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A review by raychelbennet
The Fiend in the Fog by Jess Faraday
3.0
This was a fun read. To be honest, it was nothing like I expected. But that can be fun sometimes!
The Fiend in the Fog follows two groups of people. Abigail and Gideon are betrothed and together run a free clinic. By day Gideon is a doctor, but by night he is something else. That is, unless Abigail can continue to procure a strange elixir that postpones the transformation. Nat Eisenstadt is an alchemist and academic attempting to publish his research after an expulsion from University. He has a relationship with Dr. Jin Wylie (who apparently has a *snatched* waist) that we do not know many details of. Nat's sister, Meg, is a budding suffragette interested in many social causes. How are all of these people connected when they follow drastically different paths in life?
I enjoyed the queerness of this book the most. While there were occasionally some raised eyebrows, the gay individuals (of which there are a surprising number!) are largely left to their own devices. There is a fun smattering of individuals of different ages, classes, abilities, and educations. The part that fell short for me was the mystery aspect. I thought it was a bit too obvious, in my opinion. I liked the monster element though! Still a quick, entertaining read.
**I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Big thanks to NetGalley and the publisher!
The Fiend in the Fog follows two groups of people. Abigail and Gideon are betrothed and together run a free clinic. By day Gideon is a doctor, but by night he is something else. That is, unless Abigail can continue to procure a strange elixir that postpones the transformation. Nat Eisenstadt is an alchemist and academic attempting to publish his research after an expulsion from University. He has a relationship with Dr. Jin Wylie (who apparently has a *snatched* waist) that we do not know many details of. Nat's sister, Meg, is a budding suffragette interested in many social causes. How are all of these people connected when they follow drastically different paths in life?
I enjoyed the queerness of this book the most. While there were occasionally some raised eyebrows, the gay individuals (of which there are a surprising number!) are largely left to their own devices. There is a fun smattering of individuals of different ages, classes, abilities, and educations. The part that fell short for me was the mystery aspect. I thought it was a bit too obvious, in my opinion. I liked the monster element though! Still a quick, entertaining read.
**I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Big thanks to NetGalley and the publisher!