tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62524306194077717542024-03-16T01:11:59.477+00:00De No SenseIngo Lembcke, Hamburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15273757690884445340noreply@blogger.comBlogger672125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252430619407771754.post-68540088340364351942024-03-14T07:13:00.001+00:002024-03-14T07:13:35.074+00:00Review: Die Auszeit
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209334889">Die Auszeit</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17167025">Emily Rudolf</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6308052552">5 of 5 stars</a>
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Review in German, as this a German book (my first language)<br />and as of now not available in english translation.<br /><br />Kostenloses ARC von NetGalley und Fischer gegen einen Review zur<br />Verfügung gestellt. Danke!<br /><br />Altersklasse ich würde es ab 14 empfehlen, aber andere<br />wohl erst ab 16-. Whatever. Jedenfalls kein YA.<br />Auch kein Horror. Kapitelweise wechselnder POV.<br /><br />Als Hamburger (ist in Norddeutschland) ist Influenza für mich eine Krankheit, aber ich würde Grippe oder heftige Erkältung dazu sagen. <br />Irgendjemand hat nicht gemerkt, das Influencer sich gesprochen genauso anhört, also ist das auch eine Krankheit?!<br /><br />Trigger-Warnings:<br />Social Media...<br />Nette Tötungsszene, Blut, naja, ist ein Krimi, einige kurze, etwas detailliertere <br />Sex-Szenen, ein bischen Bullying, aber eher so nebenbei. Alkohol. GHB und GBH (... ggfs. googeln).<br />Eine weitere Sache sehe ich nicht als Trigger, aber da es erst im Verlauf der Handlung kommt, erwähne ich es hier nicht, das würde ich als Spoiler ansehen. <br />Wenn jemand meint, es gäbe Trigger, bitte Info an mich oder als Kommentar mit Spoiler-Warnung/Tag (Goodreads).<br />Keine grossartige PC, kaum Schimpfwörder, keine Diversity, keine Behinderungen. For better or worse.<br /><br />Rating 4,5 Sterne, ich fand es etwas zu lang, dafür einen halben Stern Abzug.<br />Das es ein Debut ist gleicht das wieder aus, damit volle und verdiente 5 Sterne.<br /><br />Nach relativ vielen Büchern (auch von Netgalley), die ich nur angefangen habe, aber nicht weitergelesen habe, mich anderseits auch nicht zu einem DNF entscheiden konnte, war das hier mal eine angenehme, positive Überraschung.<br />Technik ist aktuell, Social Media, Follower und Geld damit verdienen ist die Basis der Geschichte.<br />Das ist auf den Punkt realistisch, auch die Technik stimmt so.<br />Im Gegenteil, die unterschiedlichen technischen Fähigkeiten werden gut dargestellt, getrennte Aufgaben usw.<br />Vor allem werden keinem übertriebene (Hacking-) Fähigkeiten unterstelllt, das bleibt alles im realen Rahmen.<br />Oft sind wechselnde POV nicht gut gemacht oder verwirrend, hier funktioniert es durch die recht begrenzte Anzahl sehr gut, und die einzelnen Personen erhalten eine glaubwürdige Tiefe.<br />Und irgendeinen Grund hatte jeder, den Mord zu begehen! <br />Oder ist es doch eine der weniger prominenten Personen?<br />Oder ein (eine) grosser Unbekannte/r?<br /><br />Spannend gemacht, und mit einigen Wendungen. OK, das war zu erwarten.<br />Das Retreat-Setting hab ich schon bei ein paar Büchern gehabt, mal mehr, mal weniger gut, einmal abgleitend in Horror (Arno Strobel Offline, 2 Sterne von mir), mal auch sehr gut von Ruth Ware (One by one, 5 Sterne von mir).<br /><br />Da es doch deutlich härter als gängige YA ist, will ich es nicht mit One Of Us Is Lying - Karen M. Mcmanus vergleichen.<br />Sonst bliebe nach Megan Goldin: Night Swim / Dark Corners (Diana Krall 1 und 2), da geht es um True Crime Padcasts, was eher etwas ist, für Leute, die sowas auch lesen oder höhren und thematisch schon in eine andere Richtung geht.<br />Ausser Ruth Ware (s.o.) fällt mir sonst nichts ein, was in die Richtung dieses Buches geht.<br /><br />Obwohl ich das Buch als lang empfunden habe, und auch 13 Tage lange gelesen habe, was eher deutlich zu lang ist, war es nie langweilig.<br />Während ich immer wissen wollte, wie es weitergeht, ist es für mich kein page-turner-stay-up-late-into-the-night-Thriller gewesen.<br />Aber vielleicht bin ich da auch raus, da ist mir Schlof doch wichtiger.<br />So betrachtet könnten 5 Sterne etwas überbewertet sein, aber ich bleib dabei und warte mal ab, was das mächste Buch der Autorin so bringt.<br /><br />Auffällig für mich: keine Fehler, und alles sehr schlüssig, damit wohl auch gut lektoriert, bei einigen Büchern vermisse ich das.<br />Empfehlung von mir, ein gelungenes Debut.
