A review by rebeccatc
The Alchemist's Daughter by Katharine McMahon

2.0

Mediocre. The first half of the book is excruciatingly boring. I got the feeling I was supposed to be snickering about the alchemical experiments in the light of modern scientific knowledge, but I left most of mine in high school. The main character's voice as narrator always seemed dazed and distanced and gave me the uncomfortable feeling of trying to see without my glasses on. The ending felt rushed and incomplete. I'd skip this.