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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
I can't, I just can't with this book. It is not my cup of tea, but I made it through to say it's well written. It is has pieces that I love and it makes me understand why it's a favorite. Now let's get into why "I can't". I don't like first person novels written directly to a person. I also just am not a fan of spy books which is a big part of this. It's just not thrilling for me. The book starts off with action and interesting settings/story set up, but I just couldn't get into it. So yea, it's a no for me.
Well there goes several hours of my life I’ll never get back. Too many side plots, too much CIA/FBI/KGB/LMNOP. Clearly it’s a set up for a series, of which I’m sure there’s an audience (folks that like all that cloak and dagger, espionage stuff)...but this ain't for the kid. Admittedly it’s not my preferred genre, but I’ve read a few who do it well. This one doesn’t do it. I wanted to like it, I’m always rooting for the sistas, so I bought it to support. But can I say I’m now feverishly looking for my receipt?
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Relatively anti-climactic, and took a while to get there.
adventurous
challenging
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Meh. I really hoped for more from this book but didn’t care about the characters much and the action was minimal and unconvincing. Oh well.
This is not a bad book, but it is not a great book. I am impressed that this is her first book and I thought the story had so much potential. I felt like she needed an editor to help guide her to make this a better novel.
I really liked the first half of this book but the second half fell a little short, although I read it much more broken up which may have made a difference.
Loved the premise of this, but was distracted by the first person letter writing to a future reader style. There were some details about what happened to the sister that I felt should have been provided.
A good book that left me wanting more and wondering what would happen next. Strong female protagonist who, even when she did something 'silly', never left me feeling she was silly herself.