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I hadn’t read any spy genre novels before, but this one came highly recommended and seems to be a classic of the genre. We’ll call it 4 stars for “this seems like a good book, but it isn’t my genre so don’t take my star rating too seriously.”

George Smiley is an unsexy but astute official in Britain’s intelligence service who has recently been forced into retirement due to a change of directors that happened under somewhat mysterious circumstances. Not too happy with retirement (his wife has recently left him), he’s called in to investigate word of a double agent passing intelligence to the Russians. The book is a thriller in a way, with its high tension, secrets, close focus on individual scenes, and slow drip of clues as George approaches the culprit. But it’s not a modern thriller in the sense that there’s little action or physical danger to George, who slowly uncovers the truth through talking to other spies.

The book is well-written, and I didn’t find the plot as dense as some other readers did; despite my not reading it all at once, it was understandable. That said, the heavy use of 70’s Britishisms in addition to the invented spy slang (which, life imitating art, has apparently since come into actual use) makes the language opaque at times. And a lot of characters are introduced early on whose role in the plot is minimal, which makes them a bit difficult to keep track of.

But I was able to figure things out (or ignore them) without too much trouble, and this was an enjoyable read. It fits within the mold of a genre novel, but is more intelligent than you typically find in “thrillers.” And it’s a spy novel, but it doesn’t glorify spies; having read it, the author’s comment in the introduction that both the SIS and CIA “would have done much less damage to their countries, moral and financial, if they had simply been disbanded” makes perfect sense. Worth reading even if this is not your typical fare.

Manga Classics: Count Of Monte Cristo - 4 stars

Mörderische Hingabe - 5 stars

Verrat aus Leidenschaft - 5 stars

The Tailor - 5 stars

She Felt Like Feeling Nothing - 4 stars

Phantastische Tierwesen und wo sie zu finden sind: Das Originaldrehbuch - 5 stars

Ein Moment fürs Leben - 5 stars

Assassin of Truths - 4 stars

Favorite book(s) of the month: Mörderische Hingabe, Verrat aus Leidenschaft, She Felt Like Feeling Nothing, Phantastische Tierwesen, Ein Moment fürs Leben

Books started this month but haven't finished yet: Mind Platter (dnf'd it in the meantime), If I Tell You, Die Bibliothek der besonderen Kinder

This month was amazing!!!!

I feel so proud of myself, not only did I read a lot but I also enjoyed all of these books. Not all of them will stick with me forever but they were still great. I'm also happy to say that so far I'm doing really good with my mission to catch up/or finish series/trilogies this year.

This is a super short story from the Grisha series. This is just a little scene from Genya's point of you. And I loved it. With 18 pages this was such a fast read but I still enjoyed it alot, mainly because Genya is my everything and I love her with all my heart. That's it, that's the review LOL

Oh my, this was a fun read. Not so much enemies to lovers but definitely opposites attract. Finding two more different men would be hard. There’s Felix, a happy go lucky, proud to be slutty, extrovert who appears to be living to make himself stand out. Andrew on the other hand leads a quiet life, has decided to wait for Mr. Right, and really doesn’t approve of Felix’s outlandish behaviour. But they need each other and once they got together it was fun to see how quickly their personal rules and lifestyles went out the window. Different as they are, both Andrew and Felix put huge smiles on my face while reading their story.

The slow, and initially reluctant, thawing of Andrew was a delight to observe. He was so adorable as he tried to come up with logical reasons for abandoning his ‘waiting for Mr. Right’ philosophy and giving in to the Felix shaped temptation.

And Felix was just as cute as Andrew, as he, without a second thought or even being fully aware of doing it, fell into a steady—be it unnamed—arrangement with Andrew and let go of his slutty ‘only pick a man up for a night’ way of life.

I laughed out loud at the, very British, banter between these too. Their internal rationalisations for changing their way of living made me smile. And then of course came the moment when it all appeared to go to shit (which is an appropriate metaphor, considering Felix’s idea) because at no point had Felix and Andrew talked about what they were doing.

Now, as most of you’ll know, I usually don’t get on very well with ‘lack of communication’ stories. But in this book it actually made sense that they didn’t talk. After all, they had an arrangement and no reason to think the other would be interested in changing it, so why upset the applecart and make themselves vulnerable?

I’m so happy I got to meet Felix and Andrew, and I’m even happier that it won’t be too long before I will be able to read what happens to them next. I’m pretty sure I’ll find myself smiling, laughing, and loving them once again when Custom Fit comes out.