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kvreadsandrecs's review against another edition
3.0
Predictable, but much better writing than some other thrillers ice encountered. I feel like the number of children was a bit much and for being a CIA analyst, the MC was a bit dense, but overall, it was fine.
teresaalice's review against another edition
3.0
3.75. What a ride, but what the fuck just happened?
duygusu's review against another edition
1.0
Ugh. This premise could've been so amazingly executed and written. But that main character. Her oscillations between "I love him I believe him - oh No I don't he is a spy - Oh no but he is my husband father of my children - NO I MISTRUST HIM - Nooooo I love him". Make up your mind and act accordingly.
Girl, please. You are in the freaking CIA. You are supposed to be intelligent and decisive and protect the country from threats. Not act like a hormonal teenager while also acting like a woman having a mid-life crisis.
A good beach read but don't get frustrated with the middle or the end. Or anything else for that matter.
Girl, please. You are in the freaking CIA. You are supposed to be intelligent and decisive and protect the country from threats. Not act like a hormonal teenager while also acting like a woman having a mid-life crisis.
A good beach read but don't get frustrated with the middle or the end. Or anything else for that matter.
brimckoy's review against another edition
2.0
I forgot I had read this book this past summer. Overall, it was a bit too slow moving for me and I never really developed an interest in the characters. The concept of the book is great but I think the story was developed in a way I was not expecting and that threw me off.
cemoses's review against another edition
5.0
I thought it was a top psychological thriller. It was different than other books I have read.
nbonz4's review against another edition
5.0
This is the most engrossing book I've read in some while! The action starts from page one and just keeps on until the end. There were so many possibilities for where the story could go it would be difficult to predict the next turn. Sometimes when a story is so gripping through the beginning and middle it can be a let down at the end. I found the end of Need to Know very satisfying! Hard to put down, you'll be looking for extra moments away to stick your nose back between the pages. This should be your next read.
novelvisits's review against another edition
3.0
My Thoughts: Vivian Miller is a analyst for the CIA. Hers is not a dangerous job, she works the world of computer analysis in the elite Russian counterintelligence division. For many her job might even seem a little dull, until she sees husband’s face pop up in a “friends” file of a man suspected of being a Russian handler. In one glance, Viv’s entire world comes crashing down.
“I close my eyes and press harder against my temples.
Matt’s not who he says he is.
My husband’s a deep-cover Russian operative.”
From that point on Viv’s life gets more and more complicated. Matt, the father of her four children and the man Vivian deeply loves, stuns her further when he admits he’s worked for the Russians for 22-years. (That revelation is what hooked me!) Vivian loves her country, but she also loves her family and she’s quickly put into positions where she needs to choose between the two and that is the tight-wire act that is Need to Know.
I really enjoyed the play of Vivian and her husband, Matt. She, being trained in the detection of lies, and Matt, being trained in how to lie with conviction, constantly left me wondering. Cleveland used flashbacks to flesh out the couple’s history and at the same time have Vivian consider the past under the new lens of lies. I thought this worked especially well. As might be expected, Need to Know was a twisty story where the reader could often guess what the next twist might be, but that only intensified my desire to read on. I needed to know if I was right and how Viv would react.
I don’t read many law enforcement type books, and the things that bother me about most also bothered me in Need to Know. I felt like Vivian made some pretty bad choices, with not enough reason to have made them and the ending made me lose a little respect for her. It appeared too good to be true, but with the epilogue that became more clear. It also became clear that Cleveland is not done with Vivian Miller. I’m not a reader of series, so while I thoroughly enjoyed the days I spent with Viv, I doubt I’d read any sequels. Grade: B
Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest thoughts.
“I close my eyes and press harder against my temples.
Matt’s not who he says he is.
My husband’s a deep-cover Russian operative.”
From that point on Viv’s life gets more and more complicated. Matt, the father of her four children and the man Vivian deeply loves, stuns her further when he admits he’s worked for the Russians for 22-years. (That revelation is what hooked me!) Vivian loves her country, but she also loves her family and she’s quickly put into positions where she needs to choose between the two and that is the tight-wire act that is Need to Know.
I really enjoyed the play of Vivian and her husband, Matt. She, being trained in the detection of lies, and Matt, being trained in how to lie with conviction, constantly left me wondering. Cleveland used flashbacks to flesh out the couple’s history and at the same time have Vivian consider the past under the new lens of lies. I thought this worked especially well. As might be expected, Need to Know was a twisty story where the reader could often guess what the next twist might be, but that only intensified my desire to read on. I needed to know if I was right and how Viv would react.
I don’t read many law enforcement type books, and the things that bother me about most also bothered me in Need to Know. I felt like Vivian made some pretty bad choices, with not enough reason to have made them and the ending made me lose a little respect for her. It appeared too good to be true, but with the epilogue that became more clear. It also became clear that Cleveland is not done with Vivian Miller. I’m not a reader of series, so while I thoroughly enjoyed the days I spent with Viv, I doubt I’d read any sequels. Grade: B
Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest thoughts.
ndbeyer's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed the twists and turns in this novel. Still debating a few things with myself-
katel1970's review against another edition
2.0
I couldn't stand the main character. She was dumb as a box of hammers. I wanted to scream at her throughout the entire book.