Reviews

Signed, Mata Hari by Yannick Murphy

dogearedtatty's review against another edition

2.0

Zzzzzzz. Oh my. Switching between 1st, 2nd and 3rd person narration, present and past tense, and not at all a character I took to.

bdschepper2001's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

It was a very moving and emotional book. Informative and written in short stories. You literally dive into the story! I loved the structure of the book

bridge_enginerd's review against another edition

4.0

Elegantly written. I wish I had known more about Mata Hari beforehand, though.

charliebookfanatic's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 Wow, this book is nothing like I thought it'd be. It's told in vignettes, changing between Mata Hari in prison and her life before she got there. I honestly couldn't get much out of the story. There was almost nothing about spying in there and a whole lot of men desiring Mata Hari.

There were times I enjoyed what I was reading but I was mostly confused about what this book was trying to convey to me. The ending was bittersweet though and I liked that a lot.

Except for me not understanding what was going on for the first half, Murphy's writing style was not the problem here. I pretty much enjoyed the way she wrote the story and I'd read more from her. 

chocolatelady1957's review

5.0

This biographical, historical, women’s fiction novel, is very unique in that it is told almost as a memoir, but with a twist I think makes it special. I hope you’ll check out my #bookreview for this novel, on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/09/06/a-good-ghost/