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Picked this up after hearing my girl Hayley Atwell was going to play Eva, and I actually enjoyed it. 1940s spies is a genre I haven't really dug into yet, and this was enough to get me interested.
Half of the novel focuses more on Eva's development than true spy stuff (she was a spy, but not the sort you immediately think of when you hear the word), but I liked the glimpse of the sort of work they could have (or did? My knowledge of spy history in the 40s is nil) been doing back then.
The other half focused on Eva's daughter, Ruth, learning about her past, and that was less entertaining. Half the subplots could have been dropped from Ruth's half and still been entertaining - as the TV series has proven.
If you're looking for a soft intro to the 1940s spy world, then I'd say give this a try.
And imagine Hayley Atwell's adorable face as Eva to make it ten times better.
Half of the novel focuses more on Eva's development than true spy stuff (she was a spy, but not the sort you immediately think of when you hear the word), but I liked the glimpse of the sort of work they could have (or did? My knowledge of spy history in the 40s is nil) been doing back then.
The other half focused on Eva's daughter, Ruth, learning about her past, and that was less entertaining. Half the subplots could have been dropped from Ruth's half and still been entertaining - as the TV series has proven.
If you're looking for a soft intro to the 1940s spy world, then I'd say give this a try.
And imagine Hayley Atwell's adorable face as Eva to make it ten times better.
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3.5, close to 4 but I couldn't quite get there. An imaginative romp that somehow brings together technology and books in a way that works. The next time there's a book vs. e-reader debate on Reddit (r/books is rife with them) I'm shoving this in someone's e-face.
On a slightly different note, I must have a completely different idea of what fantasy encompasses, if the number of readers shelving this as fantasy is anything to go by.
On a slightly different note, I must have a completely different idea of what fantasy encompasses, if the number of readers shelving this as fantasy is anything to go by.
