“The last thing the justice system is, is just.” -Megan Sheperd, The Madman’s Daughter
Constantly searching for an answer about her father’s strange murder/disappearance that she believes is a lie, Juliet Monroe is always on edge. She spent most of her life living in first class London, thanks to her father’s profession as a doctor, until her father was murdered, leaving Juliet and her mother to figure out how to provide for themselves. But when her mother dies and Juliet is left on her own, she finds herself living in a boarding house working as a maid. She doesn’t mind though, because she works at the medical school and Juliet loves anything that involves the medical world. It fascinates her. Things start to change though when a professor working at the school tries to take advantage of her, forcing Juliet to flee. As she is leaving, she runs into her childhood friend Montgomery James who tells Juliet that her father is in fact alive. Together, she and Montgomery travel to her father’s island where, along the way, they meet Edward Prince. Juliet’s reunion with her father is anything but sweet because she soon learns about her father’s darkest secret involving some of his creations. Now, trapped on the island with a monster she once knew to be her father, Juliet starts to question herself. When she was little, her father performed a life-saving surgery on her, leaving a scar on her neck. Some of her father’s creations have the same scar, and she starts to wonder if maybe she isn’t really human. Juliet also begins to question her relationship with Montgomery and maybe, she realizes, it might be more than just a friendship. But with Edward Prince constantly on her mind, Juliet isn’t so sure who she likes. That all changes when one of her father’s creatures starts to attack and kill those living on the island and it is up to Juliet and Montgomery to figure out who or what is the cause of the deaths.
My Opinion: If you are looking to read a dark book, The Madman’s Daughter is the book for you. Full of demented secrets and mysterious events, you will not expect what’s going to happen next. This book is a mystery, historical fiction, and science fiction all in one and it is written very well. I personally really enjoyed this book and it’s sequel, Her Dark Curiosity. I strongly suggest that you read this book. It is a unique twist to some of the popular books that people are reading today.
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