A review by jcpdiesel21
On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming

3.0

A welcome return to form after the abomination of [b:The Spy Who Loved Me|24964299|The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond, #10)|Ian Fleming|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1424270035s/24964299.jpg|23841328]. A gentler, more sentimental version of Bond who contemplates marriage is featured here, which is an intriguing shift so deep into the series yet feels like a natural maturation of the character at this stage. I wish that Fleming had fleshed out Tracy more so that the tragic events at the book's close had more of an impact. It's great fun to pick up on Bond's pursuit of the dastardly Blofeld at Piz Gloria, and the villainous biological warfare plan feels very modern for a novel published in 1963.