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The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
This is a reimagining of H. G. Wells' The Island of Doctor Moreau, set in 19th-century Mexico. Chapters alternate between Carlota (the eponymous daughter) and Montgomery (the majordomo) as point-of-view characters; and we see Carlota coming to terms with both the intrusions of the outside world into her secluded but happy upbringing and learning that much of what she thought she knew about her father's work was wrong.
I'm afraid I didn't really get on with this book - it felt like it took a long time to get going, and I found it a melancholy read that left me pretty depressed. I spotted one of the twists coming (I suspect one is meant to), but didn't feel invested in the fates of either of the points of view characters, both of whom grated on me somewhat. I've not read Wells' book, though, so perhaps this is book is more a conversation that I'm missing half of.
I'm afraid I didn't really get on with this book - it felt like it took a long time to get going, and I found it a melancholy read that left me pretty depressed. I spotted one of the twists coming (I suspect one is meant to), but didn't feel invested in the fates of either of the points of view characters, both of whom grated on me somewhat. I've not read Wells' book, though, so perhaps this is book is more a conversation that I'm missing half of.