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A review by nurly_whirly
The Book of Spies by Gayle Lynds
3.0
Meh. The characters were pretty cliche. Strong Female Protagonist has sexual tension with Good Guy Spy With A Dark Past. She's strong, but she's not too strong, lest Good Guy Spy can't save her and pull her into his chest with his masculine and scarred arms. Big Yet Secret Evil Organization throws out all the stops to keep their Worldwide Conspiracy under wraps. They have enough money that, even though their Evil Plan Involving Terrorists is foiled, they still can hire enough lawyers to get them off scot-free in the end.
Biggest problem in the book was why did Strong Female Protagonist and Good Guy Spy need to find AND THEN GO TO the Library of Gold? What were they planning on accomplishing exactly? They get there, break inside, then go "SHIT HOW DO WE GET OUT?" I know they were rescuing Side Characters That Don't Show Up Until Halfway Through The Book, but... it didn't seem like quite enough. They walked right into a Well Orchestrated Trap and only got out thanks to Deux Ex Mysterious Assassin Character.
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Biggest problem in the book was why did Strong Female Protagonist and Good Guy Spy need to find AND THEN GO TO the Library of Gold? What were they planning on accomplishing exactly? They get there, break inside, then go "SHIT HOW DO WE GET OUT?" I know they were rescuing Side Characters That Don't Show Up Until Halfway Through The Book, but... it didn't seem like quite enough. They walked right into a Well Orchestrated Trap and only got out thanks to Deux Ex Mysterious Assassin Character.
This sounds like a TV Tropes article. Carry on.