{"id":2047,"date":"2020-04-02T15:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T21:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=2047"},"modified":"2020-02-28T20:57:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T03:57:19","slug":"book-breach-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/02\/book-breach-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOK: Breach (2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Breach\"Breach<\/u><\/strong>
Year: 2018
Author: W.L. Goodwater
Length: 368 pages<\/p>\n

***THIS BOOK WAS RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLISHER***<\/p>\n

It\u2019s always interesting to see an alternate take on history where fantastical elements can help explain some mostly banal events and activities. In\u00a0Breach<\/em>, the reader is offered a glimpse into the top-secret realm of magicians in military espionage. Most of my knowledge of Cold War Berlin is based on pop culture representations, so there wasn\u2019t anything too out of the ordinary here that would scream of historical inaccuracies. If anything, Breach<\/em>\u00a0almost felt like it could have been an extension of the\u00a0Harry Potter\/Fantastic Beasts<\/a><\/em>\u00a0franchise with how well it integrated history and magic.<\/p>\n

While there was perhaps a bit too much browbeating over women\u2019s role in society during the Cold War, the pacing, twists, and characters were excellent. It was a little difficult to tell the timeframe of this book, but I assumed it was probably in an alternate 1950s, based on the context clues. Of course, with the pacing of a modern thriller,\u00a0Breach<\/em>\u00a0seems to get away with fully explaining the details of many of its characters\u2019 motivations. I was sucked into the story enough that I didn\u2019t care too much, but it was a nagging that gnawed at the back of my mind as I read.<\/p>\n

For a first book, author W.L. Goodwater certainly put forth an admirable effort. The way plot points are set up and revealed was very entertaining, even if some of the finer points of the plot seemed to be repetitive to make sure the reader understood them. There was a lot of thought put into the magic system in this book without spending tons of time in exposition going over how it works, which I appreciate. There was also some solid character growth for both major and minor characters throughout this book, which is yet another reason why I think people should read this book.<\/p>\n

A thrilling alternate history fantasy adventure, I give\u00a0Breach<\/em> 4.0 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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