This book had huge promise, it’s not my preferred genre, but the first thirty pages grabbed me and I was keen to continue and pleased to have been kindly gifted a copy by Readers First. It is fairly well written and is certainly pacey and had me turning the pages, which is always a positive.
The mission of the author appears to be to prove that a woman can have it all and mix the life of a young family with a stressful and important job. Unfortunately, I didn’t feel that this succeeded. My husband is an avid Andy McNab reader and he was very frustrated by the apparent lack of authenticity in the spy element. Why would you have a revolver in a lock box under the sink? If under pressure from an assailant you don’t really have the time to start fiddling with a code to release a gun before you are armed. There are a number of these questionable moments and perhaps a little more research on the spy side of things would have made this part of the book seem less Disney. The scene where Lex spreads Pom bears on the floor to warn her of oncoming enemies is straight out of a Disney cartoon and not hugely believable.
There are many parts where the book switches randomly between Americanisms and British English, which is a bit jarring. I think the writer is British, but many word choices suggest American.
The last few sentences made me frustrated and to me proved that you have to make a choice babies or work. This book could have done so much more in proving that women can have it all, but in trying to do this does the complete opposite.
Ultimately, I did enjoy the book in a lighthearted soap opera way and am sure it will find an audience and fan base.
The mission of the author appears to be to prove that a woman can have it all and mix the life of a young family with a stressful and important job. Unfortunately, I didn’t feel that this succeeded. My husband is an avid Andy McNab reader and he was very frustrated by the apparent lack of authenticity in the spy element. Why would you have a revolver in a lock box under the sink? If under pressure from an assailant you don’t really have the time to start fiddling with a code to release a gun before you are armed. There are a number of these questionable moments and perhaps a little more research on the spy side of things would have made this part of the book seem less Disney. The scene where Lex spreads Pom bears on the floor to warn her of oncoming enemies is straight out of a Disney cartoon and not hugely believable.
There are many parts where the book switches randomly between Americanisms and British English, which is a bit jarring. I think the writer is British, but many word choices suggest American.
The last few sentences made me frustrated and to me proved that you have to make a choice babies or work. This book could have done so much more in proving that women can have it all, but in trying to do this does the complete opposite.
Ultimately, I did enjoy the book in a lighthearted soap opera way and am sure it will find an audience and fan base.