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The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1)

Theodora Goss

Start date: November 22, 2017

Finish date: November 30, 2017

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Sep 05, 2019 Deanna M rated it it was ok

Ugh.

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Apr 19, 2019 Ketutar Jensen rated it it was ok

Shelves: it-should-have-been-good

Two stars just because I only asked once "why doesn't this shit ever end?"
Not more, because I said a LOT of OMGs. A lot.

So... this is sort of The League of Extraordinary Teenaged Gentlewomen.

The idea is great! Finding the characters of her Athena Club was well done. I mean; Mary Jekyll, Diana Hyde, Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherine Moreau and Justine Frankenstein! I hadn't even heard of Rappaccini's Daughter! or poor little Justine Moritz... I have to admit I hadn't read any of these books, but y ...more

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May 18, 2019 Anjillica Navarro rated it really liked it

3.5 stars. It was an enjoyable quick read.

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Sep 27, 2017 Beth rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, sword-and-laser

This started slow but then grew on me enough that I'm going to look for the next. I appreciated the chance to meet the characters through their interjections and then see how they appeared in the story as well. ...more

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