Katie S. (JeffersonsAmbrosia) reviewed Shadow Patriots : A Novel of the Revolution on + 98 more book reviews
I had high hopes for this book. It is from one of my favorite Era's in history, and the description looked good. Sadly my hopes for this one fell as flat as a dull thud when one drops a book on the floor. The first Chapter was good, and fun it showed us a look between Alexander Hamilton and George Washington, which is something I don't think anyone can muck up. But sadly the tone did not stick.
The rest of the book seems to drag by at a confusing pace; it jumps from one city to the next without giving any real flow of what we are doing or how we got there. It follows the solider and than the normal people without giving us a good sense of why or how we are switching views. And perhaps the thing that bothersome the most is that it switches from using thee and thy and back to talking with a modern tone. In my opinion if you're going to talk in one fashion stick with it. Do not jump around; it is too choppy for the reader. As much as I love the era, this book was very difficult to finish I almost didn't.
I also take offense to some of the points used that were considered historical, they had way to much license taken with them. For the most part the historical body of this book was on point, but it took some very serious and sudden sweeping points that were also not on point at all. If I was asked if I would recommend this book, I have to say sadly that I would not.
The rest of the book seems to drag by at a confusing pace; it jumps from one city to the next without giving any real flow of what we are doing or how we got there. It follows the solider and than the normal people without giving us a good sense of why or how we are switching views. And perhaps the thing that bothersome the most is that it switches from using thee and thy and back to talking with a modern tone. In my opinion if you're going to talk in one fashion stick with it. Do not jump around; it is too choppy for the reader. As much as I love the era, this book was very difficult to finish I almost didn't.
I also take offense to some of the points used that were considered historical, they had way to much license taken with them. For the most part the historical body of this book was on point, but it took some very serious and sudden sweeping points that were also not on point at all. If I was asked if I would recommend this book, I have to say sadly that I would not.
Very Interesting book. Intense read but very good with it's historical facts. Based on a true known fact that there was indeed one female helping George Washington as a Spy.
I was so disappointed in this book. The subject is very interesting to me as it portrays the Revolutionary War in a different light. It is the story of George Washington's spy ring called the Culpepper Group. This is something I know nothing about and I LOVE learning history that I didn't care to learn when I was in school. That being said, maybe part of my problem was the fact that I was not familiar with many of the characters. The book jumps around from one character to the next and from one city to the next without giving any real flow of what is happening. I also had to reread several parts to understand exactly what was happening and to whom. I don't mind rereading some, but this was way too many times. Someone on Goodreads who feels the same as I do about this book recommends reading Washington's Secret Six by Brian Kilmeade if you are interested in this subject. I got half way through this book and decided I didn't want to waste my time on it any more.
