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A review by djmcewen
Unnatural by Joanna Chambers
4.0
A heck of a journey
You've heard it before about how it's the journey rather than the destination that makes things worthwhile. It's a romance novel so we know where it ends but the lead up to it was difficult and understandable in many ways.
It's the Victorian Era and here are the best of friends who happen to both be gay. One is free and the the other beholden to the honor of his family. One able to accept his feelings while the other lives in fear. That drives a wedge between the then that they almost never recover from.
There are things about the writing I like and don't like. The attention to detail and word choices were great. Ms. chambers made a point to get things right, especially for someone who likely is a historian. The part that bothered me was the point of view. I sometimes couldn't tell whose head I was in. It could feel like it switched between paragraphs, sometimes even within the same paragraph. Otherwise it was an enjoyable read.
Merged review:
A heck of a journey
You've heard it before about how it's the journey rather than the destination that makes things worthwhile. It's a romance novel so we know where it ends but the lead up to it was difficult and understandable in many ways.
It's the Victorian Era and here are the best of friends who happen to both be gay. One is free and the the other beholden to the honor of his family. One able to accept his feelings while the other lives in fear. That drives a wedge between the then that they almost never recover from.
There are things about the writing I like and don't like. The attention to detail and word choices were great. Ms. chambers made a point to get things right, especially for someone who likely is a historian. The part that bothered me was the point of view. I sometimes couldn't tell whose head I was in. It could feel like it switched between paragraphs, sometimes even within the same paragraph. Otherwise it was an enjoyable read.
You've heard it before about how it's the journey rather than the destination that makes things worthwhile. It's a romance novel so we know where it ends but the lead up to it was difficult and understandable in many ways.
It's the Victorian Era and here are the best of friends who happen to both be gay. One is free and the the other beholden to the honor of his family. One able to accept his feelings while the other lives in fear. That drives a wedge between the then that they almost never recover from.
There are things about the writing I like and don't like. The attention to detail and word choices were great. Ms. chambers made a point to get things right, especially for someone who likely is a historian. The part that bothered me was the point of view. I sometimes couldn't tell whose head I was in. It could feel like it switched between paragraphs, sometimes even within the same paragraph. Otherwise it was an enjoyable read.
Merged review:
A heck of a journey
You've heard it before about how it's the journey rather than the destination that makes things worthwhile. It's a romance novel so we know where it ends but the lead up to it was difficult and understandable in many ways.
It's the Victorian Era and here are the best of friends who happen to both be gay. One is free and the the other beholden to the honor of his family. One able to accept his feelings while the other lives in fear. That drives a wedge between the then that they almost never recover from.
There are things about the writing I like and don't like. The attention to detail and word choices were great. Ms. chambers made a point to get things right, especially for someone who likely is a historian. The part that bothered me was the point of view. I sometimes couldn't tell whose head I was in. It could feel like it switched between paragraphs, sometimes even within the same paragraph. Otherwise it was an enjoyable read.