Reviews

An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

goldenprose's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

kinseyjo's review

3.0

I really, really enjoyed this. It was such a sweet romance, and the characters were wonderful and wonderfully developed. Elle is such a badass. It could not have been easy for Ms. Cole to write a romance taking place in such a horrid time, but she did a marvelous job and wrote with great sensitivity.

sd227's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

armorofstars's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

jbruno87's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

olivemartini's review against another edition

IT WAS SO GOOD BUT IM IN A READING SLUMP 😥 I will lick it back up!

mrsobie25's review against another edition

1.0

I picked up this book thinking it was historical fiction set during the Civil War. I wish it had been shelved as cliche romance set during the Civil War. The historical aspects were few and far between...this time period has always fascinated me and the thought of reading about African-American spies was very intriguing. Instead, it read like a paltry, "happily ever after" romance novel.

emilydehaven's review

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

readinchic's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A good, spicy historical fiction. I really enjoyed the male characters and the back and forth between the main characters! The spicy scenes were good but an adjustment with the language of the times!

juliannyreads's review against another edition

5.0

Meu primeiro contato com a escrita da Alyssa Cole e eu fiquei maravilhada! Essa série é a prova de que é possível revolucionar gêneros por mais engessados que eles pareçam em um primeiro momento. Nesse livro de época (com um toquinho de romance histórico) a gente navega pela Guerra Civil Americana, União versus confederados. Acho que parte do brilho desse livro esteve em mostrar como ninguém é 100% 'bonzinho', especialmente em tempos de guerra; as questões envolvendo escravidão sempre siginicaram sobrevivência pra população negra enquanto para os outros sempre esteve no campo dos negócios (por mais nobres que seus princípios pudessem parecer). Seguir a protagonista em sua função de espiã é uma tarefa difícil e que traz muitas reflexões sobre luta e papeis sociais, nos permite ver como a história se repete em roupagens diferentes. E mais do que tudo: nos dá a compreensão de quem sempre esteve relegado a segundo plano nessa disputa, apesar de ser quem mais sofre com ela.
A escrita é muito redondinha e eu tenho certeza que minha experiência tão boa com esse livro esteve também ligada à qualidade da tradução da Solaine Chioro (a nota inicial dela já ajuda a começar o livro daquele jeito!). Um bom livro é produto de um belo esforço em conjunto e "Uma União Extraordinária" é de fato tão extraordinário quanto o próprio título diz.