Review of The Kovalenko Secret
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Review of The Kovalenko Secret
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Kovalenko Secret" by Philip L Rettew.]
This book starts with a thrill- that may have been fed by my previous knowledge of the tragic event that opens the story- but a thrill nonetheless. Since the beginning, all I wanted to do was just to keep reading, I needed to know what was going to happen next and how it was going to happen. There were some interesting turns along the way, can’t say I saw everything coming and that was nice.
It all feels like playing; the way the story unfolds has this something that made me feel like I was watching a game unfold. I was feeling the anxiety of the characters that found themselves in the losing end, and I could feel some exhilarating emotion when I was reading the characters who were playing their hand. There were some instances with Kovalenko that I simply loved, whether it was because of his predicament and the dooming sensation just carried over to me… and there’s a scene at a restaurant that was just so fun to understand.
I liked how this piece was worded; overall, it is easy to read and flows effortlessly. A side note, English is not my native language so I did find some sentences long and confusing, by the time I got to the end of them I had already forgotten what they were referring to; just be aware that if English is your second language, you may find yourself having this trouble as well.
I did found myself, at the beginning of the story, at a point where I was confused or lost. Some things felt in disarray, and others felt like loose and forgotten ends; for a moment, I could not see how it would all connect. Some characters are given a big entrance, yet their participation in the story is quite minimal, not at all what one would expect from their introduction, but all this could boil down to the fact this is a two-part series, either way, I’m not hopeful about certain characters, considering what I know til now.
Throughout, I noticed that in some paragraphs, here and there, the information given to the reader could be redundant, but this is quite scarce, so it doesn’t get in the way of storytelling or become annoying.
On another note: the author states -if I understood- that it should not be necessary to read both books to enjoy or understand them separately, and I can’t say that I agree; I don’t know if the second part is available and I have not read it, so I won’t be able to precisely assess how this book interferes or not with the second one, but I don’t think you can jump into it without reading this one.
On a negative note: this work has a painful case of “the women are written by a man” and I don't mean this as a compliment, that’s all I’m saying about that.
Overall, I enjoyed the time I spent reading this book; it was a nice treat. I’ll be on the lookout for the second part. From the very beginning, I was looking for little pauses in my day-to-day to be able to read some more; it was fun, it kept me engaged and randomly thinking about it throughout my day.
I give this 4 out of 5 stars, it is a good read, engaging and keeps things moving. I’m deducting 1 star because of how some things unfolded, like how some characters are given a big entrance and then fall under the radar, and just the way women were written.
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The Kovalenko Secret
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This book starts with a thrill- that may have been fed by my previous knowledge of the tragic event that opens the story- but a thrill nonetheless. Since the beginning, all I wanted to do was just to keep reading, I needed to know what was going to happen next and how it was going to happen. There were some interesting turns along the way, can’t say I saw everything coming and that was nice.
It all feels like playing; the way the story unfolds has this something that made me feel like I was watching a game unfold. I was feeling the anxiety of the characters that found themselves in the losing end, and I could feel some exhilarating emotion when I was reading the characters who were playing their hand. There were some instances with Kovalenko that I simply loved, whether it was because of his predicament and the dooming sensation just carried over to me… and there’s a scene at a restaurant that was just so fun to understand.
I liked how this piece was worded; overall, it is easy to read and flows effortlessly. A side note, English is not my native language so I did find some sentences long and confusing, by the time I got to the end of them I had already forgotten what they were referring to; just be aware that if English is your second language, you may find yourself having this trouble as well.
I did found myself, at the beginning of the story, at a point where I was confused or lost. Some things felt in disarray, and others felt like loose and forgotten ends; for a moment, I could not see how it would all connect. Some characters are given a big entrance, yet their participation in the story is quite minimal, not at all what one would expect from their introduction, but all this could boil down to the fact this is a two-part series, either way, I’m not hopeful about certain characters, considering what I know til now.
Throughout, I noticed that in some paragraphs, here and there, the information given to the reader could be redundant, but this is quite scarce, so it doesn’t get in the way of storytelling or become annoying.
On another note: the author states -if I understood- that it should not be necessary to read both books to enjoy or understand them separately, and I can’t say that I agree; I don’t know if the second part is available and I have not read it, so I won’t be able to precisely assess how this book interferes or not with the second one, but I don’t think you can jump into it without reading this one.
On a negative note: this work has a painful case of “the women are written by a man” and I don't mean this as a compliment, that’s all I’m saying about that.
Overall, I enjoyed the time I spent reading this book; it was a nice treat. I’ll be on the lookout for the second part. From the very beginning, I was looking for little pauses in my day-to-day to be able to read some more; it was fun, it kept me engaged and randomly thinking about it throughout my day.
I give this 4 out of 5 stars, it is a good read, engaging and keeps things moving. I’m deducting 1 star because of how some things unfolded, like how some characters are given a big entrance and then fall under the radar, and just the way women were written.
******
The Kovalenko Secret
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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