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Ingo Lembcke, Hamburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15273757690884445340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252430619407771754.post-11109672621184015152024-03-13T16:22:00.001+00:002024-03-13T16:22:39.299+00:00Review: Die Auszeit
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209334889" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1709275082l/209334889._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="Die Auszeit" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209334889">Die Auszeit</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17167025">Emily Rudolf</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6308052552">5 of 5 stars</a>
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Review in German, as this a German book (my first language)<br />and as of now not available in english translation.<br /><br />Kostenloses ARC von NetGalley und Fischer gegen einen Review zur<br />Verfügung gestellt.<br /><br />Altersklasse ich würde es ab 14 empfehlen, aber andere<br />wohl erst ab 16-. Whatever. Jedenfalls kein YA.<br />Auch kein Horror. Kapitelweise wechselnder POV.<br /><br />Als Hamburger (ist in Norddeutschland) ist Influenza für mich eine Krankheit, aber ich würde Grippe oder heftige Erkältung dazu sagen. <br />Irgendjemand hat nicht gemerkt, das Influencer sich gesprochen genauso anhört, also ist das auch eine Krankheit?!<br /><br />Trigger-Warnings:<br />Social Media...<br />Nette Tötungsszene, Blut, naja, ist ein Krimi, einige kurze, etwas detailliertere <br />Sex-Szenen, ein bischen Bullying, aber eher so nebenbei. Alkohol. GHB und GBH (... ggfs. googeln).<br />Eine weitere Sache sehe ich nicht als Trigger, aber da es erst im Verlauf der Handlung kommt, etwähne ich es hier nicht, das würde ich als Spoiler ansehen. <br />Wenn jemand meint, es gäbe Trigger, bitte Info an mich oder als Kommentar mit Spoiler-Warnung/Tag (Goodreads).<br />Keine grossartige PC, kaum Schimpfwörder, keine Diversity, keine Behinderungen. For better or worse.<br /><br />Rating 4,5 Sterne, ich fand es etwas zu lang, dafür einen halben Stern Abzug.<br />Das es ein Debut ist gleicht das wieder aus, damit volle und verdiente 5 Sterne.<br /><br />Nach relativ vielen Büchern (auch von Netgalley), die ich nur angefangen habe, aber nicht weitergelesen habe, mich anderseits auch nicht zu einem DNF entscheiden konnte, war das hier mal eine angenehme, positive Überraschung.<br />Technik ist aktuell, Social Media, Follower und Geld damit verdienen ist die Basis der Geschichte.<br />Das ist auf den Punkt realistisch, auch die Technik stimmt so.<br />Im Gegenteil, die unterschiedlichen technischen Fähigkeiten werden gut dargestellt, getrennte Aufgaben usw.<br />Vor allem werden keinem übertriebene (Hacking-) Fähigkeiten unterstelllt, das bleibt alles im realen Rahmen.<br />Oft sind wechselnde POV nicht gut gemacht oder verwirrend, funktioniert es durch die recht begrenzte Anzahl sehr gut, und die einzelnen Personen erhalten eine glaubwürdige Tiefe.<br />Und irgendeinen Grund hatte jeder, den Mord zu begehen! <br />Oder ist es doch eine der weniger prominenten Personen?<br />Oder ein (eine) grosser Unbekannte/r?<br /><br />Spannend gemacht, und mit einigen Wendungen. OK, das war zu erwarten.<br />Das Retreat-Setting hab ich schon bei ein paar Büchern gehabt, mal mehr, mal weniger gut, einmal abgleitend in Horror (Arno Strobel Offline, 2 Sterne von mir), mal auch sehr gut von Ruth Ware (One by one, 5 Sterne von mir).<br /><br />Da es doch deutlich härter als gängige YA ist, will ich es nicht mit One Of Us Is Lying - Karen M. Mcmanus vergleichen.<br />Sonst bliebe nach Megan Goldin: Night Swim / Dark Corners (Diana Krall 1 und 2), da geht es um True Crime Padcasts, was eher etwas ist, für Leute, die sowas auch lesen oder höhren und thematisch schon in eine andere Richtung geht.<br />Ausser Ruth Ware (s.o.) fällt mir sonst nichts ein, was in die Richtung dieses Buches geht.<br /><br />Obwohl ich das Buch als lang empfunden habe, und auch 13 Tage lange gelesen habe, was eher deutlich zu lang ist, war es nie langweilig.<br />Während ich immer wissen wollte, wie es weitergeht, ist es für mich kein page-turner-stay-up-late-into-the-night-Thriller gewesen.<br />Aber vielleicht bin ich da auch raus, da ist mir Schlof doch wichtiger.<br />So betrachtet könnten 5 Sterne etwas überbewertet sein, aber ich bleib dabei und warte mal ab, was das mächste Buch der Autorin so bringt.<br /><br />Auffällig für mich: keine Fehler, und alles sehr schlüssig, damit wohl auch gut lektoriert, bei einigen Büchern vermisse ich das.<br />Empfehlung von mir, ein gelungenes Debut.
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Ingo Lembcke, Hamburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15273757690884445340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252430619407771754.post-79177294976896344842024-03-13T16:12:00.001+00:002024-03-13T16:12:37.843+00:00Review: Die Auszeit
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209334889">Die Auszeit</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17167025">Emily Rudolf</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6308052552">5 of 5 stars</a>
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Ingo Lembcke, Hamburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15273757690884445340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252430619407771754.post-69297349374857346132024-02-21T10:28:00.001+00:002024-02-21T10:28:27.993+00:00Review: Der Riss
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63214757">Der Riss</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/23012240">Thilo Winter</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6253742699">5 of 5 stars</a>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2848369" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320475518l/2848369._SY160_.jpg" border="0" alt="Deep Storm" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2848369">Deep Storm</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11091">Lincoln Child</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/315163853">4 of 5 stars</a>
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Ingo Lembcke, Hamburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15273757690884445340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252430619407771754.post-9819729638515020672024-01-21T10:33:00.001+00:002024-01-21T10:33:53.042+00:00Review: First Lie Wins
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164444179">First Lie Wins</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5317545">Ashley Elston</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6030579797">5 of 5 stars</a>
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Ingo Lembcke, Hamburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15273757690884445340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252430619407771754.post-60851356717315987102024-01-21T10:26:00.001+00:002024-01-21T10:26:03.170+00:00Review: The Grid
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48802767" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1573728855l/48802767._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="The Grid" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48802767">The Grid</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22121337">Nick Cook</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6077297695">4 of 5 stars</a>
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Ingo Lembcke, Hamburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15273757690884445340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252430619407771754.post-28857666672633033332023-12-11T10:58:00.001+00:002023-12-11T10:58:10.690+00:00Review: The Reunion
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101139182" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1675888145l/101139182._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="The Reunion" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101139182">The Reunion</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7210822">Kit Frick</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5338571360">5 of 5 stars</a>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62334530" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686092508l/62334530._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="None of This Is True" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62334530">None of This Is True</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/93504">Lisa Jewell</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5927871210">4 of 5 stars</a>
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Ingo Lembcke, Hamburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15273757690884445340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252430619407771754.post-56909630669733842742023-10-14T12:14:00.001+01:002023-10-14T12:14:44.037+01:00Review: Der Konzern: Allein gegen die Macht. Thriller (Die Laura-Jacobs-Reihe 3)
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128610485" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1682320813l/128610485._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="Der Konzern: Allein gegen die Macht. Thriller (Die Laura-Jacobs-Reihe 3)" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128610485">Der Konzern: Allein gegen die Macht. Thriller (Die Laura-Jacobs-Reihe 3)</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1878796">Veit Etzold</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5897377719">5 of 5 stars</a>
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Ingo Lembcke, Hamburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15273757690884445340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252430619407771754.post-70447920617392493982023-10-14T12:07:00.003+01:002023-10-14T12:07:36.428+01:00Review: Die Zentrale
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77410479">Die Zentrale</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1878796">Veit Etzold</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5907506118">5 of 5 stars</a>
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4,3* rounded to 5<br>End was bit sudden, leaving threads open for the sequel.<br>Ende war etwas abrupt, mit recht vielen offenen Handlungssträgen für den Folgeband:<br><br><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128610485.Der_Konzern_Allein_gegen_die_Macht__Thriller__Die_Laura_Jacobs_Reihe_3___German_Edition_" title="Der Konzern Allein gegen die Macht. Thriller (Die Laura-Jacobs-Reihe 3) (German Edition) by Veit Etzold" rel="nofollow noopener">
