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A review by rhiancmoore
The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.
Beautiful prose and evocative setting (could feel that grime!).
The start of the story was amazing and then it was like all those strands were dropped. It was if there were multiple versions of the story written (one a romance, one a gothic, another a thriller) and then merged together. As such it felt a little disjointed and I could not settle into the read at all.
The characters could not save it for me and in fact at least one of the POVs could have been cut and we would not have noticed. Iris had so much promise.
The start of the story was amazing and then it was like all those strands were dropped. It was if there were multiple versions of the story written (one a romance, one a gothic, another a thriller) and then merged together. As such it felt a little disjointed and I could not settle into the read at all.
The characters could not save it for me and in fact at least one of the POVs could have been cut and we would not have noticed. Iris had so much promise.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty