A review by bel017
Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis

mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
In the middle of the story there's a present-day torture scene. In the middle of a book that is heavily promoted as cosy. There are some miserable back stories, and an off-page murder, but they feel sufficiently remote. The torture scene does not, at all, feel remote. It felt out of place and vicious.

I liked the atmosphere of the Albion, that faded grandeur. Lovely gentle world building there. And the ever changing viewpoint was less disorienting than I expected. Overall--other than the abovementioned scene--I enjoyed it, the slow pace was pleasantly soporific. There are a lot of loose ends, but I wasn't deeply invested in the characters so that was fine. It was a nice place to pass some time. 
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