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A Rede de Alice by Kate Quinn

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margiemick's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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racheldrazzle's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense
  • 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

5.0

I learned a lot more about WWI, and womenโ€™s roles during that war. The book had heartbreakingly loveable characters, and a keep you guessing story. 
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juliaarcisz's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
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nicoleparyz's review against another edition

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

5.0

This was my first Kate Quinn book at it did not disappoint! It's a multi-layered historical fiction about a female spy ring in France, during WWI. The story is told in two storylines: one in 1916, when the spy ring was active, and the other in 1947, following the second world War. It is a fantastic story that was well-researched and well-told. 
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horizon_fire's review against another edition

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

4.5

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tyreadsbooks_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

โ€œ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ?โ€

โŸก ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™™ ๐™ž๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ ๐™š :
-The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
-female empowerment 
-alternating timelines 
-wartime espionage

โŸก ๐™ˆ๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ๐™จ :
This was my first Kate Quinn novel, and I am kicking myself for waiting so long. I LOVED this one! 

The plot & pace was perfect, & there really is something for everyone - historical fiction all about a female spy network, a suspenseful mystery, with a little romance sprinkled in. High stakes & even higher emotions made this such a page turner.

These are the only things that kept this from being a 5โ˜† read -
1. There were a lot of French names, places & language sprinkled in that made it a tiny bit hard to follow, but the reading along with the audiobook helped tremendously with that! 
And 2. I was slightly more invested in one perspective/timeline than the other.

I still highly recommend this one!
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kate_dentremont's review against another edition

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

4.0

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maggieperrien's review against another edition

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

4.5

Finishing this book post 2024 election was more difficult than I thought. But the story is interesting and the characters are wonderfully written. Another great historical fiction from Kate Quinn. 
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green_amaryllis's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-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

5.0

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himpersonal's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I should really stop reading Kate Quinn. I keep trying to like her books, but I'm consistently bored by them. I think it's because this and the other two I read (The Rose Code and The Diamond Eye) are all set around the same time - during, between, or after one of the world wars. I'm guessing this is her niche - world war historical fiction. I don't love the historical fiction around this time in general. I also have found myself failing to invest in any of the characters. I think I like the story arcs, but I don't feel connected to the people in the stories because I feel her storytelling is flat.

Unfortunately, I have one book of hers left to read - The Phoenix Crown, which I won in a Goodreads giveaway. At least this one is cowritten with Janie Chang. Maybe that'll be the one that I like. Nonetheless, I'll wait a while before jumping back into Kate Quinn.
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