A review by thomasmannia
Courtney's War by Wilbur Smith

5.0

This was at least my second, but most likely third, reread. The writing was as great and the plot as intriguing as I had remembered, but Saffron was a borderline Mary Sue. Her story was remarkably boring and irritating at times, my least favorite, and she sent poor Shevchenko to a brutal death with a crassly limited amount of thought or care. Danny was treated terribly and was apparently ultimately meaningless to Saffron and the author. The conflict would have been worth enough, but once it was discarded, I failed to see the point of it at all anymore. I would have liked for there to have been more about Konrad, or at least Gerhard. Overall, 4.5 stars, but still one of my favorites. Finished at around 12:20 midnight.