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A review by hnagle15
The Kingfisher Secret by
2.0
*TW* sexual assault
Despite what the internet says, I think the author chose to remain anonymous due to the terrible writing. The writing felt sloppy and scattered. Grace is truly one of the dumbest characters I have ever read and I felt myself rolling my eyes at her every move.
- Being chased by the Russians because they want to murder her? "Oh just let me call up my ex-husband with his two new little girls and get him to pick me up at the airport!!"
- Finally comes face-to-face with said Russians? "WHY DID YOU KILL MY CAT?!?!?!?!"
- Is given a 3 month severance from her job? "I'm gonna fly first class to NYC, buy expensive food/alcohol and stay in a 5 star hotel, who needs money to last now that I have no income?"
- Man touches her arm? "Wow, I love him??"
Honestly, she truly annoyed me and despite being 41 she acted like a teenager 90% of the time. I also feel like this book is just one giant piece of propaganda. I really could not look past that... Like, the way it was hyped by the publisher - "the author met a Czech businessman who revealed that, near the end of the Cold War, there had been a rumour going around within the intelligence community suggesting the then-Mrs. Trump (Ivana) had been recruited as a young woman to be a KGB sexpionage agent" feels like it is taking advantage of the current headlines. I just don't buy it. I think I may have enjoyed the story more had it not been marketed like this.
I did like the switching in timelines, so that we were given insight into Elena's life as well as what was currently happening. I thought it was a good way to tell the story and allow the reader to have an understanding of the story, Elena's involvement with the Russians, and how they controlled her every move.
A note on the audiobook: The narrator was good, but it felt so choppy? There were so many parts where it sounded like the edited in a different voice to go over something? I know this description isn't making sense, but basically it felt like I was listening to the first draft of an audiobook, which was really distracting.
Despite what the internet says, I think the author chose to remain anonymous due to the terrible writing. The writing felt sloppy and scattered. Grace is truly one of the dumbest characters I have ever read and I felt myself rolling my eyes at her every move.
- Being chased by the Russians because they want to murder her? "Oh just let me call up my ex-husband with his two new little girls and get him to pick me up at the airport!!"
- Finally comes face-to-face with said Russians? "WHY DID YOU KILL MY CAT?!?!?!?!"
- Is given a 3 month severance from her job? "I'm gonna fly first class to NYC, buy expensive food/alcohol and stay in a 5 star hotel, who needs money to last now that I have no income?"
- Man touches her arm? "Wow, I love him??"
Honestly, she truly annoyed me and despite being 41 she acted like a teenager 90% of the time. I also feel like this book is just one giant piece of propaganda. I really could not look past that... Like, the way it was hyped by the publisher - "the author met a Czech businessman who revealed that, near the end of the Cold War, there had been a rumour going around within the intelligence community suggesting the then-Mrs. Trump (Ivana) had been recruited as a young woman to be a KGB sexpionage agent" feels like it is taking advantage of the current headlines. I just don't buy it. I think I may have enjoyed the story more had it not been marketed like this.
I did like the switching in timelines, so that we were given insight into Elena's life as well as what was currently happening. I thought it was a good way to tell the story and allow the reader to have an understanding of the story, Elena's involvement with the Russians, and how they controlled her every move.
A note on the audiobook: The narrator was good, but it felt so choppy? There were so many parts where it sounded like the edited in a different voice to go over something? I know this description isn't making sense, but basically it felt like I was listening to the first draft of an audiobook, which was really distracting.