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A review by eldritch_flower
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This book fell right in the middle of the road for me. In general though, the writing was decent, the plot was really good, and the characters were believable....ish. But the bad was like... bad.
Anyways, in this book we follow 3 POVs:
1. Nella - The woman who runs the man murdering apothecary in the 1700s.
2.Eliza - The 12 year old girl who's super cool with murder and acts way older than 12 in the 1700s
3. Caroline - Out modern day 'historian'
The book weaves their narratives together. It's medium-paced and easy to read(and listen to, the audiobook was really well done). And the plot can be summed up with "Lots of ladies who want to get pregnant don't get pregnant, men are murdered, and they all make the DUMBEST decisions."
And with all that, it was still interesting and I was able to at least finish the book. I'm sure this book is someone's favorite, but it's not mine. I feel like the concept is amazing, but the execution could have been so much better
Anyways, in this book we follow 3 POVs:
1. Nella - The woman who runs the man murdering apothecary in the 1700s.
2.Eliza - The 12 year old girl who's super cool with murder and acts way older than 12 in the 1700s
3. Caroline - Out modern day 'historian'
The book weaves their narratives together. It's medium-paced and easy to read(and listen to, the audiobook was really well done). And the plot can be summed up with "Lots of ladies who want to get pregnant don't get pregnant, men are murdered, and they all make the DUMBEST decisions."
And with all that, it was still interesting and I was able to at least finish the book. I'm sure this book is someone's favorite, but it's not mine. I feel like the concept is amazing, but the execution could have been so much better
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Death of parent