Like Casino Royale, The Blue Place has a supremely kick-ass protagonist, suspense, dirty money, twists, and explosions, but nixes the misogyny and adds lesbians.
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“I hit him. He came down the stairs & I hit him. I really hit him. I've spent years wondering if I could, wondering what I'd do if it happened to me, if I'd been the one in front of that theatre....“ She looked at her hand again, fascinated. “I hit him, & he ran away.“
The realization of what she had done, the exhilaration of her own strength rushed into her, like champagne rushing to fill lead crystal.
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Violence feels good. It's so simple and clear. There's no mistaking the winner. I like it, but I avoid going there, going to the blue place, because I think I could get lost, might not find my way back, I wouldn't want to find my way back because it's seductive.
Imagine a blood orange, torn open, and a highly polished mahogany desk. Smear one over the other and add a wash of light blue: dawn over Ireland; rich, unearthly colours that reached past my eyes and stole part of my soul. People were not designed to see such things.
“I hit him. He came down the stairs and I hit him. I really hit him. I've spent years wondering if I could, wondering what I'd do if it happened to me, if I'd been the one in front of that theatre....“ She looked at her hand again, fascinated. “I hit him, and he ran away.“
The realization of what she had done, the exhilaration of her own strength rushed into her, like champagne rushing to fill lead crystal. She shimmered with it, she fizzed.
...the genius has always been able to leap obstacles as though they‘re not there while the plodder has, through necessity, learned patiently to climb walls. One day, [...] that genius will come across a wall so high even she can‘t jump it. But she doesn‘t know how to climb. The plodder, on the other hand, rubs his hands, checks his equipment, and starts hammering in the first piton. Who do you think will reach the top first?
pick5/5⭐ Griffith builds phenomenal tension & expectation. Few authors can pull off what she did. The entire book is sharp & smart.
I happened to read the climactic scene during my work lunch break & had to focus on calming down my adrenaline rush so I could get through the afternoon.
I loved every moment of this book. For my detailed gushing thoughts, see my Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2978090666.
It‘s just that women are taught to not think about the danger they are often in, or how to prevent it. We‘re taught to feel fear, but not what to do about it.
If you like your thrillers to be on the 6-foot, lesbian bad-ass side of things, read this now. The entire series is amazing. Surprisingly beautiful prose for a thriller.
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