A Curious Beginning

A Curious Beginning turned out to be an extremely conflicting book for me. I think that I've started reading it on the plane to Georgia in the middle of June. However, I managed to get only in a couple of chapters and then I blissfully forgot about Veronica Speedwell and her troubles for a month.

Recently, I picked it up again and I'm glad that I managed to finish this book.

I would like to start with the first part of the novel. Unfortunately, it made me roll my eyes quite often. The main character - previously mentioned Veronica Speedwell - felt pretty artificial and forced. She had literally no reaction to the events around her. Just imagine the situation: a stranger destroyed your home and tried to abduct or kill you. My reaction would be shock, fear and wonder why that happened. Veronica's reaction: oh, that was probably just random ransacking, let's not mention it again. After that, she got in the carriage with a complete stranger and got off to London. Why not?

What's more, at certain times Veronica behaved way too progressive for the times that book is set in. But that was to be expected. The book was written in the 21st century, after all.

Well, after reading that I guess that you may have a question why I've given the novel 4 stars. Actually, it's pretty simple. I liked the atmosphere of A Curious Beginning, no-drama approach of the characters to any event and the general lightness of the book. And of course, the development of trust between Veronica and Stoker was masterfully done. In addition, the novel has been excellently completed, however, there are a lot of possibilities for continuation.

To sum it all up, the beginning of this cycle turned out to be truly curious and I would definitely like to see what happens next.

P.S. The cover is stunning <3333