The Essex Serpent

3.5 stars Overall I did enjoy this however I didn't live up to the hype unfortunately. I saw this on a lot of people's favourites of 2016 so really thought I was going to be wowed by it but it was just okay for me. The pacing was a little odd, some of the scenes were just a bit flat and some parts I ended up skimming as it wasn't grabbing me. It was generally just a bit lacking, but as I said it was a fairly enjoyable read, just not a favourite.