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A review by jubaju
The Crow Garden by Alison Littlewood
2.0
I literally only just closed this book and I’ve already forgotten the man’s name. Suffice to say, he bored me to death. Doctor Whatshisface was an unremarkable, misogynistic asshole who only cared about Vita because she was beautiful.
He took pride in being rational, over all these hysterical females in his care, even though he let his emotions rule him and made very stupid decisions.
I would’ve much rather have read this book from Vita’s perspective. I mean, possibly murdered her step-son, pinned it on her husband, manipulated an entire hospital, mind tricks? Much more interesting than whatever angst Doctor Daddy Issues was going through.
The writing tried too hard to be true to a 1800s novel, but it was stunted and stuffy. The plot twist at the end was not so predictable, but bland. It was introduced by the author as a final bang but concluded the novel the same way it had been in its entirety: boring, long, and God! Why so much romance? Overall, giving this 2 stars purely for Vita.
He took pride in being rational, over all these hysterical females in his care, even though he let his emotions rule him and made very stupid decisions.
I would’ve much rather have read this book from Vita’s perspective. I mean, possibly murdered her step-son, pinned it on her husband, manipulated an entire hospital, mind tricks? Much more interesting than whatever angst Doctor Daddy Issues was going through.
The writing tried too hard to be true to a 1800s novel, but it was stunted and stuffy. The plot twist at the end was not so predictable, but bland. It was introduced by the author as a final bang but concluded the novel the same way it had been in its entirety: boring, long, and God! Why so much romance? Overall, giving this 2 stars purely for Vita.