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Fiica doctorului Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

27 reviews

bubblegirl858's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

One of Silvia’s more interesting book. I like that it was based on another story. I didn’t like her female lead in this book as much as her other books until right at the end, and even then it is 50/50. The plot was super interesting and fascinating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Xenophobia, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

jgalla's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

alicelalicon's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

readwithbells's review against another edition

3.5

So I was expecting a different book than the one I got. This was marketed as more of a gothic sci-fi but it’s definitely not, it is a true historical fiction with some sci-fi elements that focuses on a woman’s position in the late 1800s on the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. SMG’s characters are still immediately engaging and I really liked the use of the hybrids as a metaphor for race during the period. I just wish I had known it was going to lean into historical romance more than sci-fi because I LOVE her horror and was expecting that style of a book—to that point, the small bits of body horror in this book were great! I would have loved more of that. That’s not her fault at all nor is it the fault of the book and I definitely feel comfortable recommending this to people wanting a twist in their historical fiction. It just wasn’t what I was really looking for.

I’m also really pleased that SMG didn’t have Carlota fall in love with Montgomery. That felt vaguely icky to me at first but it was handled so well and I’m so glad she got to be the one to kill Eduardo!! That was a great moment.

I do want to add that the setup for this book feels like it takes forever but when it pays off it really pays off. I personally find most of SMG’s payoffs to be worth the wait, but if you are someone who wants to skip to the action, this might not be the one for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal death

javafenn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I would have finished this book much, much, much sooner if I hadn’t been dealing with health issues and small children. I have never read The Island of Doctor Moreau but I love that Silvia Moreno-Garcia took one genre and story then created a whole new story with a beautiful blend of genres. She’s excellent at creating these unique stories with a familiar feel to them. The book tells the story of a young girl who helps her father with his scientific studies without knowing all that he is truly doing as well as that of a young man who comes into the doctor and his daughter’s life when she was but a girl. Each does as the doctor’s tells them until one day it all comes to a very catastrophic head. All set in Mexico, Carlotta, Montgomery, and the hybrids must figure not only who they are but also what.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

jessthanthree's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Medical content, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death

katiefronk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I really enjoy Silvia Moreno Garcia's writing and every book I've read of hers has been quite good. I'm not super familiar with The Island of Dr Moreau save the Simpsons parody of it, so I didnt know what to expect when I first cracked this book open (didn't even know this book was inspired by it when I first picked it up). 
Carlota did get on my nerves here and there throughout the book, she's young and isolated with her dad controlling her so she did some stupid stuff, but once she came into her own, I liked her a lot

her ripping Eduardo's face off to protect Lupe, immaculate

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I didn't like Montgomery thirsting over her considering he met her when she was a child and he is approx. 15 years older than her. Like a line I really didn't like was him saying she would make the best/most perfect/most beautiful prostitute. But otherwise, I found his character interesting in some aspects and liked the perspective his character brought on various social issues.
The hybrids were great! I wish we could've had more from them since what we did get was kind of wonderful.
I did guess the "twist" of this story correctly and was unsurprised when it was revealed, but it didn't take away my enjoyment of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment