Reviews

The Spy Coast: From the Sunday Times Bestselling Author of I Know a Secret by Tess Gerritsen

suejenkin's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

bakerml1919's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

A fast paced spy novel.  Retired spies living in same town in Maine band together when one of them is threatened by a secret from a past operation.  Highly readable, somewhat predicable.

agrinczel's review against another edition

3.0

This was pretty good, although slow and plodding when it could have been fast and exciting. It was okay

tine200's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

leannaaker's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

lmfitz16's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

thatgirlkorie's review against another edition

3.0

I'm just not a big "spy" book person. But this one was cool that it was a retired CIA agent.

grace_astudentreading's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

3.0

I am not exactly sure what I expected from this book, but it was not what I got. And at the end of the day it wasn’t anything that really blew me away. To start with the character, which is probably what I care the most about. Maggie Bird had a lot of potential as a main character given her complication background, but I never felt like I was fully invested in her new identity as a chicken farmer. I don’t think we spent enough time in Purity with her to see her bond with the place, which made her motivation to protect it harder to get behind. And quite frankly I found Jo, our other main character, just plain annoying. All that said, I did enjoy the writing style and organization. I loved how it switched between past and present, and the pacing was very well done. The plot was thrilling and action packed and had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Overall, this was an enjoyable story with a fresh and fun concept that got me happily through my train ride, but I don’t think I will be continuing with the series in the future.

innaterosymagic's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

mbpartlow's review against another edition

5.0

I loved falling into this world. Finally, retired people who are able to think about something besides their aches and pains, although they certainly have them. (I feel other books fall into the "old/decrepit" trope too heavily, so characters are merely a sum of their physical failings. Not here!)

Retired spies. Yes, please. I hope there are many more to come in this series!