The Lost Apothecary

By Sarah Penner

A gorgeous cover and fantastic reviews were enough to entice me to choose this as one of my birthday presents. 

The story within the beautiful cover was riddled with pains and poisons of women. Women in the 18th century, children from the 18th century, and women from the 21st century are all in the spotlight as we delve into the delicacies of womanly physiology amidst the infidelities of men. 

The text was girlier than I anticipated. Not that there were frills to each sentence, the writing was good and enjoyable. The content, though, was more about the struggles of women across hundreds of years than the anticipated topic of an apothecary poisoning men who are unfaithful. There was great enjoyment and validation within the text, as so many women go through life without understanding that her peers could be her greatest allies in life. So often women are pitted against each other in competition that it was refreshing to read a story in which the women are smart, clever, strong, and loving (through a tough shell). Maybe that is a common theme in texts that I have either, one, yet to read, or two, not appreciated thus far. 

I give the text 4/5 stars and a strong recommendation to most.

Happy Reading, Bookworms!