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I never really clicked with the main character in this. Won't be continuing the series. So not really series love, alas.

#SeriesLove24 @Andrew65 , @TheSpineView

A little nonfiction to kick off the weekend.

I unknowingly read this series out of sequence. I‘m actually glad I did. I liked the second book but, having really enjoyed this one, I might have been disappointed. “The Shadow Intelligence” was a masterfully plotted espionage thriller. The twists were unexpected and pacing increased as the story moved the reader along toward the chaotic, crescendo ending. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

NEXT!

I didn't realize until the author's note at the end that this was based on true events which made me love it even more! A middle aged woman frustrated by her inability to help with the war effort becomes England's first female saboteur, forming an effective network of spies, couriers, and sabotage agents in Nazi occupied France. Yvonne / Jacqueline was fierce and determined and just an all around incredible woman.

Very enjoyable espionage thriller. I figured out the twist about 2/3rds into the book, but a fun read nonetheless. Will definitely be going back to read the first in this series, but first…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Didn‘t realize it was No. 2 in a series until I was knee-deep and could not turn back. 🤣

This was probably a more realistic spy novel than ‘The Spy Who Came in from the Cold‘ but I preferred the drama and romance of that novel over so much of the day to day training in this one.

This one was a bit slow. But I learned a few things. Check it out!

https://reecaspieces.com/2024/03/13/the-woman-with-no-name-by-audrey-blake-audio...

Yvonne Rudellat is a divorced woman with a grown daughter with nothing to do to help the war effort until she is approached to help with explosives in France.

We follow Yvonne through her training and her bravery.

It did get a bit confusing and dragged at times because there were so many characters and because of the back and forth and the details about the operations.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/y2c5c6y9

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