Under the Paper Moon by Shaina Steinberg and narrated by Carrie Coello is placed firmly in the middle of WWII, the war is still raging and Evelyn Bishop is supposed to be working in London as a translator, however, despite being the only heiress to a huge aeronautics fortune, she has lied to her father and is in fact working as a spy

After the war, Evelyn is still seeking the thrill of the chase and as such is working as a PI. Our FMC is a woman who defies every single convention she is expected to adhere to and instead of settling for the safe option of marrying and settling down with her childhood sweetheart, she continues to work and this cases her to cross paths with Nick, her paramore during the war and certainly a bad choice for her to hook up with

Read in stunning fashion by Carrie Coello, the story was well paced and was authentic to the era it is based in. This is a compelling story and very well researched and written

Thank you to Netgalley, Highbridge Audio, the author Shaina Steinberg and narrator Carrie Coellon for this great ALC. My review is left voluntarily and all opinions are my own

Thank you to NetGalley and High Bridge Audio for the audio ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I have been going between 3 and 4 stars. It really for me is a 3.5⭐️ bit in this case I am going to round up which I don’t typically do. I am doing so as others that like this genre will probably like it better than I did.

It is a decent Film Noir-esque spy story. The description makes it seem like historical fiction but it is not really. More like historical crime suspense which is not my go-to.

It has a strong female protagonist, the tropes of film noir murder & spies and sprinkled with a little WWII history.

The dialogue between characters at times got frustrating which was distraction. It wasn’t realistic at all and the over use of “ he said” “she said” was maddening.

I didn’t really enjoy the narrator when she tried to do any voice but the main 3rd person narration so I am going to recommend the physical book and. It the audiobook.

My rating system since GoodReads doesn’t have partial stars and I rarely round up.

⭐️ Hated it
⭐️⭐️ Had a lot of trouble, prose issues, really not my cup of tea (potentially DNF’d or thought about it)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meh, it was an ok read but nothing special
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really enjoyed it! Would recommend to others
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding! Will circle back and read agree

I really enjoyed this book, and I loved the narrator. The suspense really kept me hooked, and I couldn't stop listening. The story got a little cliche at times, but not enough to become less enjoyable. I will definitely recommend this book to friends and family who enjoy history, and mysteries.

I really like this book, and I loved the narrator, she is amazing. The ending had a few convenient flaws like what happened to the airplane after the two passengers jumped. Other than that I really enjoyed this book. it has such a film noir feel to it, which I appreciated.