Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - A Rede de Alice

This was such an exciting book to read. Some of it gets very dark, but it was such an exciting book to read, especially knowing this is based on real women.

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lyddie's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Absolutely love Kate Quinn, a Historical Fiction QUEEEEN.

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pkm48's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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spoetting's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

2.75

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simsimm's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-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? Yes

4.25

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lcampbell1003's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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

3.5

As others have said, only one of the two storylines was interesting.

Eve, a spy in WWI, had a fascinating tale based loosely on an actual female spy channel. Charlie’s story on the other hand was about searching for a lost cousin we know nothing about other than some memories that Charlie holds of her. It wasn’t enough to keep me interested for half the book (which at almost 500 pages, dedicating half meant quite a long, drawn-out read).

It was also quite annoying for the author to call Charlie’s baby the “little problem” SO often, essentially giving it that nickname. I am not sure what Charlie’s pregnancy adds to the story either, other than to set her up as a “whore” in a time where such a thing was unacceptable. It was just one continuous reminder that Charlie was intended to be a flawed character, but next to Eve she is a rather spoiled kid.

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