This is a DNF for me at 20%. I thought that this would be an exciting book to listen to but the narrator's voice was so monotone that it literally put me to sleep.

I think that there is a good story here but perhaps I will need to try the physical read instead of the audiobook!

Night Flight to Paris by Cara Black (Goodreads Author)
Colleen Chi-Girl's review Jan 24, 2023
Bookshelves: 2023, audio, crime-mysteries, england-uk, europe, feminism, germany-austria, historical-fiction, oregon, women-centered, ww2-holocaust, netgalley, france
3-1/2 stars rounded to 4 stars

Publisher blurb: October 1942 - It's been two years since (American-born) Kate Rees was sent to Paris on a British Secret Service mission to assassinate Hitler. Since then, she has left spycraft behind to take a training job as a sharpshooting instructor in the Scottish Highlands...

Oh, this was a really fun one! I wasn't familiar with this series or the author, and I am happy to have read it. Although part of a series, it's a stand-alone novel about Kate Rees, a sharpshooter, who has worked with the British government during World War II. In the first 5 minutes and periodically while reading this novel, I thought it might be too hypey and over the top. However, I went with the story and found it was an interesting story featuring Kate, the main character, and other women in the forefront of the WWII. Kate was raised on a farm in Oregon where she was taught to shoot and other useful survival tips on the outdoors by her father. She recently lost her husband and young daughter, and is back to work as a shooting instructor in Scotland.

Disrupting her current life, Kate gets called back by Colonel Stepney, part of the British SS, for an assignment that could help end the war. I guess you don't say no, because Stepney is someone she feels betrayed her in the last book. You will find that Kate has a repetitive phrase that she has to use regularly: DON'T TRUST ANYONE. This in in regards to friends, new connections, and the upper ranks, all who have possible hidden motives.

The previous book, Three Hours in Paris, will be added to my tbr to find out more about the character and author.

Thanks for the ARC and opportunity to listen to this: NetGalley and author Cara Black.

I absolutely hate to say this, but this book just fell a bit flat for me. It wasn’t what I was expecting and it dragged the first 50% of the book.

This book, much like the first installment in this series, is a chaos circus. Kate Rees, the American whose family was killed by Nazis, is still working for British intelligence and sent on back-to-back impossible missions. Rounded out by a plentiful cast of secondary characters, iconic locations, multiple points of view, and double (triple?!) agents, this spy thriller has a lot going on and Cara Black writes it skillfully.

The narration on the audiobook was captivating, if not hard to keep track of details at times. I enjoyed the action-packed adventure in the book, but I once again struggled to relate to Kate as a main character. I did enjoy getting a glimpse into her thought processes about the situations and obstacles she encountered, and her backstory is compelling, but as a character she still felt robotic and flat to me. I recommend this book for lovers of World War 2 set mysteries and underdog success stories.

Thank you to RB Media and NetGalley for providing me with an advance listeners copy to review! I enjoyed it.

Never assume. Trust no one. Concentrate. Adapt.

These are rules that Kate Rees, a young American woman, who, motivated by her hatred of German Nazis, serves as a sniper for the British, follows in her missions. However, the assignments she has been entrusted with are not what they seem, and rules don’t always apply. She starts to doubt the motives of her superiors.

The action moves quickly from Scottish Highlands to Paris to Cairo and back to Scotland. It’s a fast-moving story, full of disguises and secrets and double and triple agents from different backgrounds, French, Polish, and Russian. The stakes are high, and those who seem to be friends may have their own agenda. Kate is an excellent markswoman, trained by her father while hunting in eastern Oregon woodlands. Now, she must use her skills and wit to stay one step ahead in the complicated game of intrigue and politics. There is only one person she can rely on - herself.

I followed this WWII spy thriller with interest, and I especially appreciated the strong heroine. As for the author’s style, I found some phrases repetitive, but overall, it’s a good story that will surely keep many readers on the edge of their seats. I’m curious if Kate Rees, a brave but vulnerable woman, will take us to another one of her missions.

This is Black’s second novel featuring Kate Rees and we pick up in Scotland in 1942. Initially recruited by British intelligence to assassinate Hitler, Kate has become a shooting instructor in the Highlands. Now her former handler, Colonel Stepney has asked her to partake in a dangerous mission that involves delivery of highly classified information, the rescue of another British agent and the assassination of a high ranking Nazi official. Will Kate be able to keep her identity hidden and complete her assignments? If not, the answer will surely end in her death. I like Kate, she’s smart, fierce and loyal, but has a vulnerability that makes her seem more realistic

Thank you Net Galley for an audio ARC of Night Flight to Paris by Cara Black. This is an action packed WW2 novel filled with behind the scenes spy action!