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cominupshort's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
laurahastoomanywips's review
5.0
A great debut.
This was a nicely paced thriller, speeding up as it reached it's dramatic conclusion.
The use of real life characters mixed with the fictional made things a lot more real, and really helped set the scene. The link to Rommel and his desert campaign and how the events in the book effected it was a very clever hook for readers like me who like things based during WW2.
The author had clearly done lots of research as it showed, the borrowing of incidents that had happened to relatives during the war really added to the atmosphere (the rice!!!!
This was a nicely paced thriller, speeding up as it reached it's dramatic conclusion.
The use of real life characters mixed with the fictional made things a lot more real, and really helped set the scene. The link to Rommel and his desert campaign and how the events in the book effected it was a very clever hook for readers like me who like things based during WW2.
The author had clearly done lots of research as it showed, the borrowing of incidents that had happened to relatives during the war really added to the atmosphere (the rice!!!!
mrsbettylovesbooks's review
3.0
I read and reviewed this book as part of a 'Random things tours' book tour. You can read my full review over on my blog now: https://www.kabriggs.co.uk/2021/10/lucifers-game-by-cristina-loggia-book.html
Thank you to Random Things Tours, the author & Lume books for this gifted copy.
Thank you to Random Things Tours, the author & Lume books for this gifted copy.
aminakara's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
5.0
This was an excellent read! A real page turner with some great action.
I read this on the Pigeonhole app, but if I'd had a physical copy of the book I likely would have read it in one go!
With a book like this there were of course some characters that I loved (Cordelia, Lucifer, Schaeffer, Father Colombo just to name a few) and some others I really, really hated (Blasius, Severi).
I loved the tension throughout, although I'm not sure it was good for the heart!
Thank you to PH and Cristina Loggia for the chance to read this book.
Would definitely recommend it.
furrtheloveofbooks's review
3.0
So upon reading the synopsis I thought “Great it’s gonna be a WWII spy novel where the main character has to rebuild her life”. I thought I would enjoy it and so I immediately began reading it.
My issue lies in how the book was set-up. The book was broken down into two parts. The first of which was all back story leading up to the main character, Cordelia Olivieri, trying to keep people from knowing she is in fact a Jew while Gestapo agents are staying in her hotel.
For me the first part could have been condensed to about a fourth of what it was and it would have still made sense. I loved the second half of the book but the first half almost killed me. Once I got to the actually story it was great and I would say skip over part one if you are going to read it.
My issue lies in how the book was set-up. The book was broken down into two parts. The first of which was all back story leading up to the main character, Cordelia Olivieri, trying to keep people from knowing she is in fact a Jew while Gestapo agents are staying in her hotel.
For me the first part could have been condensed to about a fourth of what it was and it would have still made sense. I loved the second half of the book but the first half almost killed me. Once I got to the actually story it was great and I would say skip over part one if you are going to read it.
librarybookmum_budgettales's review
5.0
I really enjoyed reading this book. I love a Thriller and when I saw that it involved spying I was there!
The story is well thought out and the different storylines and characters weave together beautifully to result in this emotional, but gripping, Thriller.
I loved the settings and all the different characters (even the dislikeable ones!). It was also interesting to see real people such as Himmler and Goering mentioned and featured in this story.
At the end there is an epilogue so you get to know what happens to the main characters.
I highly recommend anyone reading this book, but especially for fans of Thrillers or Historical Fiction novels.
The story is well thought out and the different storylines and characters weave together beautifully to result in this emotional, but gripping, Thriller.
I loved the settings and all the different characters (even the dislikeable ones!). It was also interesting to see real people such as Himmler and Goering mentioned and featured in this story.
At the end there is an epilogue so you get to know what happens to the main characters.
I highly recommend anyone reading this book, but especially for fans of Thrillers or Historical Fiction novels.
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