The Lost Apothecary

Honestly, because it sucked. First, I'd like to say that I love the idea of this book. Women going to a secret apothecary in the 1700's to kill their abusers, love it. I also loved the character Nella, the woman who ran the apothecary. Beyond that, not much was good. All of the problems were caused by miscommunication. Eliza using the labeled bottle... smh. There was so much set up of her being a clever young girl and this mistake felt like her going out of her way to create issues. And I was frustrated beyond belief that no one would simply state that what she was experiencing was the menstrual cycle. I get that it was the 1700's and people didn't talk about these things, but still. And almost every single character was OBSESSED with the idea of being a mother. It was their main personality trait. Lastly, Caroline's abysmal technology use. “I opened my Internet app”... no. Also her flashlight died WAY TOO FAST. I'd guess she was in that room for no more than 15 min by how upset she was at the speed her phone died. If having your flashlight on for 15 min drains your battery from 100 to 0, you either have an IPhone3 or the worst up to date modern smart phone I've ever heard of.

I obviously do not know if things get better in the last 100 pages, and if they do I'm sorry, book, for being rude.