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A review by bookishnerdyandcurious
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss
4.0
**4.5 stars!**
I have heard a ton of buzz about this from a few Booktubers and was sufficiently intrigued to place it on hold at the library. Many weeks later, it arrived and I dove in... and while I was enjoying what I was reading, I wasn't completely pulled in. The first 6 chapters were fairly slow going for me and I couldn't figure out why because I was thoroughly enjoying the story and I didn't want to DNF it if possible, so I saw that the audio was available on Scribd and decided to give that a shot. That absolutely was the way for me to read this as the book lends itself really well to audio. I did not have a lot of exposure to the source texts where are characters are from/about (Jekyll and Hyde, Rappaccini's Daughter, The Island of Dr. Moreau and Frankenstein), but I did know the basics of each, which was nice in understanding each of the characters. Is it necessary to know the stories involved? No, but it will enhance your enjoyment. Add in Sherlock Holmes and Watson along with a few mysteries to solve and I had a blast listening to this. I've already downloaded the next two books in the series because once I found the medium that worked for me, I don't want to forget about the other two. I'm really glad I gave this another chance before DNFing, I would have hated to miss out on the fun of this one.
I have heard a ton of buzz about this from a few Booktubers and was sufficiently intrigued to place it on hold at the library. Many weeks later, it arrived and I dove in... and while I was enjoying what I was reading, I wasn't completely pulled in. The first 6 chapters were fairly slow going for me and I couldn't figure out why because I was thoroughly enjoying the story and I didn't want to DNF it if possible, so I saw that the audio was available on Scribd and decided to give that a shot. That absolutely was the way for me to read this as the book lends itself really well to audio. I did not have a lot of exposure to the source texts where are characters are from/about (Jekyll and Hyde, Rappaccini's Daughter, The Island of Dr. Moreau and Frankenstein), but I did know the basics of each, which was nice in understanding each of the characters. Is it necessary to know the stories involved? No, but it will enhance your enjoyment. Add in Sherlock Holmes and Watson along with a few mysteries to solve and I had a blast listening to this. I've already downloaded the next two books in the series because once I found the medium that worked for me, I don't want to forget about the other two. I'm really glad I gave this another chance before DNFing, I would have hated to miss out on the fun of this one.