A review by ava_catherine
Night in Shanghai by Nicole Mones

3.0

I have read all of Nicole Mones's previous books, loving every one, and looked forward to this one; however, it fell short of the mark for me. Although the book was superbly researched and well-written, I could not connect with the characters. There was no warmth or inner psychological depth to the hollow characters that made me care about them. This is unusual for Mones, and I wonder if it is because she was writing from a male perspective for the first time or because she was so involved in the historical perspective of the story, which is intriguing. I give her high marks for the historical research; however, the characters are just too wooden creating a dull, tepid book.