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Northern Spy – Die Jagd by Flynn Berry

8 reviews

mamasuereads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This is basically about two sisters, their mother, a baby, and the conflict in Ireland with regards to the Irish Republican Army exerting their beliefs in and around Belfast.
Who is a member of the IRA? Who is an informant? Is anyone truly safe from the conflict in Northern Ireland? I was slightly hesitant going into this book but I must say, I loved the sister's relationship and loyalty. There were actually parts of the audio I was laughing because of some specific mother-daughter conversations! To me this was a fast paced book that had a lot of suspenseful moments pretty much from the beginning to the end.

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mimlleigh's review against another edition

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dark hopeful mysterious tense 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

3.75

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nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

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dark sad 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

2.5

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leahrosiee's review against another edition

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tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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gnuoymas's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense 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

3.5

i think it’s an interesting look into the complexities of inter personal relationships in the time of war!

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clarebell23's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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lit_with_lauren's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

4.25

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linesiunderline's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

This book was not what I expected. It is pitched in many reviews as a thriller, and I think many thriller readers who go into it with that label in mind will be disappointed, because it’s much quieter in feeling overall than most thrillers. It’s more character study than page turner.

The short chapters gave this book a fragmented, urgent feeling. While the slim length leaves you with a sense of parts of the story remaining unexplored, untold, uncertain, and this is perhaps a part of the point of the novel, I wouldn’t have complained if it was longer.

Read this book if you like an evocative sense of place, complex sibling relationships, narratives about moral dilemmas, lyrical writing, and stories that invite you to contemplate the complexity of humanity.

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