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A review by thechanelmuse
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
2.0
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is a character-driven, loose retelling of H.G. Wells’ 1896 science fiction/horror novel, The Island of Doctor Moreau, against the backdrop of the The Caste War of Yucatán. The chapters in The Daughter alternates between the perspectives of Carlota Moreau—the daughter of Dr. Gustave Moreau—and Montgomery—a depressed, high-functioning alcoholic who is the overseer of Dr. Moreau’s experimentation of half-human, half-animal hybrids.
Although the premise is interesting, incorporates Mexican history, and the book's cover is gorgeous, chile…I was bored for most of it. So disappointed. What hinders the execution is the uneven pacing (too slow for nothing happening at times), forgettable characters, the melodramatic dialogue and the predictability (I guessed the twist before it was revealed). I didn't care for the love triangle nor much of the plot structure for what it was. I needed more science and more action, especially with the premise of hybrids and a war. I haven't read Wells' novel, so I'm unsure if those things did take place in that one, but it def needed to take place in this one.
Although the premise is interesting, incorporates Mexican history, and the book's cover is gorgeous, chile…I was bored for most of it. So disappointed. What hinders the execution is the uneven pacing (too slow for nothing happening at times), forgettable characters, the melodramatic dialogue and the predictability (I guessed the twist before it was revealed). I didn't care for the love triangle nor much of the plot structure for what it was. I needed more science and more action, especially with the premise of hybrids and a war. I haven't read Wells' novel, so I'm unsure if those things did take place in that one, but it def needed to take place in this one.