I never really got a sense of who they were, and I wish I could say that this is because of the immediacy of the plot.
Unfortunately, I struggled to connect to any of the characters. If we were focusing just on the action, I would say this was great! The plot rollicks through betrayals and heists, with a heavy dose of weird science, as if The Count of Monte Cristo were smashed up with Frankenstein and reworked into a Bond film. You’re really thrown into the middle of things, and it sets the tone for a very dramatic ride. Their hot air balloon sets on fire, they end up having to blow a hole in the side of the prison, and their rescuee turns out to be a girl who can control electricity. This book certainly starts with a bang and races along from there! We meet the squad, the Battalion of Death, who are a gang of teenagers who undertake prison breaks for a price, as they take on what they think will be a normal job – but things start going wrong almost immediately. All opinions my own.Ĭontent warnings: Injury and stitches, medical experimentation including in pregnancy, parental death, guillotining. Ownership: Proof copy sent free of charge by Zephyr Books. Dangerous Remedy was one of my most anticipated reads of the year, promising an action-packed take on Revolutionary France full of queer rep and weird science!
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