You think you're going on a family vacation with your husband, daughter, and unborn baby. You end up in your husband's home country because his brother, the president, has died. Chaos ensues.
You've grown up in America with your mother and suddenly find out that your life isn't what you thought it was. Memories start emerging. You find out family secrets that will shatter the image you've had of your life.
This book is full of twists and turns and feels a bit out of control at times; but everything comes together in the end of this thrilling journey.

THE MAN WITH A THOUSAND FACES BY LEX NOTEBOOM

This book I thought had a great premise and as I read along discovered it had a great storyline. .

Also enjoyed following along to figure out the mystery of who was the man with a thousand faces. Another character that was quite interesting was the mercenary with no name.

It was also as a woman reader exciting to read the female leader of the Jabar, Nairi.

So that was what I enjoyed about the novel. The author had a strong and compelling idea for storyline and unique characters.

However here is what was quite disappointing about this read…
I don't know if this the fault of the translation from Dutch to English or the fact that the editor did a poor job of having the writer clean up his errors but I found it difficult to read. The writing was choppy, the dialogue was choppy as well as the layout and jumping between scenes/action. Oft times the sentences were too simplistic and seemed that a bright child in junior high might have written them.

Because I had such disappointment following through this novel I am not planning on posting a review on my usual platforms as cannot ask my fellow readers to read or purchase this book.

Noteboom as I mentioned before had a great idea for a political intrigue novel as well as some very compelling characters. So perhaps with either translation or editing assistance this could be crafted into a much more readable book.

My appreciation to Lex Noteboom, his publisher Union Square and Company and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this advanced copy of The Man With a Thousand Faces.