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</a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128610485.Der_Konzern_Allein_gegen_die_Macht__Thriller__Die_Laura_Jacobs_Reihe_3___German_Edition_" title="Der Konzern Allein gegen die Macht. Thriller (Die Laura-Jacobs-Reihe 3) (German Edition) by Veit Etzold" rel="nofollow noopener">Der Konzern: Allein gegen die Macht. Thriller (Die Laura-Jacobs-Reihe 3)</a><br><br>Die Trilogie ist hochaktuell und von meiner Seite eine Empfehlung. Kleine Schw#chen hätte ein besserer Lektor korrigiert. u.a. zweimal in einem Satz dieselbe Redewendung, ähnliches kommt mehrfach vor, aber da sehe ich grosszügig drüber weg.
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Ingo Lembcke, Hamburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15273757690884445340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252430619407771754.post-39337860135188179142023-10-14T12:07:00.001+01:002023-10-14T12:07:02.700+01:00Review: Die Zentrale
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77410479">Die Zentrale</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1878796">Veit Etzold</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5907506118">5 of 5 stars</a>
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Ingo Lembcke, Hamburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15273757690884445340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252430619407771754.post-36083978101849128382023-10-05T14:06:00.001+01:002023-10-05T14:06:01.164+01:00Review: Dark Force Rising
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216442" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1510280150l/216442._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="Dark Force Rising" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216442">Dark Force Rising</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/12479">Timothy Zahn</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5888531442">4 of 5 stars</a>
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Ingo Lembcke, Hamburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15273757690884445340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252430619407771754.post-44285069207141969752023-09-27T10:38:00.003+01:002023-09-27T10:38:21.322+01:00Review: Heir to the Empire
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40604754">Heir to the Empire</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/12479">Timothy Zahn</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5809129393">4 of 5 stars</a>
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Reading the Thrown books, some out of order. Also I tend to read other books (SF, crime) in between, so this took me longer.<br /><br />Chapters are too long, so this added to me taking rather long to read it.<br />Reading the Thrawn books as background to the Star Wars: Ahsoka TV-Series on Disney+.<br />Thrawn is for me the most interesting character in the Star Wars Universe.<br /><br />This book has a lot of story with Han Solo, Leia and Luke etc., that could have been shorter.<br />So recommended reading for Star Wars fans, 4 stars it is.<br />
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Ingo Lembcke, Hamburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15273757690884445340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252430619407771754.post-34419520471378062662023-09-27T10:38:00.001+01:002023-09-27T10:38:02.377+01:00Review: Heir to the Empire
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40604754">Heir to the Empire</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/12479">Timothy Zahn</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5809129393">4 of 5 stars</a>
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Ingo Lembcke, Hamburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15273757690884445340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252430619407771754.post-61363625024147221012023-09-03T10:03:00.003+01:002023-09-03T10:03:55.407+01:00Review: Zero Days
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62919765">Zero Days</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9013543">Ruth Ware</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5615743531">4 of 5 stars</a>
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Rating 3,8-4 rounded to 4, as it was a page-turner.<br />Could have rounded down, as it was not totally what I wanted, so here my review:<br />My own background is former IT Helpdesk more or less professional. Since late 1985 (Xmas) I have owned and used computers. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59345249.The_It_Girl" title="The It Girl by Ruth Ware" rel="nofollow noopener">The It Girl</a><br />For fear of spoiling the story I did not read too much of the blurb and nearly no reviews.<br />As the reviews for her earlier books where highly praising it, I bought but did not read yet <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59345249.The_It_Girl" title="The It Girl by Ruth Ware" rel="nofollow noopener">The It Girl</a> and plan to buy and read <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42080142.The_Turn_of_the_Key" title="The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware" rel="nofollow noopener">The Turn of the Key</a>.<br /><br />This book feels a bit like the movie/old TV-series "The Fugitive" (Movie with Harrison Ford), a woman on the run. With a bit of real IT thrown in, together with social media.<br /><br />What I wanted was rather less "woman on the run" and more IT / social-media.<br />The main events are rather well explained, and the tech parts are without fault and not going to deep for the unwashed masses.