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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Police brutality, Murder
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence
dark
emotional
mysterious
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Feeling frustrated at how minimally each book advances the story or further develops the characters. Reads like a serial now rather than a series.
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Police brutality, Murder, Colonisation, War, Classism
Moderate: Rape
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment
adventurous
informative
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
Thank you Kensington for my advance electronic copy via NetGalley. My opinions are my own.
Verity Kent and her husband Sydney have been sent to Dublin by her former bosses at British Intelligence. Her colleague Alec Xavier--with whom she has a complicated past--has gone missing after infiltrating the highest levels of the Irish Republican Army, and the Kents hope to find him before it's too late. Since they are there off the books, Verity and Sydney have to evade both the various Irish factions as well as the various British forces, all while keeping up the facade of living the breezy life of a war hero and socialite at the height of society. As things get more and more complicated, both in their investigations as well as in Ireland, Verity finds herself walking the razor blade of danger as she tries to gauge right from wrong in a sea of gray morality.
First off, it's been two years since the last Verity Kent book so I really appreciated the recaps! But in Verity's world it's only been a short few weeks since she and Sydney found out that Alec has gone black and they are desperately trying to repair their relationship even as Verity struggles to untangle her feelings about her and Alec's complex relationship. Plus, Sydney waged a very different kind of war than she did in the Great War and it's becoming more and more obvious that he didn't receive the same clandestine training as she did, no matter how good his instincts may be. I found the historical context fascinating--the connections between the Great War and its actors and the Irish War of Independence had never clicked in my mind before (despite their obvious adjacency in terms of time). Likewise, while I hated what Great Britain did to Ireland during and before that time, I had never drawn the same parallels between their behavior and that of Germany's as an occupying force during the Great War. Anna Lee Huber does an admirable job of presenting the complexity of "right" and "wrong" of both individuals and nation-states. I also struggled to cheer on Verity and Sydney choices in this book, as for the vast majority of the time it seemed they were trying to sort out mysteries that absolutely no one but they wanted sorted out, both in their search for Alex and their search for whoever made the horrific attack on a young Irish woman. I found it weird that they couldn't let it go, but I suppose that was part of the point--Verity and Sydney (and others) were a bit adrift after their purpose from during the war was gone, and they desperately wanted something to fight for. I found this installment to be very well done, and I look forward to hopefully getting more resolution in some key plot threads in the next one.
Verity Kent and her husband Sydney have been sent to Dublin by her former bosses at British Intelligence. Her colleague Alec Xavier--with whom she has a complicated past--has gone missing after infiltrating the highest levels of the Irish Republican Army, and the Kents hope to find him before it's too late. Since they are there off the books, Verity and Sydney have to evade both the various Irish factions as well as the various British forces, all while keeping up the facade of living the breezy life of a war hero and socialite at the height of society. As things get more and more complicated, both in their investigations as well as in Ireland, Verity finds herself walking the razor blade of danger as she tries to gauge right from wrong in a sea of gray morality.
First off, it's been two years since the last Verity Kent book so I really appreciated the recaps! But in Verity's world it's only been a short few weeks since she and Sydney found out that Alec has gone black and they are desperately trying to repair their relationship even as Verity struggles to untangle her feelings about her and Alec's complex relationship. Plus, Sydney waged a very different kind of war than she did in the Great War and it's becoming more and more obvious that he didn't receive the same clandestine training as she did, no matter how good his instincts may be. I found the historical context fascinating--the connections between the Great War and its actors and the Irish War of Independence had never clicked in my mind before (despite their obvious adjacency in terms of time). Likewise, while I hated what Great Britain did to Ireland during and before that time, I had never drawn the same parallels between their behavior and that of Germany's as an occupying force during the Great War. Anna Lee Huber does an admirable job of presenting the complexity of "right" and "wrong" of both individuals and nation-states. I also struggled to cheer on Verity and Sydney choices in this book, as for the vast majority of the time it seemed they were trying to sort out mysteries that absolutely no one but they wanted sorted out, both in their search for Alex and their search for whoever made the horrific attack on a young Irish woman. I found it weird that they couldn't let it go, but I suppose that was part of the point--Verity and Sydney (and others) were a bit adrift after their purpose from during the war was gone, and they desperately wanted something to fight for. I found this installment to be very well done, and I look forward to hopefully getting more resolution in some key plot threads in the next one.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced