** 2.5 stars **
I thought I was going to really enjoy this book and unfortunately ended up being disappointed.
This story follows mixed race Mim who is treated like an animal in her oppressive society, but is chosen by Dr Fox to be ‘the electrical venus’ and gains the headline act in their travelling show but it isn’t all she expected it to be. As well as one armed Alex who struggles with his identity and achieving more than he is expected to be.
Although I enjoyed their relationship to begin with and felt it’s potential, by the end I felt the story was rushed and didn’t flesh it out for me to truly root for them.
I also disliked the characters of Mim who was naive and didn’t develop as the story went on, although I did appreciate the exploration of women’s position in the Georgian era.
One thing I thought was very quirky and unique about this story was how each section was addressed to an animal, such as a parrot or a pig, which I enjoyed and allowed for reflective monologues. However at points the writing did feel immature and unrealistically hyperbolic which meant that I often didn’t enjoy the reading experience.
I thought I was going to really enjoy this book and unfortunately ended up being disappointed.
This story follows mixed race Mim who is treated like an animal in her oppressive society, but is chosen by Dr Fox to be ‘the electrical venus’ and gains the headline act in their travelling show but it isn’t all she expected it to be. As well as one armed Alex who struggles with his identity and achieving more than he is expected to be.
Although I enjoyed their relationship to begin with and felt it’s potential, by the end I felt the story was rushed and didn’t flesh it out for me to truly root for them.
I also disliked the characters of Mim who was naive and didn’t develop as the story went on, although I did appreciate the exploration of women’s position in the Georgian era.
One thing I thought was very quirky and unique about this story was how each section was addressed to an animal, such as a parrot or a pig, which I enjoyed and allowed for reflective monologues. However at points the writing did feel immature and unrealistically hyperbolic which meant that I often didn’t enjoy the reading experience.