It is an extremely engaging literary historical thriller. I found it an exciting book right down to the very last page and I didn't want it to end - it is a thrilling, thought provoking and fast-paced. Which I read with a quickened heartbeat!
This is a very well-written, sophisticated and totally absorbing novel, where Simon Mawer has created realistic characters and has cleverly used a blend of fact and fiction to make his tale both exciting and very believable.
Simon Mawer really sets a scene well, he conveys the mood and atmosphere of the Second World War, and I could frequently feel the tension whilst reading. He has created compelling characters and a memorable adventure story which pulled me in; I cared deeply about what would happen to Marion, after what she had been through, she has such guts and courage, and yet is so vulnerable. The prose is beautiful, and I was very moved by this story. This is one book that I will remember for a long time.
This is definitely one of my books of the year so far.
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When the perfect woman meets the perfect man, I was torn between putting it down, or throwing it in the nearest bin! Perfect woman (who every man is in love with of course) has an IQ of 170, is the world's leading genius in the code-breaking field, yet somehow manages to do not a lot in this book. She teaches her perfect boyfriend basic code-breaking and he turns out to be better at it than she is! Perfect boyfriend, who is a mere language genius, then turns out to be stupid enough to accept an undercover mission without so much as a slight raised eyebrow and turns into James Bond, engaging in every chase/pursuit cliché in history!
It has many short chapters. Yet, it is difficult to stop reading. It has a clever hi-tech theme. It does get quite technical with the world of codes, cryptography, hackers, computers and intelligence, I don't have any knowledge of those and I managed to understand it.
I found this book at my local charity shop, and am very glad I did not pay full price for this.
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Extremely good, don't be put off by the title, there are no softy angels spreading fairy dust in this book! This is a hellish tale of our world devastated by an apocalypse of evil angels visiting Earth to wreak damage and death on all humans. It's an interesting twist on the popular end of the world scenario.
Penryn has been hiding out in her apartment along with her rather crazy mother and her disabled sister Paige. It has been six weeks since the Angels returned to our world to destroy our way of life. Under the cover of night, Penryn and her family escape their apartment fearing they will be next as bands of raiders reach their apartment block, evil humans set on killing and collecting food. On the road away from their home they are suddenly startled by a group of Angels attacking one of their own, how can this be? Hiding from the fight, they accidentally draw the Angels attention and Paige is abducted by the Angels and viciously flown away. Penryn is left in fear and anger, how can she battle her way through an apocalyptic wasteland that was once America to find and save her sister.
At first I was expecting the usual story, change vampires, werewolves or fairies for angels and that was it. But, the main difference is a main character has a clear voice and is head strong, she fears for her life but is in the middle of a devastated world where she has to survive and help her family. Romantic love is the last of her worries; she is loyal and cares for the “guy in question” but she never lets is blur her vision of rescuing her little Sister and getting her family back together.
An incredible novel and not what I was expecting at all, it was quite shocking in places, it rivets you to the spot and you find yourself racing through page after page desperately wanting to know what happens next.
This book has been an Internet phenomenon and has rave 5 star reviews, I now know why! You must give it a try. I can't wait for the next book and hope it is equally as good.
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This book has everything, you can relate to the characters, it's well written and descriptive. It's a roller coaster of a story - with twists and turns, turning the page you are wandering what is going to happen next.
If you like a bit of magic with shadowhunters, werewolves, vampires, warlocks and demons - this book is for you. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
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