Review of The Fighting Ibex
Posted: 09 Nov 2024, 01:46
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Fighting Ibex" by Leo Peterson.]
4 out of 5 stars.
In The Fighting Ibex it is January 1955, Victoria Shannon is an elegant flirt who plans to live the life of her dreams after her fiancé leaves her alone in Cortina, Italy. Dealing with the fact that she has to go back to New York feeling like a defeated woman or to remain in order to demonstrate she is not one, Victoria stays. She also meets and befriends gentle people and the Officers from Italian and American forces. Thus, friendships increase, Cold War hostility dominates, and friendships give way to alliances and vice versa. "Victoria" coming from Hell’s "Kitchen" learns the taste of political power struggle and betrayal part. This is a thrilling story of her transformation from a woman who is Heartbroken to an independent woman during the Cold War.
I gave The Fighting Ibex 4 stars for being a good enmity combining coming-of-age story and Cold War story. The choice of Cortina, a town in Italy that was alive during WWII and especially thriving after the war and the majestic Dolomites behind it transported me right into the story. The story of how Victoria Shannon overcame her tough break up and empowered herself with Hell’s Kitchen spirit put me in good humor too. They genuinely unveiled the instability of all the allied relationships that came with the cold War, thereby enriching the novel with suspense. Peterson’s effective use of characterization and description of places brought alive all the incidents in this book and left me wanting for the next book in the series.
I was able to take off a star from The Fighting Ibex mostly because of its somewhat unoriginality in some scenes. I did find the story interesting in this "one" and there were some nice turns which are characteristic for this type of story and which involved Cold War at some "points" but some of these twists and turns seemed all too familiar. Sometimes I was able to predict something which took the edge off. Moreover, the romantic subplot as relevant to the setting could have been developed, at least, into a more exciting pattern as far as the emotions are concerned. However there are minor items where this was missing, the plot is still engaging but just didn’t have that outstanding factor for me to consider it as 5 stars.
The editing of the book is immaculate and it has no typos In it.
In The Fighting Ibex, fictional protagonist, Victoria Shannon triumphs over personal loss, as well as international Cold War politics between the US and Italy post World War II. Surrounded by new people she becomes a strong, self-sufficient woman, she demonstrates this during the moments of instability. The novel lays successful groundwork for succeeding events that are integrated with character individual progression and political thriller.
******
The Fighting Ibex
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4 out of 5 stars.
In The Fighting Ibex it is January 1955, Victoria Shannon is an elegant flirt who plans to live the life of her dreams after her fiancé leaves her alone in Cortina, Italy. Dealing with the fact that she has to go back to New York feeling like a defeated woman or to remain in order to demonstrate she is not one, Victoria stays. She also meets and befriends gentle people and the Officers from Italian and American forces. Thus, friendships increase, Cold War hostility dominates, and friendships give way to alliances and vice versa. "Victoria" coming from Hell’s "Kitchen" learns the taste of political power struggle and betrayal part. This is a thrilling story of her transformation from a woman who is Heartbroken to an independent woman during the Cold War.
I gave The Fighting Ibex 4 stars for being a good enmity combining coming-of-age story and Cold War story. The choice of Cortina, a town in Italy that was alive during WWII and especially thriving after the war and the majestic Dolomites behind it transported me right into the story. The story of how Victoria Shannon overcame her tough break up and empowered herself with Hell’s Kitchen spirit put me in good humor too. They genuinely unveiled the instability of all the allied relationships that came with the cold War, thereby enriching the novel with suspense. Peterson’s effective use of characterization and description of places brought alive all the incidents in this book and left me wanting for the next book in the series.
I was able to take off a star from The Fighting Ibex mostly because of its somewhat unoriginality in some scenes. I did find the story interesting in this "one" and there were some nice turns which are characteristic for this type of story and which involved Cold War at some "points" but some of these twists and turns seemed all too familiar. Sometimes I was able to predict something which took the edge off. Moreover, the romantic subplot as relevant to the setting could have been developed, at least, into a more exciting pattern as far as the emotions are concerned. However there are minor items where this was missing, the plot is still engaging but just didn’t have that outstanding factor for me to consider it as 5 stars.
The editing of the book is immaculate and it has no typos In it.
In The Fighting Ibex, fictional protagonist, Victoria Shannon triumphs over personal loss, as well as international Cold War politics between the US and Italy post World War II. Surrounded by new people she becomes a strong, self-sufficient woman, she demonstrates this during the moments of instability. The novel lays successful groundwork for succeeding events that are integrated with character individual progression and political thriller.
******
The Fighting Ibex
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon