Goodreads Synopsis:
Sixteen-year-old Juliet Moreau has built a life for herself in London—working as a maid, attending church on Sundays, and trying not to think about the scandal that ruined her life. After all, no one ever proved the rumors about her father’s gruesome experiments. But when she learns he is alive and continuing his work on a remote tropical island, she is determined to find out if the accusations are true.
Accompanied by her father’s handsome young assistant, Montgomery, and an enigmatic castaway, Edward—both of whom she is deeply drawn to—Juliet travels to the island, only to discover the depths of her father’s madness: He has experimented on animals so that they resemble, speak, and behave as humans. And worse, one of the creatures has turned violent and is killing the island’s inhabitants. Torn between horror and scientific curiosity, Juliet knows she must end her father's dangerous experiments and escape her jungle prison before it's too late. Yet as the island falls into chaos, she discovers the extent of her father’s genius—and madness—in her own blood.
Inspired by H. G. Wells’s classic The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Madman’s Daughter is a dark and breathless Gothic thriller about the secrets we’ll do anything to know and the truths we’ll go to any lengths to protect.
Here's what I think:
Okay so overall, this book is good but there is a slight annoyance. It's a dark book with blood and strange-looking creatures and you guess it, madman doing all sorts of shady experiments. Wah, damn siao (translate: crazy).
Anyway, the good thing about this book is the plot. I certainly did not see all those twists and turns. It just left me with a lot of OMG, "what the shit"s and "walao"s. It is really twisted and cray-cray but captivating. So, I have to laud the author here for thinking such a dark story. The unexpected plot is really intriguing and what kept me reading the somewhat lengthy book.
Juliet herself is uhh interesting, I guess. She doesn't exactly fit in like the society girls giggling over stupid things trying to catch men's attention. She is such a badass for being different in the beginning that I love her for it. You go girl! GO SHOW 'EM! But then the romance comes in and there comes the blushes -____- (I'll discuss this later). However, at the end I still applaud Juliet for her logic and fearlessness in the face of dark and gruesome things.
Off to the bad side, the romance, SIGH, This book makes me realize that I don't really like love triangles and other stupid shapes. JULIET, MAKE UP YOUR DAMN MIND. Stop being "but Montgomery.. but Edward.." It gets annoying especially when she is supposed to run for her life but instead she's having another of her episodes. ARGH. The romance is just not nailed perfectly and gets on my nerves.
The other part is the era. I know it's the Victorian Era which, you know, I loathe. Unless this is nailed perfectly (which is very rare), it annoys the hell out of me. Oh, I see a girl's bare ankles, SCANDALOUS. WhatthehellIcan'teven-- And those people going about gossiping and constantly aware of the norm is not really far from how we act today. But, it just played such a prominent part of their lives that it doesn't sit well with me. They are so constricted by society's judgement that it's just ARGH. At least in the 21st century, you can just heck care and show some individuality although it's not without its problems.
In a nutshell, this book is a fascinating read. The plot certainly makes up for the flaws but not wholly because STUPID ROMANCE, It also makes me want to read the sequel which I'm reading now. So I guess, it's worth checking out.
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