Good story! I enjoyed reading about a protagonist who is close to my age, if a bit older. And the crypto grift, it just keeps on giving.
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DougN started reading The Huntress by Kate Quinn
DougN rated Red Team Blues: 4 stars
Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow (Martin Hench, #1)
Martin Hench is 67 years old, single, and successful in a career stretching back to the beginnings of Silicon Valley. …
DougN finished reading Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow (Martin Hench, #1)
Martin Hench is 67 years old, single, and successful in a career stretching back to …
DougN finished reading BoneMan's Daughters by Ted Dekker
BoneMan's Daughters by Ted Dekker
They call him BoneMan, a serial killer who's abducted six young women. He's the perfect father looking for the perfect …
DougN started reading BoneMan's Daughters by Ted Dekker
BoneMan's Daughters by Ted Dekker
They call him BoneMan, a serial killer who's abducted six young women. He's the perfect father looking for the perfect …
DougN rated Long Shadows: 5 stars
DougN finished reading Long Shadows by David Baldacci
Another great Amos Dekker story. Plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing. And Dekker gets a new partner, so maybe there are more stories coming. We have to hope!
DougN wants to read The Actual Star by Monica Byrne
The Actual Star by Monica Byrne
The Actual Star takes readers on a journey over two millennia and six continents —telling three powerful tales a thousand …
DougN started reading Long Shadows by David Baldacci
DougN rated Rogue Protocol: 5 stars
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells, Kevin R. Free (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
Sci-fi's favorite antisocial AI is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more …
DougN finished reading Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
Sci-fi's favorite antisocial AI is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris …
Another great installment in the Murderbot series. Once again, Murderbot saves the day while trying to do other things.
DougN started reading Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
Sci-fi's favorite antisocial AI is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris …
I’ve been enjoying the whole Murderbot series. Looking forward to this installment!
DougN
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axleyjc reviewed The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
In this enthralling novel from New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female …
Review of 'The Alice Network' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Fictional, dramatized story based on actual events and people (be sure to read the epilogue as the author explains the parallels!) I believe I've read about the real historical women spies, so that made the story richer. The characters were fascinating and had such strong personalities - especially Alice. Fun read.
DougN
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pithypants reviewed The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
In this enthralling novel from New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female …
Review of 'The Alice Network' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
This wasn't your typical WWII book set in France. For starters, the plot lines toggled between WWI and right after WWII.
There was a lot I enjoyed about this book:
-One storyline centered around strong women serving as spies in WWI
- The other storyline featured a pregnant, unwed protagonist who was good at math - and a surly old woman who drank whiskey, carried a Luger and swore like a sailor
- The element of mystery - first a quest to find a missing cousin, then to settle a score
There were a few things that didn't work for me:
- I'm not familiar with pregnancy statistics during this time, but the number of single women who get pregnant in this book seems improbable. The plot could've worked without that unlikely coincidence. (Though sex is treated pretty casually in this book, so if you accept that independent women during …
This wasn't your typical WWII book set in France. For starters, the plot lines toggled between WWI and right after WWII.
There was a lot I enjoyed about this book:
-One storyline centered around strong women serving as spies in WWI
- The other storyline featured a pregnant, unwed protagonist who was good at math - and a surly old woman who drank whiskey, carried a Luger and swore like a sailor
- The element of mystery - first a quest to find a missing cousin, then to settle a score
There were a few things that didn't work for me:
- I'm not familiar with pregnancy statistics during this time, but the number of single women who get pregnant in this book seems improbable. The plot could've worked without that unlikely coincidence. (Though sex is treated pretty casually in this book, so if you accept that independent women during this time would've been bedding whoever they wanted, then ok - maybe everyone WOULD be pregnant. Both assumptions seem far-fetched.)
- Why would you write a book about a strong, independent woman - and then still feel compelled to have her fall in love? C'mon!
Overall - fun (and dark) little adventure through France, if you can get past the contradictions and coincidences.