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The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

71 reviews

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

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adventurous sad slow-paced

1.0

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htoomanybooks's review against another edition

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3.0

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stabilesero's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

I absolutely loved this book. The trio of Charlie, Eve and Finn; all of their flaws and developments were just captivating. 
I loved the duo perspectives of both Eve and Charlie, it added a depth to the book and I loved to see their contrasts and similarities. It loses 0.25 of a rating purely because I feel like Charlie's perspective has nothing on Eve's, but it was nonetheless relevant to Eve's present story. 
There were spicy moments, and swearing, which I found didn't take away from the plot or characters and I feel that reviews that claim they do, don't give Quinn enough credit for how they were used to show the development of character or who the characters were. 
I'm thoroughly looking forward to reading more of Quinn's works because of this book!
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shaylac's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I was surprised by how much I liked this book even from changing from Charlie's and Eve's perspectives. The book takes on an adventure through England and France and teleports you back into time during WWI and after WWII With Charlie being somewhat naive view on life, she ends up growing more mature and independent and with Eve being a stubborn drunk who trying to resolve her demons from the past. It is a story that will excite you but also make you think about what is wrong and right.

TLDR: Go on an epic adventure through England and France with a motley crew from the perspective of Charlie and Eve. Teleporting you back to WWI and present day (1947) you'll be eagerly turning each page to see what happens next.
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katelandbear's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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m4rtt4's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Saskia Maarleveld's narration made me finish the audiobook, she is so talented with all the different accents!! <3 I wish the story had contained more historical elements (=facts about the world wars, as I'm such a war nerd myself). This is rare for me to say, but I enjoyed the romance between Charlie and Finn more than anything else in the story (damn does my heart melt just thinking about them). Overall the book was a nice experience of travelling through time, though it also felt a bit dragging at times — I wouldn't have minded if it had been shorter.
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aagilbert27's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring sad 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

3.75

Really enjoyed this one. Was recommended to me and glad I read it! The two stories of the female characters kept me interested and I loved seeing how they eventually tied together. Felt a bit long, but overall a good read. I also really enjoyed the epilogue and all the information at the end, the author explains what is actually true vs what she created. 
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kmbbb's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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curly_book_girl's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

This book was very well done, BUT I read this after reading Kate Quinn's The Huntress... and I really wish I had read this one first because of how amazing the Huntress is. I guess I just went into this one with high standards and felt a little let down.

With that said though, this book had fun, complex characters, who's stories weave together seamlessly, and a compelling plot. I wasn't blown away by this one like I was The Huntress, but it's definitely worth the read if you like WWII historical fiction!
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sam_rm94's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced

4.0

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