A review by bags_and_bookz
Woman 99 by Greer Macallister
3.0
Goodreads says it is “a vivid historical thriller about young woman whose quest to free her sister from an infamous insane asylum risks her sanity, her safety and her life”. Sounds intriguing, right? Yes!
Well, the truth is ... it was meh. I gave it 3⭐️ only because I was quite entertained in the middle.
There are so many plot holes and inconsistencies. Charlotte, the protagonist, is about to be married but decided to save her sister who got admitted to the asylum few weeks before. She has an idea but no plan. She made it to her destination but then she needs to find out which ward her sister is in. It seems too easy to change wards in asylum in late 1800s. I have hard time to believe that “insane” woman locked in asylum has easy access to doctor and can persuade him to move her.
Her love story is dubious - too many sentiments, and no real talk. Could I attribute it to the time frame? I think I could but still there a few things that still annoyed me. I don’t want to give you any spoilers so I should stop.
The ending made me do this 🤦🏼♀️
Well, the truth is ... it was meh. I gave it 3⭐️ only because I was quite entertained in the middle.
There are so many plot holes and inconsistencies. Charlotte, the protagonist, is about to be married but decided to save her sister who got admitted to the asylum few weeks before. She has an idea but no plan. She made it to her destination but then she needs to find out which ward her sister is in. It seems too easy to change wards in asylum in late 1800s. I have hard time to believe that “insane” woman locked in asylum has easy access to doctor and can persuade him to move her.
Her love story is dubious - too many sentiments, and no real talk. Could I attribute it to the time frame? I think I could but still there a few things that still annoyed me. I don’t want to give you any spoilers so I should stop.
The ending made me do this 🤦🏼♀️