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emeryclarke's review against another edition
4.0
Another great installment from the mind of Daniel Silva. I am enjoying seeing Allon's story evolve, and the characters we have bonded with return. Extra points for more time in the art world. My one complaint is that this book really didn't allow us to explore the emotions that the characters are experiencing. Yes, we discuss how people are nervous, we discuss how they cry at death, but there really isn't time to grieve, or to feel the anxiety build in you. But all in all another great book.
coral_anne_bee's review
4.0
Always love a Gabriel Allon
Yet another good read from the Gabriel Allon series. Full of action and suspense. Didn’t think I would enjoy spy novels until I read this series.
Yet another good read from the Gabriel Allon series. Full of action and suspense. Didn’t think I would enjoy spy novels until I read this series.
liberrydude's review against another edition
4.0
Gabriel is in Cornwall, UK working on a lucrative restoration gig when he’s pulled out of retirement to combat a terrorist surge in Europe. Gabriel devises a strategy to find and eliminate those responsible but it’s quickly appropriated by the White House. However, Gabriel has made promises to his team and the person who is the lynchpin to the operation, so he stays to keep it from going off the rails. However, you know a train wreck is inevitable. The enemy has a vote. It’s not the ending Gabriel wanted.
anaiyaillyria's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
susangiardina's review against another edition
4.0
This is the 11th book in the Gabriel Allon series, and Daniel Silva proved again that, in my opinion, he is unrivaled today in the intrigue/spy genre. Besides his apparent prescience about events regarding the Middle East and Arab terrorism, his crisp writing style with nary a wasted word makes this book outstanding. The primary female character Nadia Al-Bakari was intriguing, and her relationship with Gabriel, whom she knew killed her father from the earlier book "The Messenger," added an interesting layer to the scheme they were working. As usual I couldn't stop reading, and enjoyed immensely "Portrait of a Spy".
macymcbeth's review against another edition
4.0
It's come to the point where Gabriel Allon is now a real person to me. He is such a fantastic character, and I refuse to believe he is just a figment of Daniel Silva's imagination. I've also come to realize that, because of this, Daniel Silva cannot write a bad book where Gabriel is our main character. It's unfathomable. We have this group of people that has become Gabriel's found family and they are each so different and have a unique relationship with our favorite spy. I get unnecessarily excited when one of them pops their head up for the first time in each book. Can I be part of this international spy family too?
I love these books so much and now I want everyone else to embark on journey of these the 22 books (and counting) so that everyone can have Gabriel in their lives somehow.
I love these books so much and now I want everyone else to embark on journey of these the 22 books (and counting) so that everyone can have Gabriel in their lives somehow.
ryodragon20's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0