DANGEROUS REMEDY review // blog tour

Synopsis:

Camille, a revolutionary's daughter, leads a band of outcasts – a runaway girl, a deserter, an aristocrat in hiding. As the Battalion des Mortes they cheat death, saving those about to meet a bloody end at the blade of Madame La Guillotine. But their latest rescue is not what she seems. The girl's no aristocrat, but her dark and disturbing powers means both the Royalists and the Revolutionaries want her. But who and what is she?

Review:

I'd been looking forward to this novel ever since I heard about its upcoming release. On paper,

Dangerous Remedy

The historical fiction elements seemed well researched without ever feeling as though the author was trying to dump all her notes on you, which is always a fine line to tread when it comes to historical fiction if you ask me. The ...

From revolutionary Paris' atmosphere, to complicated romantic bonds, to found family, to scientific experiments and savants with a god complex, to a girl that doesn't seem quite human, to political coups and jail breaks,

The characters all come alive right off the page, with their flaws and qualities alike. They are spectacular as individuals, yet something else altogether as an ensemble. I cannot wait to see how the group dynamics evolves in the sequel because the ending has left me wanting more.

While the author has wrapped up nicely this first volume, the ending will leave you wanting more ...

I cannot recommend this book highly enough & I'd say you check out the other stops on the blog tour if you haven't already.

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