The Goddess Of Fortune Kindle Edition

The Goddess of Fortune is set in the 1940s where the war between Germany, and the United States of America is ongoing. It deals with German traitors, the French, Agents in Switzerland, Swiss bankers, and the Greeks.It follows between many different characters, starting with Albert managing to escape Nazi Germany, and now living in Switzerland; German Security Agent (Spy) Louise Koch in America following instructions from the Nazi Party. Another one of these characters integral to this story was Kaito Sasaki an organic chemist by trade, and Counterfeiting American dollars for the Japanese bank. The Bank of Japan moving two million U.S. dollars of counterfeit money to Mexico City where Kobayashi (another character in the book) collects, and starts to establish a presence for Japan in Mexico.

The book is kind of a mix between a sexual explicit erotic novel, and a historical fiction novel. It has some interesting sexual encounters which involves Hitler’s wife Eva Braun (The First Lady of the New Reich).If you are above the age of 18 I highly recommend you give this book a read because it deals with an alternative reality where the Third Reich controls the world. It is also very accurate historically as it deals with subjects such as: Hoover, the current American president at the time President Franklin Roosevelt, the Federal Reserve flooding the market in 1927 with cheap money, The Russians, Spanish civil war, Haitian Constitution, Mr. Ford, the French invaded the Ruhr in 1923, and the Dow Jones.

It also mentions several interesting facts which I did not know about; like: President Franklin Roosevelt was the Governor of New York, used to own a Live Lobster business, maintained vending machines, and did some farming in Georgia. All of which were complete failures according to this book. I am not sure if these facts are indeed true because I did not do any research into President Franklin Roosevelt’s background, but it sounds correct to me.

If you are looking for a fresh book of thrilling historical storytelling, and erotic fiction, then get a copy of this book and have a read.

The Goddess of Fortune is a different spin on the historical events around World War 2. The book is well written. I enjoyed reading the numerous conversations between Albert and the professor. The professor character is nicely created making you want to read more of his thoughts. The professor brings up many interesting economic points in the story. While the book has many fascinating moments, I think the sex scenes were over the top. At times, it even seems unrealistic. It’s almost like some of the male characters are projecting their own dreams and desires onto the women and believing it to be true. The paid women would be there to do their job; not necessarily to be so excited like it is written many times in the book. On a different note, this book contains some surprising moments that make you want to read more. I really liked how the Japanese managed to get more funding from unconventional means. Washing machines? That was one of my favorite parts of the book. The creativity of this author shows throughout the various chapters. Overall, my favorite part of this story is how the author gets you to think about situations in a different way. This method is very eye opening. This novel also appeals to people who think what if something had gone down differently. It is one thing just to ponder different outcomes. But to read it is even better. I will admit initially I wanted to cling to my current history knowledge and not entertain this book's ideas. But the book quickly grew on me.

The Goddess of Fortune by Andrew Blencowe is equal parts hilarious, erotic, confusing, and insightful. Sprinkle in a few hints of brilliance in between the pages and it’s hard not to like this novel for its bizarre premise.

I’ve read one other novel by this author, and with this second read I’m starting to see his writing style show through. The Goddess of Fortune does indeed explore the intricacies and politics which go into Germany and Japan winning WW2. Characters like Albert and Stein help to set the stage of the political climate in the first couple pages of the book. Once the stage is set the tone of the book takes a rapid turn into a rather erotic and sensual adventure with a few Japanese women. Following Albert as he meets up with an associate of his, Lord Nasherton, to ‘sample the delicacies of the flesh’ of these four Japanese maidens.

The novel focuses quite a bit on the erotic sessions throughout the book. I often found them hilariously awkward and laughable at best, unsure if I should be taking each encounter seriously or not. The hints of brilliance I mentioned trickle through the pages of the novel. One example is a comparison of Germany’s economy to the United States’ and how it’s freer. In this alternate timeline the US is struggling with its global economy with the unemployment rate being a whopping 10%, people going hungry, and resources being wasted.

Another interesting tactic is when a Japanese man by the name of Kaito Sasaki is tasked with organizing and printing American money. I won’t ruin the surprise, but he uses a rather simple method to wear down the $100 bills his company prints in order to help bring down the US economy. I’m not sure if the author came across the method in his research or came up with it himself, but I absolutely adored this small detail in the book.
Throughout the book the reader is given glimpses of the small tactics and tricks used by Japanese and German officials to slowly encroach on American soil. Chipping away at its economy and eventually turning the country to their own wants and desires.

While I did enjoy the novel, once again the tone of the book set by Blencowe is equal parts confusing and hilarious. While I did enjoy reading about the odd sexual encounters throughout the book, I also felt many times they were out of place. The tone of the novel will switch from a serious political clime only to turn around and go on for a whole chapter about how a woman ‘wants it bad’ or she’s a ‘screeching cat in heat’. I feel if the author had taken a more serious tone and cut down the erotic encounters in the book to just two or three throughout the novel he could really bring out his talent.

Regardless, I liked the book. I may read it again on a rainy day given the chance just to explore the hilarity and interesting style the author takes with the subject matter.