The Clockmaker's Daughter: Kate Morton

The premise of this book is gripping, which is why I wanted to read this book. Unfortunately, the premise ended up being way more interesting than the story itself.

I was frequently bored throughout the book; it just took so long to get to the meat of the story. I enjoyed that Morton slowly added more depth and more twists to the plot, but it just took too long for those various points to come together. I was frustrated that so many new characters were popping up and I had no reason to care about them, which lead me to skim through their sections, making me lose a bit of the story (my fault, surely). I just didn't care about them because I had no reason to, and I was already overwhelmed by the different times, places, and people Morton dumped on me. I'm sure that was the point, but it was so jumbled and disoriented, as if she dumped scraps of paper with ideas onto a plate and wrote in the order they fell.

Because of all the jumping around, I had a hard time connecting with any of the characters. There was not much for me to grasp for any of the characters. Just when I thought I was getting somewhere with someone, Morton jumped to someone new. It was hard for me to appreciate her characters when I didn't get enough time with any of them.

I did appreciate the ending of the story when all the points finally joined to one place. It is a testament to Morton's writing that she can bring so many different plots into one woven tale. I just didn't appreciate the way she went about it.

I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't enjoy reading this book because I do enjoy Morton's other books. This one just wasn't up to par with the rest, I think.