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It doesn't look like I've moved other than to grab wine + pizza, but book 2 on our holidays was this very good spy thriller set in bahrain after the Arab spring revolts. Shane Collins is a jaded CIA operative, divorced, and a heavy drinker living in the American community, having to temper his anger at a younger boss. When he is attracted to a bahranian woman, and he becomes attached to his source in the protest movement, the story gains pace.

1. Still can't believe I got a tattoo about two and a half weeks ago! 😳
2. A friend gifted me the dragon when she heard I got the dragonfly tattoo and that I was also reading Fourth Wing
3. + 4. For sure, I'm getting a betta fish tattoo on my left thigh by the end of the year. Unsure about the stylized dragonfly tattoo
5. I'm so glad I have bookish friends here at Litsy and at the IRL Book Circle at the library
#5JoysofFriday. @debinhawaii

There‘s no question that I. S. Berry has mad writing skills. There‘s a great story embedded in this thriller. I just wish that there was also at least one likeable character. I get it, spy novels are all about treachery and betrayal. Berry describes her protagonist, Shane Collin‘s, as world-weary. He is that, and his colleagues and foes are very ready to betray him, and themselves. I kept reading to find some redemption; there is none.

But at the same time, we‘re already in two wars- Iraq and Afghanistan, so adding Libya on top of that would cost even more troops, time and money that could be devoted elsewhere. #war #obama #thecallofhistory #peterbaker #barackobama #robertgates #muammarelqaddafi #qaddafi #arabspring #libya #internationalpolitics #politicalscience #worldhistory #history

Regret is a great decision maker. #obama #thecallofhistory #susanrice #peterbaker #libya #arabspring #muammarelqaddafi #qaddafi #worldhistory #ushistory #history #uspolitics #internationalpolitics #politicalacience