Let me start with the worldbuilding for this one. Although I’m also sure that knowing an original or having read it does change how you view an adaptation or retelling of it. It didn’t matter one bit that I’d never read the original book (and, undoubtedly, if I went back and read it now, I’d find myself disappointed because H. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is full of Silvia Moreno Garcia at her best, with all those typicalities of her previous books: slick writing and a gorgeously lush world built around compelling characters. All I knew was that it was a Silvia Moreno Garcia book so, obviously, I had to read it. Never having read The Island of Doctor Moreau, I went into this book with not a clue what it would be about (blurb aside, of course). A motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities.Īll of them living in a perfectly balanced and static world, which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Doctor Moreau’s patron, who will unwittingly begin a dangerous chain reaction.įor Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and in the sweltering heat of the jungle, passions may ignite. The hybrids: the fruits of the Doctor’s labor, destined to blindly obey their creator and remain in the shadows. Moreau with his scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers. Montgomery Laughton: a melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol.

The only daughter of either a genius, or a madman.

Carlota Moreau: a young woman, growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula.

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