This book has an interesting storyline and is quite a page turner but I found that the character of Caroline was bland and rather empty compared with Eliza and Nella, which is fine except that the author kept linking Caroline and her fate and her personal suffering with that of Eliza and Nella, as if Caroline also experienced the rawness and tragedy of Nella and the innocent wisdom of Eliza.
The plot is fascinating but could have been much better developed, as well as more realistic to 18th century London.
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I completely grabbed this book because of the cover and because of the online hype. I never read the synopsis so I kept forgetting it was historical fiction as the cover kept making me think fantasy. (What a gorgeous cover though.) Once I kind of found the groove of what genre I was reading, I got more into it.Sarah Penner’s writing has a beautiful flow and I found it easy to stay within the novel. The story jumps from present day London, Caroline’s point of view to 18th century London and Nella and Eliza’s point of views. You don’t get lost and the story is easy to follow. The flow of the story makes it very easy to keep reading and hard to put down.Caroline’s story line however could have been removed entirely from the book and made no difference. I preferred Nella and Eliza’s story over Caroline’s. While the author did try to tie Caroline into the 18th century part of the story with similarities and findings, they really had nothing to do with another.I hated Caroline’s husband. While he was the reason Caroline ended up in London and alone I could have done without him and his gas lighting. How Caroline didn’t punch him in the throat and call it a day I’ll never know.This story really calls to attention the past when women had little to no options to stand up for themselves against abusive or cheating partners. It also sheds to light how women today will give up their own goals to keep a happy husband.I felt this was a well written, interesting in most parts book that could have done with the added present day story line.
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