Title: The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
Author: Theodora Goss
Series: Stand Alone
Publisher: Saga Press
Publication Date: June 20, 2017
Source: Publisher
When I heard about The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter I must admit that my mind was totally blown. It just sounded so good!
Why did it sound good? Well you see, The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter ties together quite a few classics. There is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Frankenstein, Rappaccini's Daughter, and Sherlock Holmes as the main story tie ins. However, as you read through the story you will find even more! Theodora Goss is a genius! Putting all these stories together? Pure brilliance.
This story isn't about the main characters of those stories though. Aside from Sherlock Holmes and Watson being in The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter, characters it revolves around are the daughters of the villains from the other mentioned stories.
In this story we start off with Mary. Mary is the daughter of Dr. Jekyll. She has just lost her mother and her father died when she was 7. She has little to no money left and doesn't quite know what to do. Then she remembers that years ago Mr. Hyde was wanted for a murder and never captured. She sets off to try to find Mr. Hyde so that she can claim the reward money so that she won't have to worry so much.
And from there the story goes! And it goes so well! It is so fun and exciting!
I must say that I don't really feel like Sherlock Holmes and Watson were really themselves, but Theodora Gloss is not their creator. She did give it an admirable shot though.
As far as for all the daughters? I liked them all well enough. I didn't like Diana all that much though. I personally felt like her character wasn't quite as well done as the rest of them. She was too predictable in her behaviors and responses. But then maybe that means she was really well done considering who her father is!
Also, this book is written kind of like we are reading it as it is being written. Ever so occasionally dialogue between the characters pops up between bits of the story. They are either squabbling, pointing out that something was missed/wrong, or stressing the point of something just told to us. Sometimes I found this to be pretty interesting and a really neat way to get to know the characters a little better while other times I found it confusing or annoying. It definitely was a different way to write it though.
All in all, I really enjoyed The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter and hope for more adventures!
My Rating
4.5 Stars
This review is based on an eARC provided by the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts are mine and mine alone.
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