so-soI loved the premise. A 19th century London mystery. A female spiritualist who conjures murder victims in order to identify the killer. The men‘s club, London Seance Society, does spiritualism for profit and appears to have a fraudulent element within it‘s membership. The two collide….
The pacing was slow and uneven. I enjoyed parts of the book, couldn‘t wait to finish others. I knew where this was going early on and there were no surprises. ⬇️
Bluebird On the upside: i loved the author‘s note with the historical background. I went down a rabbit hole looking into the Ghost Club and the Garrick Club. And, she has recipes for Victorian funeral biscuits and how to make a three layer candle. Really well researched book, so quite disappointing. (edited) 2y
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Librarybelle I‘m very excited to read this. I really enjoyed her debut:![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
The Lost Apothecary: A Novel 2y
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LaraReads Sorry it was a bit of a miss for you! I‘ve been wondering about this one. 2y
Bluebird @Librarybelle i‘ve had Lost Apothecary on my TBR list for awhile, it sounds great! Glad to hear you enjoyed it! I hope to read it soon. Sadly, I naturally gravitate to the shiny new books instead. Terrible habit! Lol. 2y
Librarybelle Haha! I‘m guilty of that myself! 2y