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Mr. & Mrs. Smith

6.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Two strangers land jobs with a spy agency that offers them a life of espionage, wealth, and travel....

MPMcDonald (8 KP) rated Another Dawn in Books

Jan 12, 2018

I liked the characters of Luke and Sofie and the time travel aspect, but I wish more of the time travel would have come into play. Also, I felt like the bad guys were invented on the spot by the author when she needed them. There was no real motive for why they did the things they did.

I guess what saved the book for me was that I really liked Luke and the situation he found himself in where he was caught between a rock and a hard place. (Oops! No pun intended!)

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David McK (3562 KP) rated Around the World in 80 Days in Books

Jan 30, 2019 (Updated Oct 16, 2020)

Jules Verne's classic which, I have to say, I could not help but think of the 80's cartoon while reading.

In case you've been living in a cave: late 19th century (1870s, I think) adventure, in which Phileas (or Willie, in the cartoon) Fogg makes a bet that he can travel around the world in 80 days - it's all there in the title! - accompanied by his valet Passepartout.

Set aside the colonialism of the time, the (sometimes) cringe-worthy racial stereotypes, and just enjoy the travel! Mind, there's no hot-air balloons involved ...