A review by b_currently_
The Naturalist of Amsterdam by Melissa Ashley

adventurous hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

'The Naturalist Of Amsterdam' written by Melissa Ashley 
🐛🐛🐛🐛

Cry count: 
🦋3½ 

Thoughts: 
🦋As soon as I could, I reserved this at the library. This is the second book I've read from the author, Melissa Ashley - the other being 'The Bee And The Orange Tree' - and two books in, I am already classing Melissa Ashley as a historical-fiction must-read author. 

 Positives: 
🦋 Loveable character/s [particularly the protagonist Dorothea since that's who we spend the most time with] 
🦋 The characters have realistic faults 
🦋 Transporting [Melissa Ashley basically packed my bags and took me back in time] 
🦋 Involving [at some point, I really fell into this story and I wasn't like I was reading the book, it was as if I was going through the story] 

I Recommend if you like: 
🦋Historical Fiction 
🦋Slow pace [I know this scares many readers but I truly love it when it's done well and in this, it's done well]
🦋Character driven stories