Reviews

Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz

matosapa's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is the first Horowitz novel I've read so I don't know if the following is typical. The female protagonist (Sixtine) was an amazingly well-rounded, strong character for the time-period of the book. In fact, she was the more successful of the two protagonists. The plot point in the final act (involving her) was not surprising but I was very disappointed that the author made that choice.
If that hadn't happened, I would have given this book 4+ stars.

dzkhan's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kathydavie's review against another edition

I like Horowitz's Sherlock Holmes series, so I assumed I'd enjoy his James Bond interpretation. Nope. It's hard to pinpoint, but the writing felt juvenile, and I certainly did not like his Bond. To be fair, it's James' first mission as a double-O agent, so he's immature and way too much like a man of the '60s in his attitude toward women.

I just couldn't go on with it.

eshatto's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

vortimer's review against another edition

4.0

Fairly good imitation of Fleming's voice, with added modern sensibilities added in.

gnome_reads's review against another edition

adventurous

3.0

sunrays118's review against another edition

2.0

Oh, darling... no...

No...

There aren't words. This was... oh, this was bad. So, so bad.

I am shocked to see it was written by Anthony Horowitz, an author I usually find perfectly acceptable.

Be prepared for an ending you see from page 10, some very outdated views on, well, everything and some horrendous one liners. This was painful.

super_doxie15's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

lukefoord's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

tamara_danielle's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0