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1/19/2017
Mystery and machinations amidst the grimness of World War I
Synopsis: In World War I, soldiers heading for the battlefront are programmed to report back on battle conditions and troop movements, when they die, to psychic mediums stationed in a secret outpost. But the Germans are getting closer to figuring out the Allies' secret intelligence weapon.
What I thought: I started MRK's Shades of Milk and Honey back when it came out, and I couldn't finish it; it really was not my thing. I wasn't terribly optimistic about how I'd feel about this one, given the jacket copy -- I'm not big on the whole psychic mediums thing. And it took me about 50 pages to get past that, and just roll with it. I'm really glad that I did, though. I really enjoyed this novel, and I appreciated that the author didn't go the saccharine-ending route that so many other novels do.