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A review by kellyvandamme
The Hemlock Cure by Joanne Burn
2.0
2.5
I was really looking forward to reading The Hemlock Cure, I've been enjoying histfic tremendously, but it didn't quite live up to my expectations. I won't say it's a bad book, and it's certainly not badly written either, but it just never grabbed me. I failed to connect with any of the characters, I was never invested in their story and for a book such as this, more character-driven than plot-driven, that's a vital connection that I just didn't have. I would say it felt a little predictable and it was much less atmospheric than I'd hoped it would be but I can't stress enough that there is nothing "wrong" with this book, I just didn't gel with it and for me it missed that certain je-sais-quoi that I can't quite put my finger on but that I clearly needed.
I was really looking forward to reading The Hemlock Cure, I've been enjoying histfic tremendously, but it didn't quite live up to my expectations. I won't say it's a bad book, and it's certainly not badly written either, but it just never grabbed me. I failed to connect with any of the characters, I was never invested in their story and for a book such as this, more character-driven than plot-driven, that's a vital connection that I just didn't have. I would say it felt a little predictable and it was much less atmospheric than I'd hoped it would be but I can't stress enough that there is nothing "wrong" with this book, I just didn't gel with it and for me it missed that certain je-sais-quoi that I can't quite put my finger on but that I clearly needed.