Uncovering the reason why Agenta shoots her husband is entertaining, but I struggled with the rest of it. However, if you enjoy history and politics along with spies and murder mysteries then this will be perfect for you.
Whilst I did enjoy the spy element of this book including who was involved, who was double-crossing, and who did what, I felt that only made up about half of the story. There were also some good twists and turns along the way and I didn't see the end ones coming which was a bonus - though I wish I'd know it was going to be a series.
There is a lot of detail on history (the cold war) and politics (including many, many names) which slowed the flow down for me. Additionally I think there have been some mistakes in the translation here and there, so some sentences didn't always make sense. The main character Sara also makes some odd decisions and I can't say I ever warmed to her - or any of the other characters.
Also a warning - there are a lot of descriptions of rape (including of underage girls).
Whilst I did enjoy the spy element of this book including who was involved, who was double-crossing, and who did what, I felt that only made up about half of the story. There were also some good twists and turns along the way and I didn't see the end ones coming which was a bonus - though I wish I'd know it was going to be a series.
There is a lot of detail on history (the cold war) and politics (including many, many names) which slowed the flow down for me. Additionally I think there have been some mistakes in the translation here and there, so some sentences didn't always make sense. The main character Sara also makes some odd decisions and I can't say I ever warmed to her - or any of the other characters.
Also a warning - there are a lot of descriptions of rape (including of underage girls).