Jennifer McMahon
⭐: 4/5
Pros: the duality of human nature is certainly explored in this work and I give mad props for the creative ways in which it's done.
I appreciated the twist towards the end. I thought I'd figured everything out, and did some of it, but not that switch up! I'd say the last 25% of the book is what held my attention the most, though the prior 75% was necessary to plot and character build.
I'm a fan historical sciences (I'm a scientist myself), so definitely was intrigued by how TCOTH presented it.
Cons: I personally am not in love with repeated information, especially in excess. This can be in the form of word repetition in paragraphs or the same ideas over and over. There's a book title that is said so many times, authors included, that I thought, "Again? How many times is that now?" Its existence is important, as are those who wrote it, but I felt it was overemphasized that way.
I also felt the description fell short. While it was there, it didn't feel creatively presented. Everything was a list of what was in the room or what was learned. I'd like to have seen it woven more organically via actions and conversations.
Conclusion: if you want something that's suspenseful and about medical history, give this a go. However, if you're ridiculously meticulous about how stories are written and presented, you may not love it. I think the bones of the story are fabulous, but just wasn't thrilled about the execution of animating them.
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