<br /><br />The job of the husband-wife couple is for companies and called penetration-testing, and is divided in two parts, basic-breaking&entering and hacking, or getting access through social engineering. Then writing a report about the vulnerabilities and mistakes of the company and giving advise what can be done. Basically that is what the late Kevin Mitnick has done and described in his book <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18160.The_Art_of_Deception_Controlling_the_Human_Element_of_Security" title="The Art of Deception Controlling the Human Element of Security by Kevin D. Mitnick" rel="nofollow noopener">The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security</a>, which I have yet to buy and read.<br />In the book that is abbreviated to pen-testing, and this, together with the parts about Bitcoin, crypto-exchange and the description of getting access to the IT of a company are spot-on and felt real. That saved my rating from getting rounded down to 3 stars.<br /><br />A point that is made, and this rings true. is that the main problem is not the IT., but the human part. As someone who worked as a Helpdesk slave, service and friendliness is ingrained and sometimes I must stopp myself from saying YES once too often and helping. <br />People, especially in an office-environment are often too trusting and friendly and tend to help stranger, which are correctly dressed and themselves friendly and seem harmless. And a little bending of the rules, fibbing, lying and confidently state things go a long way. There is a scene in the movie Antitrust (2001) where a new employee gets instructed to wear his lanyard with the company-ID/Keycard all time and challenge others who do not display it openly. <br />This is also the last scene in the book, and one of the best.<br /><br />Recommended for a page-turner of "a woman on the run" and believable IT parts thrown in, for people with basic understanding and interest in IT, hacking and bitcoin. But I would have liked more of the IT-part. And thus it felt too long for me, even though it was a quick read.<br />
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Ingo Lembcke, Hamburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15273757690884445340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252430619407771754.post-11468848807381329142023-09-03T10:03:00.001+01:002023-09-03T10:03:05.724+01:00Review: Cold Service
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69634">Cold Service</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/397">Robert B. Parker</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5815839436">3 of 5 stars</a>
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Bought this ebook as a Kindle 2014 cheap for 99 ct. (Eur), maybe the price reflects the suspense of the book ...<br />When I was a teenager up to my tweens, I read a lot translated (German) Paperbacks from Robert B. Parkers Spenser series (also Ross Thomas and others).<br />After snatching up School Days because of the School shooting theme, and enyoing the that one, I wanted to revisit Parker someday, but I agree with some of the 2 and 3 star reviews, this felt like he was copyomg himself and not very suspenseful.<br />As I have changed in the 30-40 years since I read Parker, maybe it is me, I will revisit a few other books from him, I rembember reading, like the first Spenser book and maybe DNF them.<br /><br />So, not really recommended except for hardcore Spenser fans. Rating 3 stars seems upgraded, more like 2,5-2,8 stars. And although it is a short book, I took too long to read it, reading other books between, as I did not feel like reading it in one sitting. Had a hard time finishing it.
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13595638">Shelter</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/24689">Harlan Coben</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5794489205">4 of 5 stars</a>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62919765">Zero Days</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9013543">Ruth Ware</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5615743531">4 of 5 stars</a>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63018952">One of Us Is Back</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15127507">Karen M. McManus</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5257245774">5 of 5 stars</a>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53966623">The Cipher</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6436742">Isabella Maldonado</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5681901999">4 of 5 stars</a>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61311024">A Killer’s Game</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6436742">Isabella Maldonado</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5676404291">5 of 5 stars</a>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48556819">Good Girl, Bad Blood</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18229614">Holly Jackson</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3025607765">5 of 5 stars</a>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43969445">A Good Girl's Guide to Murder</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18229614">Holly Jackson</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3025602788">5 of 5 stars</a>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8696128">Midnight Caller</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4152268">Leslie Tentler</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5547523922">3 of 5 stars</a>
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