This was my review in 2020: It's the first book I read by this author and I loved her style of writing, how well researched is and the world building.
Unfortunately I'm not in the mood for appreciating the bleak atmosphere and the story fell flat.
I will try to read it again when I'm feeling more optimistic.
At the moment it's not my cup of tea.
2021: I re-read it and even if there's plenty of good ideas, utopia I found it confusing and struggled with the plot.
Not my cup of tea.
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What a great book and what an excellent writer!
It's the first book I read by William Boyd and won't surely be the last.
He's a master storyteller and delivers an interesting and engrossing story that kept me hooked.
I appreciated how well he described the historical time frame and his character development.
It's an excellent read that I strongly recommend.
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It's an excellent collection of folktales retold by different authors.
All of them are excellent and it was a spooky, interesting and thought provoking read.
You wonder what's real and what's fantasy but you cannot help loving them.
It's strongly recommended.
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his is the first book I read by Kate Eliott and I can say I thoroughly enjoyed.
The blurb talks about “Gender Swapped Alexander the Great on interstellar scale” and I couldn’t resist as Alexander the Great is one of my favorite historical character.
To be honest I found hard to match Alexander with Sun as I wasn’t able to match fictional characters with the historical one. On the other side I think it’s an excellent and gripping story that kept me hooked even if I’m not a big fan of military sci-fi
It’s a bit slow at the beginning but it’s also the part where the author introduce us to a very complex and fascinating world. The world building is amongst the strong point of this book: fascinating civilisations and different races, political intrigues and very sophisticated technologies. Even if there’s a Far East flavour they are original and fresh.
Kate Eliott is an excellent storyteller and she delivers a story that is action packed, gripping and fast paced after the first part.
I didn’t find easy to warm up to Sun but we see her grow and show her cunning and her strategical abilities during the book. Her companions are fascinating, I loved Persephone and Zizou. All the characters are well thought and interesting.
Even if it’s a sci-fi story some aspects reflect those of our society and there’s plenty of social commentary. I liked how the author use the reality show as a mean of propaganda and as a part of the plot.
I’m very curious to read the next books in this series because I think it’s going to be very interesting. It’s the first book I read by Kate Eliott and won’t surely be the last.
I strongly recommend it as it’s highly entertaining and gripping.
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It's the first book I read in this series and won't surely be the last as I loved it.
It's a gripping and highly entertaining page turner that thoroughly enjoyed and couldn't put down.
The plot is tightly knitted, fast paced and complex, the characters are well thought and interesting.
The mystery is solid, full of twists and turns, and the solution came as a surprise.
I loved Karen, a strong and fascinating woman, and I loved how many woman were involved in the investigation and how skilled they are.
It's an excellent read that I strongly recommend.
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Another great addition to this series.
Great and quirky characters, a highly entertaining and gripping plot.
The solid mystery, full of twists and turns, kept me guessing and the solution came as a surprise.
I can't wait to read the next installment, highly recommended.
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I think this is the best book about the Beatles I read so far. It's well researched and well written and highly entertaining keeping you hooked till the end.
It's a collections of "glimpses" and I learned something new and get to know better other side of this great band.
It's strongly recommended to any Beatles fan.
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A heartwarming and highly enjoyable Christmas story that made me smile and root for the characters.
I loved the well thought characters, the tightly knitted plot and how the author deals with issues like revenge porn.
It's highly recommended.
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I think this is a fascinating and highly entertaining story, well written and plotted.
The world building and the character development are excellent and the story kept me hooked.
It's the first book I read by this author and won't surely be the last.
It's recommended.
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An excellent mystery, full of twists and turns, that reminded me those of the Golden Age.
The plot is tightly knitted, the characters are well thought and the setting is interesting.
I loved to read how well the author mixes elements of different cultures creating an intriguing story.
The solid mystery kept me guessing.
It's an entertaining and gripping story that I strongly recommend.
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