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A review by lindsayw
Night in Shanghai by Nicole Mones
2.0
I won this ARC from First Reads. Full review to come when it arrives.
UPDATE: I thought I'd be into this book mostly because of my enjoyment of "The Far Side of the Sky", which has essentially the same setting as "Night in Shanghai". NiS, however, didn't really capture my interest, and I found myself skimming a lot. It seems to be a well-researched book, but I couldn't get into the story at all. Maybe if I'd tried harder I would have enjoyed it more, but I already feel like I put quite a bit of effort into getting through it, and that's not something I really want to do.
Interesting premise/setting, but not the greatest execution.
UPDATE: I thought I'd be into this book mostly because of my enjoyment of "The Far Side of the Sky", which has essentially the same setting as "Night in Shanghai". NiS, however, didn't really capture my interest, and I found myself skimming a lot. It seems to be a well-researched book, but I couldn't get into the story at all. Maybe if I'd tried harder I would have enjoyed it more, but I already feel like I put quite a bit of effort into getting through it, and that's not something I really want to do.
Interesting premise/setting, but not the greatest execution.