Marlobo
Added to listR - Fictionwith 825 books.
Added to listF - Dystopianwith 0 books.
Added to listF - Adventurewith 2 books.
Added to listF - Fantasywith 3 books.
Added to listF - Generalwith 2 books.
Added to listF - Mystery / Suspensewith 1 book.
Added to listQ - Spies / Political Intriguewith 26 books.
Added to listQ - G P World Warswith 10 books.
Added to listQ - Historicalwith 272 books.
Crimson
Added to listQ - Not For Me Authorswith 1 book.
Sugary sweet as a romance, utterly implausible as a spy novel.
On the spy side, MCs trust practically everyone they meet, even though their handler explicitly told them to trust no one except a single contact using a code name.
Then there's a mole, a high ranking enemy official in a position far too strategic to risk. He shows up and starts spilling information without the slightest precaution, just to warn that some "American friends" are in danger. Hardly the kind of intel worth blowing such a cover for, and there's no reason he should have known about them in the first place.
And that's just a couple of examples.
On the romance side, there's way too much inner monologue about how much they love each other. Moreover, other characters easily figure out they're lovers just from the way they look at each other. Some spies.
Sugary sweet as a romance, utterly implausible as a spy novel.
On the spy side, MCs trust practically everyone they meet, even though their handler explicitly told them to trust no one except a single contact using a code name.
Then there's a mole, a high ranking enemy official in a position far too strategic to risk. He shows up and starts spilling information without the slightest precaution, just to warn that some "American friends" are in danger. Hardly the kind of intel worth blowing such a cover for, and there's no reason he should have known about them in the first place.
And that's just a couple of examples.
On the romance side, there's way too much inner monologue about how much they love each other. Moreover, other characters easily figure out they're lovers just from the way they look at each other. Some spies.
Jay Moriarty Has Seen You Naked
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Sebastian Moran Inflicts Six Traumatic Brain Injuries
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Jay Moriarty Ruins Everybody's Childhood
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2.5 stars
Fresh Ice
Loved the story, the characters, Marco as Ash's alter ego, and the dry style. And the humor (oh my gosh, it was midnight and I was all LMAO)
Yet, the editing is atrocious, if not non-existent: repeated paragraphs, missing sections or pages. At least twice, when turning a page, I found the ending of a word followed by a paragraph completely unrelated to what had been said before. Yes, I checked locations to make sure I hadn't missed something, but it still made no sense. There were also some other inconsistencies as well.
I doubt the book even had a proofread. It detracts one and a half stars from my rating.
Loved the story, the characters, Marco as Ash's alter ego, and the dry style. And the humor (oh my gosh, it was midnight and I was all LMAO)
Yet, the editing is atrocious, if not non-existent: repeated paragraphs, missing sections or pages. At least twice, when turning a page, I found the ending of a word followed by a paragraph completely unrelated to what had been said before. Yes, I checked locations to make sure I hadn't missed something, but it still made no sense. There were also some other inconsistencies as well.
I doubt the book even had a proofread. It detracts one and a half stars from my rating.