Emily Gee
Autor de Thief With No Shadow
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Gee, Emily
- Otros nombres
- May, Emily
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1970
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- New Zealand
- Lugares de residencia
- New Zealand
Sweden - Ocupaciones
- field assistant
waitress - Relaciones
- Gee, Maurice (father)
- Biografía breve
- Emily Gee is the daughter of famous New Zealand novelist Maurice Gee. She loves to travel and has recently visited China, North Africa and the Middle East. Thief With No Shadow is her debut novel.
Emily has studied too much and has too many pieces of paper. As well as credits in Ancient Greek, Chemistry, and Canine Behaviour, she has a Bachelor of Science (Geology) and a Post Graduate Diploma (Rehabilitation). She loves to travel and has lived and studied in Sweden, backpacked in Europe, and travelled overland in the Middle East, China, and North Africa. Her varied career includes stints as a field assistant in Antarctica, a waitress on the Isle of Skye, and a rehabilitation instructor in New Zealand. She currently works in the wine industry in Marlborough, New Zealand, home of the world's best Sauvignon Blanc.
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I found myself enjoying this book a LOT less than the first book ([b:The Sentinel Mage|8612889|The Sentinel Mage (The Cursed Kingdoms, #1)|Emily Gee|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1331392774s/8612889.jpg|13483318]), mostly because I dislike the Prince (ugh we get it, you feel like your life is over and that it was ruined and you have nothing to go back to and no one who cares. SHUT UP Harkeld. The fact you feel that you're life is the worst because you have to save the world and are actively working against the best interests of you, yours and the world makes me want to stone you to death) and Jaume, while interesting, is so obviously on the wrong side of this conflict that its hard to feel anything but pity for the kid.
Brigitta remains awesome. Her parts were what uplifted me.
… (más)
Brigitta remains awesome. Her parts were what uplifted me.
… (más)
This started out good but went downhill to annoying.
Male spy is hot headed and not as competent as his female colleague. And that combination means he does foolish things that cause problems. On top of the last 2/3 of the book is her saying ‘no I’m not marrying you’ and him being possessive, insistent, and causing trouble. And then there is the ‘you had sex once so you are pregnant’ bit.
But it all works out because she gets shooed off for a rest while he tells the people in charge about everything that happened, disinherits himself, and she finally agrees to marry him.
Irritating.
Not to mention all the crap with rape. Because there is a bunch of crap with rape. Also some generally problematic sex.… (más)
Male spy is hot headed and not as competent as his female colleague. And that combination means he does foolish things that cause problems. On top of the last 2/3 of the book is her saying ‘no I’m not marrying you’ and him being possessive, insistent, and causing trouble. And then there is the ‘you had sex once so you are pregnant’ bit.
But it all works out because she gets shooed off for a rest while he tells the people in charge about everything that happened, disinherits himself, and she finally agrees to marry him.
Irritating.
Not to mention all the crap with rape. Because there is a bunch of crap with rape. Also some generally problematic sex.… (más)
This was a very quick read: once I started I didn't want to stop. I got very caught up in the intrigues of the two main characters and the danger they faced if their covers were blown.
That said, the world building needed some serious work. The plot focuses very tightly on the lives of Athan and Soliel, Laurentine spies in the enemy Corhonase citadel. Great for character development. But not so great for the larger picture. Questions I had were never addressed. Like: Just why were the two countries enemies? What was the bigger political picture?
And on a more philosophical question: Which side was on the right? The POV characters were Laurentine so of course sympathies naturally lie there. But the Corhonase were not evil. Their culture had problematic elements... but then so did Laurentine's.
In the end I had to give in to the inevitable and accept the book was never going to be a larger political epic. Instead, it was a snapshot in the lives of two spies finding their way through danger together. That story was satisfying at least.… (más)
That said, the world building needed some serious work. The plot focuses very tightly on the lives of Athan and Soliel, Laurentine spies in the enemy Corhonase citadel. Great for character development. But not so great for the larger picture. Questions I had were never addressed. Like: Just why were the two countries enemies? What was the bigger political picture?
And on a more philosophical question: Which side was on the right? The POV characters were Laurentine so of course sympathies naturally lie there. But the Corhonase were not evil. Their culture had problematic elements... but then so did Laurentine's.
In the end I had to give in to the inevitable and accept the book was never going to be a larger political epic. Instead, it was a snapshot in the lives of two spies finding their way through danger together. That story was satisfying at least.… (más)
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Briggita, I think I love you.
Jaume...oh you poor thing. I have an awful feeling a out who you're now in league with.
Innis, you poor girl. Though I feel worse for Petrus I think.