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Thank you Victory Editing Netgalley co-op for an arc for my honest opinion.

The core of the story was really good, but I had a really hard time getting into the story because the first half of the book has too much detail, I feel like there was just a ton of info dumping going on. I understand in order to set up a proper story you need to give some background information, but I guess it was too much. I thought the ending was really well planned out and gave me an ending I wasn't expecting, which is always nice. The characters were great and the writing was beautiful.

"The Thousand-Year Spy" by Jeff Wallace is a spy novel set in WW2. Linnea Thorsell is an American analyst who is sent to Sweden to convince a former double agent to spy for the Allies without him realising it. The book is suspenseful and I liked the characters. I found it took a long time to build up was gripping once I got into it. It gave me John le Carré vibes. I enjoyed the historical fiction.

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, and imagine that fans of Alan Furst and Alex Gerlis would enjoy this. My only issue is the narrator of this audiobook left a lot to be desired. There were a number of mispronunciations of words, the mimicking of women's voices was completely distracting, and I think a different narrator could have elevated this to a completely 5 star audio.

This book was hard to get into at first. I struggled to keep up with who we wre talking about and when. There were many unnecessary, large words that took away from my experiance. I had to keep looking them up.

I did enjoy the last 20% of the book the most. The story really got into it and took off. I was left with more questions than answers, but given the history and genre I prefer that.

I would have rated higher of I was able to keep interested through the entirety of the book. I also had to switch over to kindle halfway though. I just couldn't stay interested with the audiobook

Preparations for Operation OVERLORD are well underway in 1944 when the British Secret Service wanted to raise a false-flag mission to recruit a German Admiral. They will need the services of an American young analyst Linnea Thorsell who speaks perfect Swedish, Russian, German and of course English.

Very well written and well narrated (I list3ned to the audiobook). Great characters in this war time thriller. Linnea will undergo extensive training in a short period of time for mission. But does she have the skills and knowledge to succeed and what will happen to her if things go wrong? Excellent read.

This is a clever mix of fact and fiction, it’s a very slow burn as the scene is set, but it builds bit by bit. It allows the reader or listener to get a real feel for the issues at the latter end of WWII and the personalities of the key players are well portrayed. I didn’t enjoy the narration much. Very American and quite grating at times. But the story is so intriguing and convincing, I persevered I think I’d enjoy the written version more, but it’s 5* fir the narrative alone.

Story Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ /5 Rounded from a true 4.5 due to narrator and because Goodreads and Netgalley does not allow 1/2 ratings.
Genre: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery & Thrillers | Suspense
Theme: War, WWII, Spy, Suspense
Author: Jeff Wallace
Book Publication date: Dec 22, 2023
Audiobook Narrator: James Scott
Audiobook Length: 14 hours 50 minutes
Narration: 🎧🎧🎧 /5
Since the story follows Linnea’s story I would have liked the narrator to have been a woman’s voice. The voice just didn’t make sense to me for narration. The forced accents were hard to understand during some scenes.

One Liner: Thrilling read during war ridden Europe plagued with spies, nazis and espionage.

Story Review: This is not the typical book I have read lately but I have a deep love for WWII fiction and nonfiction and added several books to my TBR recently. I was lucky enough to be chosen to receive this book as an ARC and I am very happy to have kicked off my niche read into the WWII genre with #TheThousandYearSpy. Because of the storyline I often felt I was reading a true story. Even though fiction I could see several situations could have easily happened in the 30s and 40s, probably much darker than depicted though. I didn’t expect the ending which in my opinion is obviously the best writing. I could see this being picked up by a network. I am very surprised it does not have more reviews / attention.

The rich literature, writing style and slow build may not be for everyone but for the topic and story I think it flows just right.

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Thank you to #NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op for the ARC (Advance Reader Copy) of #TheThousandYearSpy by #JeffWallace
All opinions expressed in this review are my own. Publication date was Dec 22 2023. This review is being shared on NetGalley, Goodreads and Amazon.

I absolutely enjoyed every minute of this audio book. I think the author, Jeff Wallace, did an amazing job with the research to come up with such a beautifully written story. The narrator also gave this book a depth that made me go on a roller coaster of emotion. I highly recommend this book to the history/historical fiction lovers out there. I couldn't stop listening from the beginning. It was enthralling and heart wrenching. I can't wait for more from this author.

Thank you Net Galley ARC, Victory Editing, and Jeff Wallace