Title: The Brilliance of Stars
Author: J’nell Ciesielski
Ch: 28 plus prologue and epilogue
Pg: 400
Series: Jack and Ivy book 1
Genre: Historical Fiction
Rating: 5 stars
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
“She
kissed Jack hard on the mouth, then aimed her Beretta over his shoulder and
fired a round of shots down the medieval corridor of Dobruzov Castle.”
This
first line gives me Black Widow and Winter Soldier vibes. So, if that’s what
the author was going for, it worked. I normally don’t include first lines in my
reviews but this one needed it because I feel like it adds to my review.
Because that first line hooked me from the get-go, and that rare.
Ivy
is a woman of her time but she’s also quite capable. And Jack knows this
doesn’t overstep. Which in my book makes him the perfect hero?. And it doesn’t
hurt that books play a part. As both are readers. It’s rare to get a hero in
historical fiction that’s a reader who has a balance of intelligence and strength.
A sniper needs both. And that’s what we get in Jack. I do believe Jack Vale has
become my new favorite historical hero.
The
Brilliance of Stars gave me everything I love in
historical fiction spies, Russia, Eastern Europe war. Loved that this one takes
place during WWI which we don’t have enough of.
In
The Brilliance of Stars J’nell gave me something the MCU failed to give
me. A chance for the Winter Soldier/ Bucky has a chance to fall in love. She
gave me the Winter Soldier and Black Widow vibes that was missing.
I received a copy of this book from the
publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All
opinions expressed are mine alone.
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