The Madman’s Daughter

I felt really conflicted reading this. I wanted so badly to love it the entire time, but I just couldn't. To be frank, the first third of the book was incredibly boring. It took me days to read chapters that should have taken me minutes. Fortunately, it did start getting better in the second third. And the final third was just phenomenal. It was packed with action and suspense.

The Madman's Daughter is a Victorian horror story that left me cringing in disgust at some points. The details were extraordinary and the writing was equally lovely. The characters were also intriguing and I expected little to none of the plot twists. And that ending..... Words can't describe it.

I'm not quite sure why I found it so boring at the beginning, but I did. If you can get past the initial third of the book, I think you'd find yourself loving it. But I just couldn't give it a higher rating because of that third. With that said, I fully intend on reading the second one.