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I absolutely loved this book it was so different on a subject matter I knew nothing about, until now.

I’m not always a lover of dual timelines, some authors can do this perfectly and others leave me lagging. I feel that several readers have not enjoyed this timeline and I’d heard that prior to going into this one.

So how I dealt with the dual timeline in this one was as if the updated one was actually the one telling me the story of the past in the 1700’s. Doing that in my head made this so very much better.

I didn’t then see it as two separate identities but as one historical interest of “future�� person learning from the past (if that makes sense?)

I loved how the author referred to differing terms relating to each time in history or the now.

For example, history person referred to a woman’s cycle as menstrual flow.
Update...... periods.

There were great references as that within each era. I picked that up.
Also when speaking of the Police, roads, alleys.

There is no doubt in my mind that a lot of research went into this book to make it as historically authentic as possible.

The story of this one women, this Apothecary and how she used her knowledge from good to bad but how good gets mixed up with bad. Convinced that you are doing something good but it’s hidden behind bad.....or is it bad being hidden behind good!

The forming of a loyal friendship between a young person and someone older.

Helping others with their plight in life.

Sometimes I found this eerie and at times I found it sad that something happened to make you feel you were doing a service for good.

I went into this book because I’d seen it everywhere. I also joined in an Instagram book group read.

There are lots of differing thoughts about this book but I flippin�� loved it.

* A topic I’ve never read about before
* A dual timeline that I revised to the future person talking to me about what she’s found so far....

The writing was excellent.

I love lots of dialogue usually in books. This one has that but, it also has many pages where it does not and you know what......I didn’t notice. Not until I flicked back through the pages after I’d finished it.

Did I say I loved this book?

Oh....and look at the cover!