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A review by sfcohen
All Woman and Springtime by Brandon W. Jones
3.0
Hmmmm - I don't think this book lived up to its promise. The first section, set in North Korea, was intriguing. I have not read very much about what life is like there and what the residents are taught about the Great Leader, the Dear Leader, and the rest of the world outside the Hermit Kingdom. Assuming the author did his research, I felt like I was getting a glimpse of how it's possible to subjugate an entire population through disinformation.
Once the action shifts to South Korea and then to America (Seattle), the book started to feel episodic and formulaic. Bad things happen, some of them irreparable, and then some good things happen at the end.
This is another book from Elliott Bay's "Maiden Voyage" series - a first novel by an author who shows promise. So it's worth keeping an eye out for Jones' next book, to see where he goes from here.
Once the action shifts to South Korea and then to America (Seattle), the book started to feel episodic and formulaic. Bad things happen, some of them irreparable, and then some good things happen at the end.
This is another book from Elliott Bay's "Maiden Voyage" series - a first novel by an author who shows promise. So it's worth keeping an eye out for Jones' next book, to see where he goes from here.