A review by tinamayreads
Olive the Lionheart: Lost Love, Imperial Spies, and One Woman's Journey Into the Heart of Africa by Brad Ricca

3.0

OLIVE THE LIONHEART by Brad Ricca is an interesting biography full of lost love, imperial spies, and one woman’s journey into the heart of Africa. I’d never heard of Olive MacLeod before so it was great to read about such a brave and adventurous woman. I’ve also never been to Africa so it was really interesting to read about her experiences there especially since she’s a white woman traveling in 1910. I really enjoyed the inclusion of some of her personal letters but at times I found the timeline confusing as it would jump back and forth. I really liked how the writing transported you to her time and place. It really felt as if Olive was telling her own story in this book.
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Thank you St. Martin’s Press for my advance readers’ edition!