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Gold by Chris Cleave
4.0

I know it is hard to not compare an author's previous work their current work but it worked out well for me because I read "Little Bee" at least ten years ago so I've had time to separate Cleave's work.

I thoroughly enjoyed "Gold" and I know I did because I could not put it down. I was thrown into the cycling world with Kate and Zoe, both are world class cyclist vying for their last shot of Olympic gold... get this, they are also long time friends.

I loved how fast paced the book was, my only draw back was how devoid of character development in the book was. I really wished Cleave spent another 50-60 pages developing the characters. I cannot say I cared for Zoe and Kate on a personal level but I did enjoy plot.


A thrilling read.