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septembersleep's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
anns_book_chronicles's review
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
jessicac424's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
strawberrymivvy's review
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Didn't really enjoy this book, but was interesting to read about yet another facet of European WWII history.
The characters fell flat and despite the author saying in the notes that she had "pared back" the number of people involved in the team, it still felt there were too many names and people who added nothing to the narrative. Paloma's chapters were totally unnecessary, as were the 1989 chapters for the most part - a lazy way to tell us a lot of information.
At times the description of the propaganda that was being distributed was confusing and there seemed little rationale as to what was written and when. I know this was a fictionalisation of a real woman's life, but those of us interested in this type of novel are interested in the facts and reasoning.
Was almost a DNF for me, there are far better historical fiction writers out there
The characters fell flat and despite the author saying in the notes that she had "pared back" the number of people involved in the team, it still felt there were too many names and people who added nothing to the narrative. Paloma's chapters were totally unnecessary, as were the 1989 chapters for the most part - a lazy way to tell us a lot of information.
At times the description of the propaganda that was being distributed was confusing and there seemed little rationale as to what was written and when. I know this was a fictionalisation of a real woman's life, but those of us interested in this type of novel are interested in the facts and reasoning.
Was almost a DNF for me, there are far better historical fiction writers out there
bethanymoebes's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
laceyc's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Great historical fiction. Really interesting story
laurenmac05's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
poeca4's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25