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Black Wolf
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Lilibet Bombshell's review
bookshelves: advanced-reader-copies, publisher-provided-physical-copy, crime-thriller, espionage-thriller, general-fiction, historical-fiction, just-not-for-me, mystery, political-thriller, political-fiction, suspense-novel, thriller-novels
Feb 25, 2023
bookshelves: advanced-reader-copies, publisher-provided-physical-copy, crime-thriller, espionage-thriller, general-fiction, historical-fiction, just-not-for-me, mystery, political-thriller, political-fiction, suspense-novel, thriller-novels
I tried to like this book. I really did. But by 20 minutes into what was supposed to be an espionage thriller with some serial killer elements thrown in, I was bored out of my mind.
And the real story hadn’t even begun yet. Our protagonist, for lack of a better way to sum it up, hadn’t even accepted the call to adventure. More time in that 20% of story was spent describing how cold Belarus is than on the story itself.
We get it. Belarus is really cold.
This book is scattered, with no real through line and no steady story arc to hold the entire thing together. It’s like a whole bunch of really good thoughts that really needed a competent, solid editor to put their foot down and demand everything be brought together into something more cohesive. The book, as it exists, is like a tangled head of hair that needs to be brushed.
I just don’t understand how you can take this concept and make it so bland and, well, lost. I’m actually a little mad Kathleen Kent took such potential and wasted it.
I was provided a copy of this book by NetGalley and the author. All thoughts, views, and opinions contained herein are mine and mine alone. Thank you. Owing to the 3 star or under rating, this review will not appear on any social media or bookseller website.
And the real story hadn’t even begun yet. Our protagonist, for lack of a better way to sum it up, hadn’t even accepted the call to adventure. More time in that 20% of story was spent describing how cold Belarus is than on the story itself.
We get it. Belarus is really cold.
This book is scattered, with no real through line and no steady story arc to hold the entire thing together. It’s like a whole bunch of really good thoughts that really needed a competent, solid editor to put their foot down and demand everything be brought together into something more cohesive. The book, as it exists, is like a tangled head of hair that needs to be brushed.
I just don’t understand how you can take this concept and make it so bland and, well, lost. I’m actually a little mad Kathleen Kent took such potential and wasted it.
I was provided a copy of this book by NetGalley and the author. All thoughts, views, and opinions contained herein are mine and mine alone. Thank you. Owing to the 3 star or under rating, this review will not appear on any social media or bookseller website.
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Reading Progress
November 14, 2022
– Shelved
November 14, 2022
– Shelved as:
to-read
February 21, 2023
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Started Reading
February 25, 2023
– Shelved as:
advanced-reader-copies
February 25, 2023
– Shelved as:
publisher-provided-physical-copy
February 25, 2023
– Shelved as:
crime-thriller
February 25, 2023
– Shelved as:
espionage-thriller
February 25, 2023
– Shelved as:
general-fiction
February 25, 2023
– Shelved as:
historical-fiction
February 25, 2023
– Shelved as:
just-not-for-me
February 25, 2023
– Shelved as:
mystery
February 25, 2023
– Shelved as:
political-thriller
February 25, 2023
– Shelved as:
political-fiction
February 25, 2023
– Shelved as:
suspense-novel
February 25, 2023
– Shelved as:
thriller-novels
February 25, 2023
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Finished Reading