Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Book Review of Shadow Patriots : A Novel of the Revolution

Shadow Patriots : A Novel of the Revolution
NancyAZ avatar reviewed on + 89 more book reviews


I was so disappointed in this book. The subject is very interesting to me as it portrays the Revolutionary War in a different light. It is the story of George Washington's spy ring called the Culpepper Group. This is something I know nothing about and I LOVE learning history that I didn't care to learn when I was in school. That being said, maybe part of my problem was the fact that I was not familiar with many of the characters. The book jumps around from one character to the next and from one city to the next without giving any real flow of what is happening. I also had to reread several parts to understand exactly what was happening and to whom. I don't mind rereading some, but this was way too many times. Someone on Goodreads who feels the same as I do about this book recommends reading Washington's Secret Six by Brian Kilmeade if you are interested in this subject. I got half way through this book and decided I didn't want to waste my time on it any more.