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carolinefran's review
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sarahtokar's review
3.0
Typical Maisie Dobbs story, which is good but predictable. I read it for the setting bc I’m going on a trip to Munich soon.
nicoleankenmann's review
4.0
Audiobook: 09hr 18m
The tension that runs through the plot of this novel is palpable as a reader. It's fascinating to watch, almost in slow motion, as history unfolds for these characters. In the same breath, it's hard watching "people" you care about prepare for a tragedy they can only too accurately forecast and fear. Every good piece of fiction is a lesson in empathy, and this is no exception. Infamous cameos were handled with care -- I hope that continues as the weeds of war weave around the ankles of Ms Maisie Dobbs.
The tension that runs through the plot of this novel is palpable as a reader. It's fascinating to watch, almost in slow motion, as history unfolds for these characters. In the same breath, it's hard watching "people" you care about prepare for a tragedy they can only too accurately forecast and fear. Every good piece of fiction is a lesson in empathy, and this is no exception. Infamous cameos were handled with care -- I hope that continues as the weeds of war weave around the ankles of Ms Maisie Dobbs.
reneesmith's review against another edition
5.0
I love reading about kind & brave people because I believe that fictional characters are but shadows of the real life folks. A fun part in the midst of the ominous tone of Munich was reading about Maisie meeting Mark Scott. Since I'm reading the books in backwards order, I know where that relationship will lead!
abbywdan's review
5.0
THIS IS THE BEST ONE. So far. That is all.
(Orlagh Cassidy’s reading remains cringey. Now Priscilla sounds like an old biddy and Brenda has a new nondescript regional accent.)
(Orlagh Cassidy’s reading remains cringey. Now Priscilla sounds like an old biddy and Brenda has a new nondescript regional accent.)
pr727's review
3.0
All that happened to Maisie between #11 and #12 was quite a shock and more interesting than this book. Why did Maisie not get on the plane?
k_cavacini's review against another edition
4.0
Now here is the Maisie Dobbs that I know and love! After the different and slightly disappointing previous novel in the series, Journey to Munich highlights the return of the Maisie from the earliest novels in the series. Maisie is on her own, in a dangerous foreign country, pretending to be someone else to save an imprisoned British man. She must rely on her instincts and experience to get her through the assignment safely and it is through this experience that we start to see the old Maisie return. Some developments at the end of the novel make me hopeful that we will be returning to the Maisie Dobbs, Investigator, that we all fell in love with in the first novel.