A review by bellaklimperauge
The Turnglass by Gareth Rubin

adventurous relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I think the concept is fun and it's a nice easy read. In my opinion it doesn't  give the book justice that most of the reviews here are from people who have only received one part of the story. It is nicely intertwined even though the first story reads like a bit of a penny dreadful. I really enjoyed the scene setting in both parts though I really felt the damp Essex and the hot California. Unfortunately the motive in the second story was as crystal clear as turnglass house.

There are still polio survivors even in developed countries and none of them restored their health completely. And in case you didn't get that part the Governor insults the president only because he has polio at least three times (I didn't even know he had polio before, why not have the character insult him as a cripple without mentioning the exact same illness every time) and why should a doctor specialising in eugenics be involved with a women with trauma. It wasn't a genetic psychiatric disease these people are so hung up about....