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Argylle by Elly Conway

11 reviews

henyouise's review against another edition

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

3.0

somehow this international spy thriller is kind of boring? For me it just makes no sense that Argylle would join the CIA and the whole thing falls off from there. 
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queenbookbuff's review

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adventurous challenging tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

If you love Steve Berry books then you will love Argyle! It is your classic lone wolf recruited to be a spy.  The book is NOTHING like the movie so don't expect there to be any similarities. As far as I can tell is they used the names and that is pretty much it.
The writing kept me hooked and you can't help but love Argylle. It is an enjoyable read.
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uranaishi's review

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adventurous hopeful mysterious tense 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? No

3.25

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taylormoore's review

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

1.0

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sam_gartley91's review against another edition

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

3.5

Liked the ending. I came in very confused bc I thought it was similar to the movie but rather it’s the book from the movie rather than what the movie is based on. At times the pov seemed very separated from the characters as if watching them from afar rather than actually being them. So sterile at times. I got better at keeping some of the characters separate but at times I had to go back and figure who was who. Over all not bad but not my favorite thriller/spy book. But that maybe have been me coming in with different expectations of what the story way suppose to be. 
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jadencove's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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fkshg8465's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense slow-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

3.0

The book was fun in many ways. It had a lot of the right ingredients. But I had such a hard time paying attention. Restarted the book four times. Lots of great passages, but overall, I couldn’t get into it. Kept at it because the movie looks good, though I realize it’s a somewhat different premise. Hope the movie is better!
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readyforit's review against another edition

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0⭐️
I put this on hold at my local library a month before it came out back when there was still buzz about Taylor swift or a swiftie being the author. It has since come out that 3? people collectively wrote the book I think based on the script for the movie. I truly think this was AI generated or something. It took me an HOUR to get through 31 pages and I normally read about a page a minute. The prologue was rough it was like Russian propaganda?? I’ve never DNFed before but today’s the day because I can’t sit through the rest of the 338 pages. It’s apparently very different from the movie anyway so if you’re interested I would just see that. I think I will forget about this book and not blink an eye. Unsuccessful bait and switch marketing strategy for putting the book out at the same time as the movie AND for tricking swifties into purchasing this book. 
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onabookban's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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victoriaorgana's review against another edition

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adventurous tense 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

2.5

It was fine, I wish it was more about Aubrey and his growth. It got lost in the plot and with Francis. The POV changes to her kinda gave it away at the end. Also like the end wasn’t super satisfying mostly trying to set up for future adventures but yeah. Aubrey deserved more complex growth other than “get cut his hair” you feel?
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