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Argylle by Elly Conway

12 reviews

dndeevee's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Absolutely nothing like the movie. Literally the only thing they kept was the name. But that being said, it was a solid “meets expectations” for a spy action novel! Lots of guns, adventure, mythology, and subterfuge to take down the evil Nazis.

My critiques are that it was too long — this plot was NOT complex enough to merit nearly 400 pages. The middle really dragged with one too many missions and became a slog. There were also too many characters in the spy team to keep track of, which cheapened the ending because I hadn’t spent enough time with any individuals to really care what happened to them in the climax.

Because of the length, I would hesitate to recommend it to anyone, but the spy tropes are well executed, so fans of the genre would probably enjoy it.

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keelirae113's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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uranaishi's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25


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jadencove's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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himpersonal's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The book was fun in many ways. It had a lot of the right ingredients. But I had such a hard time paying attention. Restarted the book four times. Lots of great passages, but overall, I couldn’t get into it. Kept at it because the movie looks good, though I realize it’s a somewhat different premise. Hope the movie is better!

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readyforit's review against another edition

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0⭐️
I put this on hold at my local library a month before it came out back when there was still buzz about Taylor swift or a swiftie being the author. It has since come out that 3? people collectively wrote the book I think based on the script for the movie. I truly think this was AI generated or something. It took me an HOUR to get through 31 pages and I normally read about a page a minute. The prologue was rough it was like Russian propaganda?? I’ve never DNFed before but today’s the day because I can’t sit through the rest of the 338 pages. It’s apparently very different from the movie anyway so if you’re interested I would just see that. I think I will forget about this book and not blink an eye. Unsuccessful bait and switch marketing strategy for putting the book out at the same time as the movie AND for tricking swifties into purchasing this book. 

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onabookban's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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victoriaorgana's review

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

It was fine, I wish it was more about Aubrey and his growth. It got lost in the plot and with Francis. The POV changes to her kinda gave it away at the end. Also like the end wasn’t super satisfying mostly trying to set up for future adventures but yeah. Aubrey deserved more complex growth other than “get cut his hair” you feel?

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alissamargaret's review

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adventurous

3.5


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bessadams's review

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25


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