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A review by andyn5
Dark Asylum by E.S. Thomson
4.0
Once again I didn't realise this was the second book when I requested it. Still, I enjoyed it and didn't feel like I missed anything apart from getting to know the main characters a little more.
In 1851, in Angel Meadow Asylum, Dr. Rutherford, principal physician to the insane, is found dead in a very gruesome state. Jem Flockhart, gentleman apothecary, ends up investigating the murder with his friend Will.
The plot is engaging and the mystery is both gruesome and addictive. The scientific and medical details of this time period are on point which complements the horrific reality of the life inside the asylum. I had to stop a few times because the pure horror, pain and misery described in the book just to me at times. Still, I went right back in. That's how good E.S. Thomson has done their job. The descriptions of the slums of London just pulled me right into the story and walking with Jem and Will into this dark side of the English capital.
The characters are very well developed and described. Jem is like the shadow of Sherlock Holmes with his powers of deduction but he has a different vibe all together. I loved seeing his interactions with Will.
I'm glad this series is going to continue
I got the advance copy from Netgalley.
In 1851, in Angel Meadow Asylum, Dr. Rutherford, principal physician to the insane, is found dead in a very gruesome state. Jem Flockhart, gentleman apothecary, ends up investigating the murder with his friend Will.
The plot is engaging and the mystery is both gruesome and addictive. The scientific and medical details of this time period are on point which complements the horrific reality of the life inside the asylum. I had to stop a few times because the pure horror, pain and misery described in the book just to me at times. Still, I went right back in. That's how good E.S. Thomson has done their job. The descriptions of the slums of London just pulled me right into the story and walking with Jem and Will into this dark side of the English capital.
The characters are very well developed and described. Jem is like the shadow of Sherlock Holmes with his powers of deduction but he has a different vibe all together. I loved seeing his interactions with Will.
I'm glad this series is going to continue
I got the advance copy from Netgalley.