Reviews

Mr Einstein's Secretary by Matthew Reilly

thespinnychair's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

sarah_kearney's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense fast-paced

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

2.5

gingermegs's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

4.25

elliefen's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.5

Enjoyed the yarn, weaving so many historical events into the narrative. 
Some of the action is hard to believe. Found the “evil twin” thread to be quite OTT at times. 

thebooknookreviews's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

amykate98's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

hmoffatt's review

adventurous informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

raidingbookshelves's review

adventurous dark emotional informative medium-paced

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

3.0

susani_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

karenthebaron's review

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

3.25

Not sure if expected different or it was just not my thing. Even with the jumps back n forth in time, i wasn't interested in the setting, except for the New York desc iptions, others have done better in the 'nazi/war' space.

I normally like Matthew Reilly's novels for the action and this is fairly good here. This book has missed the mark, both with the characters, who had little depth (even the lead) and his writing in the female voice. I kept hearing a middle aged man speaking.