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The Rivals
The Rivals: A Novel | Jane Pek
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A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK A witty and thought-provoking mystery that reimagines the spy story to explore the nature of relationships in a digital age: the follow-up to Jane Peks thoroughly modern twist on classic detective fiction, The Verifiers (New York Times Book Review) Jane Peks writing is really fun and will keep you hooked. Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author Claudia Linmystery novel superfan and, until recently, clichd underemployed English majorhas scored her dream job: co-running Veracity, a dating detective agency for chronically online New Yorkers who want to know if their prospective partners are telling the truth. Unfortunately, along the way, she and her colleaguestech savant Squirrel, and the elegant and intimidating Beckshave uncovered a far-reaching AI conspiracy. And the corporate matchmakers may be resorting to murder to protect their secrets. In the wake of a clients sudden death, Claudia convinces his ex, an industry insider, to turn on his employer and feed the verifiers information about what the powerful dating platforms are really up to. But even as Claudia starts to get a feel for this new genrejust call her Lin, Claudia Linshes distracted by the possibility of romance with both Becks and a very charming target. She also fears that her beloved older brother is unwittingly being drawn into the matchmakers deadly web. And as Becks reminds Claudia: spy tropes dictate that someone you trust will betray you.
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DebinHawaii
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#ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 #20In4 #readathon #OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew

The Verifiers was one of my favorite books of 2022 so I was happy to see a Book 2 in the Claudia Lim series. I got notified that my library Libby had the ebook & audiobook & I got them both & traded off. While I didn‘t love this one as much as the first book (as it seemed a bit more muddled), I love Claudia the MC & enjoyed the smart & dry humor & will read the next one.

TheSpineView Well done! 1d
Andrew65 Excellent 🥳🥳🥳 1d
DieAReader 🎉🎉Great! 1d
Larkken Ooo I didn't realize there was a sequel already *trots off to libby...* 1d
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DebinHawaii
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#Naturalitsy #MidWinterSolace #HyggeHourReadathon

Spending my #HyggeHour filling in my poster for the #OnceUponABookClub 2024 40 Book Challenge from StoryGraph so I can take a photo tomorrow to get my free book (Procrastination is my middle name). No snack tonight, but drinking tea & listening to the tagged book while I write titles/dates in. If I finish in time, I‘ll read some more on my Kindle.

Back to work tomorrow but off Tuesday/Wed.

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AllDebooks 💙❄️💙 3d
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Rivals | Jane Pek
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While I thoroughly enjoyed this follow up to The Verifiers, and especially enjoyed the humor in it, I am rather frustrated with it. By the book‘s end, essentially none of the story is resolved and it ends on a bit of a cliffhanger. I can appreciate elements of a story threading into the next book, but too much is left unresolved here.