman and all the "weakness" that supposedly comes with it. She predictably makes every wrong decision and is shocked when it doesn't go her way. This wasn't a total waste of my time, but not anywhere near my favorite book.