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A review by sscullyy
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
4.0
Eve’s Storyline: 5 stars
Charlie’s Storyline: 3 stars
Kate Quinn knows how to write a god damn book. She delivered a deeply moving story about Eve, a “retired” and deeply traumatized former WWI and WWII spy through the lens of Charlie St. Clair, a pregnant college girl sent to France to have an abortjon who seizes the opportunity to look for her cousin Rose who went missing shortly after WWII. Their lives intersect through René ____ (fill in the blank with a Baudelaire-inspired last name). René is the quintessential character in Eve’s story and the source of all of her trauma, guilt, and shame surrounding her time as a spy.
Through working with Charlie, Eve faces all of her demons, both metaphorical and physical in an extremely gripping tale of spies, war, grief, and loss. Her, Charlie, and Eve’s driver Finn’s parallel character development and growth was extremely powerful and had me rooting for all three characters to get their shit together and find happiness despite the tragedy that has overpowered them and colored their past.
Great story, minus one star because Charlie’s story didn’t really grip me and i was flying through her sections faster so I could get more of Eve’s back story.
The twist at the end genuinely floored me and flooded me with such relief you’d think it affected me personally.
Love you Kate girl I’ll read anything you write
Charlie’s Storyline: 3 stars
Kate Quinn knows how to write a god damn book. She delivered a deeply moving story about Eve, a “retired” and deeply traumatized former WWI and WWII spy through the lens of Charlie St. Clair, a pregnant college girl sent to France to have an abortjon who seizes the opportunity to look for her cousin Rose who went missing shortly after WWII. Their lives intersect through René ____ (fill in the blank with a Baudelaire-inspired last name). René is the quintessential character in Eve’s story and the source of all of her trauma, guilt, and shame surrounding her time as a spy.
Through working with Charlie, Eve faces all of her demons, both metaphorical and physical in an extremely gripping tale of spies, war, grief, and loss. Her, Charlie, and Eve’s driver Finn’s parallel character development and growth was extremely powerful and had me rooting for all three characters to get their shit together and find happiness despite the tragedy that has overpowered them and colored their past.
Great story, minus one star because Charlie’s story didn’t really grip me and i was flying through her sections faster so I could get more of Eve’s back story.
The twist at the end genuinely floored me and flooded me with such relief you’d think it affected me personally.
Love you Kate girl I’ll read anything you write