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ssphantasmagoria's review against another edition
4.0
Not as engaging as the first, Her Dark Curiosity still brings the hard-hitting suspense throughout most of the novel. Shepard furthers the story of Juliet Muroe while bringing a fresh book that readers can enjoy. I'll be looking forward to the next tale she spins!
casmreads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
alexandra_92's review against another edition
3.0
Welcome to the second instalment of Megan Shepherd's "The Madman's Daughter" which features a slight remake of Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
After one year of pain and many tries to live with her nightmares, Juliet finds herself admist London as a murder targets people she knows. When Edward and Montgomery start to appear, then tragedy arises.
I had high expectations for the second book. I liked the general idea of testing the boundaries of humanity and self preservation but Juliet felt very off in the story. She appears too weak, too docile and in a point she makes easy choices which result on inflicting pain to the others. Istead Iliked Lucy and Baltazar. Despite being secondary characters they are strong and help Juliet in every way they can.
While the story ends in a pecurial cligghanger, I am relucant to read thefinal book. The male characters are flawed but Edward is the one who suffers much, maybe too much. I hope this will change on the final book.
After one year of pain and many tries to live with her nightmares, Juliet finds herself admist London as a murder targets people she knows. When Edward and Montgomery start to appear, then tragedy arises.
I had high expectations for the second book. I liked the general idea of testing the boundaries of humanity and self preservation but Juliet felt very off in the story. She appears too weak, too docile and in a point she makes easy choices which result on inflicting pain to the others. Istead Iliked Lucy and Baltazar. Despite being secondary characters they are strong and help Juliet in every way they can.
While the story ends in a pecurial cligghanger, I am relucant to read thefinal book. The male characters are flawed but Edward is the one who suffers much, maybe too much. I hope this will change on the final book.
kate_m_m's review against another edition
4.0
More action and intrigue than the first, with thankfully less dumb love triangle. This series isn't a great work of literature, but these tales (Jekyl & Hyde here, Island of Dr Moreau in 1st book & Frankenstein in 3rd) are classics for a reason, so the story is fun and page-turning. The climactic action scene was surprisingly violent but in a weirdly satisfying way, and I like Juliet's growth in embracing her natural scientific mind over society's role for women. More of that and less of the dumb-girl-in-love trope has helped to keep me listening to the series while I wait for some BOB books on hold. Also , I recommend the audio at 1.4 speed, it's the same narrator throughout and she does satisfying British and Scottish accents.
sbsenpai's review against another edition
2.0
Plot was engaging and scenery was nice, but characters are just flat as a board. Seriously we have monsters and mad doctors, and everyone just acts so bland. It was also frustrating to have Jekyll's name as the alias and Edward be good real name. Not even towards his transformation, just as his real name!
mrss_03's review against another edition
5.0
This series is extremely engaging, and I can't wait to read the third book! LOVE THESE BOOKS!!
agall645's review against another edition
3.0
Spoiler free series review on my blog: http://aideensbookobsession.blogspot.ie/2017/02/the-madmans-daughter-trilogy-by-megan.html?m=1
susiedunbar's review against another edition
4.0
I wish this book had a different title, as it seems to be trying too hard to sound like one of the long-published, amazing titles by Pullman. That being said, I enjoyed this second in the series. My favorite element of the story is watching the growth of characters along what would definitely not be called conventional lines. They are typical in appearance only and I dig that. Even the sort of love story triangle/quadrangle that has manifested doesn't bug me, as it is sort of weird and twisted and generally not what I'm expecting. Looking forward to the finish in 2015.