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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
Enjoyable overall but left me more intrigued about the plot holes than the actual plot.
2.5 stars.
This book started out fast-paced and intriguing and then quickly got suuuuuuper jargony and kinda boring.
I wasn’t a huge fan of Marie and I’m confused about why she didn’t even try to learn the local language. Seems like something a spy would want to do... :/
This book started out fast-paced and intriguing and then quickly got suuuuuuper jargony and kinda boring.
I wasn’t a huge fan of Marie and I’m confused about why she didn’t even try to learn the local language. Seems like something a spy would want to do... :/
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved this! The framing device with the diary to her sons could have been cloying, but it landed on the side of genuinely sweet and heartfelt for me. Loved the spy action and wacky gadgets and everything.
This was more like 2.5 stars forme. I found the characters a little underdeveloped and certain plot points seemed unbelievable (even giving it a little wiggle room for being a spy novel).
This book covered an interesting and important themes - racism and sexism in the traditionally white and male-dominated field of intelligence. However, the plot moved along pretty slowly and I felt like, though the story was interesting, it could have been written to be a bit more exciting. The “action-packed” scenes in the book were kind of hurried and played a small part in the overall narration.
I would probably give this book 3.5 stars. It was a bit slow at times and the end left me wanting more, but I enjoyed the story of how our government does whatever individuals think is right and frequently doesn’t do what is best for the greater good.
I kept thinking I was reading a spy novel and wondering why it was taking these weird turns. Generally, I liked it and I like the concept of it, but three very important people did not get tied into the narrative sufficiently to support their roles, and that bugged me.
I wish I'd liked this one more. Too many unanswered questions at the end regarding main character Marie and the second person conceit of Marie addressing her sons in the narrative so they will understand her choices and career.