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The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter

Auteur(s): Theodora Goss
Narrateur(s): Kate Reading
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Winner of the 2018 Audie Award for Fantasy

Based on some of literature's horror and science fiction classics, this is the story of a remarkable group of women who come together to solve the mystery of a series of gruesome murders - and the bigger mystery of their own origins.

Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parents' deaths, is curious about the secrets of her father's mysterious past. One clue in particular hints that Edward Hyde, her father's former friend and a murderer, may be nearby, and there is a reward for information leading to his capture...a reward that would solve all of her immediate financial woes.

But her hunt leads her to Hyde's daughter, Diana, a feral child left to be raised by nuns. With the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Mary continues her search for the elusive Hyde and soon befriends more women, all of whom have been created through terrifying experimentation: Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherin Moreau, and Justine Frankenstein.

When their investigations lead them to the discovery of a secret society of immoral and power-crazed scientists, the horrors of their past return. Now it is up to the monsters to finally triumph over the monstrous.

©2017 Theodora Goss (P)2017 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Excellent mix of dynamic characters, dark and colourful settings, and a well-crafted intertwining of allusions and story lines. So good.

This story stays engaging all the way through.

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So many voices and so many lives tied into one book. I will have to add the sequels into my wish list.

Very interesting! All sorts of loose ends from the classics tied into one book!

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I really did expect something more then what was offered in this novel as well as not meeting my expectations the difficult way in which it is presented leaves it wanting...

disappointing

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One word summary: unsubtle.
Maybe ham-fisted, if I'm being uncharitable. It's a cute story (and, as I listened to it, I must note that the narrator was excellent), but oh my.
The overarching theme is that of rah rah girl power versus evil men (but like, with no subtlety, at all), and the necessity of women supporting women/sisterhood. Which, I mean, ok, that's cool, that's important, but it's just so... loud.
Another reviewer was critical of the fact that it basically threw aaaaall the gimmicks in there, and then added the kitchen sink. Which isn't wrong, but I didn't hate it. Except the Holmes and Watson thing. I hated that. So much. It was so unnecessary and I really feel like it cheapened the story, turning it into a bit of a tarted up fan fiction, where the author stand in is the one woman who can melt the heart of the frosty Sherlock.
Gross.
But it wasn't all bad. I really liked Justine.
Oh, but then, I kind of hated the Adam Frankenstein plot, too. Why did he have to be made into a villain? It was so heavy-handed.

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