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the_abundant_word'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
Do you like action movies? You know the type that come on telly on a Friday or Saturday evening? For me they are the weekend escapism of choice (Rom-com is second, I don’t make the rules). Give me all the car chases, the fights and explosions, the nail-biting stunts, the time-sensitive mission, the punchy dialogue and all of the high-stakes, plot-driven fun that comes with it.
The Chase is that Saturday night action movie, but in book form. It follows operative Emma Makepeace on a 12-hour mission through London where she tries to deliver a doctor to the M16 with the Russians hot on their tails. It certainly makes for a wild night!
This is a book that is really easy to fly through and does exactly what it says on the tin. The only part that stood out to me is that Emma seemed to get saved a lot more than she did the saving to be honest, but it didn’t derail the plot. This is the first book of a series. I actually read the second one first but it doesn’t matter really. It’s an enjoyable read that I think is well suited for reading between a more dense texts as you can’t really go wrong with this.
The Chase is that Saturday night action movie, but in book form. It follows operative Emma Makepeace on a 12-hour mission through London where she tries to deliver a doctor to the M16 with the Russians hot on their tails. It certainly makes for a wild night!
This is a book that is really easy to fly through and does exactly what it says on the tin. The only part that stood out to me is that Emma seemed to get saved a lot more than she did the saving to be honest, but it didn’t derail the plot. This is the first book of a series. I actually read the second one first but it doesn’t matter really. It’s an enjoyable read that I think is well suited for reading between a more dense texts as you can’t really go wrong with this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Death
morethanmylupus's review
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I enjoyed this fun spy drama. It was a refreshing change to the often clunky spy dramas that we so often see. Looking forward to book 2 in this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Death of parent
metta's review against another edition
medium-paced
1.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Gun violence
Anyone (or anything, like "skeletal mannequins") that's slender is described, so the imbalance (nothing on the other spectrum) is strange, hence my giving this a CW of minor body-shaming.
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