Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This book was painful to read. I had to force myself through the text to justify my purchase, but I was completely disappointed from the onset with the narration, the characters, and the overall plot. I love historical fiction, and I love spy books, so this book seemed like it would be a win for me. Turns out, while the book boasts to be historical fiction about a spy network during WWI, what it actually is, is cheesy chick-lit. Everything down the the heroine's name (Charlotte "Charlie" St. Clair- really?) is frivolous. Charlie's chapters rendered her very unlikable to me, though I imagine the goal was to make her come across as cheeky and independent, I just thought it was trite. Really, I found the story line could have been compelling if I wasn't so distracted by the terrible writing style that screamed of super market romance novel. Bottom line- I hated this book.