While things do move fast, and more time is spent on heists and action than introspection, there are still several moments that are clearly meant to be full of emotion and character development, and to be honest, they left me cold. 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!

Dangerous remedy by kat dunn