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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This lived up to what I expected from other readers. I gave it fewer stars just because I personlally have aversion to reading of a woman put into the role of prostituting herself in order to accomplish the mission of the team. It may be reality, but it repulsed me.
This is the first of the Gabriel Allon books and I have read it before, but years ago, and wanted to refresh myself before I read some of the latest books in the series. Gabriel Allon, like the Angel Gabriel, is an 'avenger' in the Biblical sense of the word. He is a highly trained assassin and also one of the world's foremost art restorers. He only wishes he could restore his wife, who is physically and mentally scarred in a bombing where she survived and their son didn't. This bombing was undertaken by Palestinian terrorist, Tariq. Gabriel now has the chance to seek revenge by killing Tariq in a top secret operation organised by his boss, Ari Shamron. I really enjoyed this book.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3.5 stars rounded up. It was a good first book in a series. Lots of room for growth and development of these characters and world, but this book started slowly and had a lot of back and forth that wasn't really necessary. Again: pet peeve are books that have multiple points of view that don't truly advance the story and this book is guilty of that...but I want to see what happens to Gabriel next.
After The Unlikely Spy, this was a disappointment. I was really in the mood for a great story dealing with terrorism and the Israel/Palestine conflict.
While this did have the right story setting, I found the characters, and the storyline flat. I flew through the last 100 pages just because I was ready to move on to something else.
Daniel Silva is a fine suspense writer, but The Unlikely Spy is a tough act to follow. I doubt I'll read any more of the Gabriel Allon series (of which this is the first).
While this did have the right story setting, I found the characters, and the storyline flat. I flew through the last 100 pages just because I was ready to move on to something else.
Daniel Silva is a fine suspense writer, but The Unlikely Spy is a tough act to follow. I doubt I'll read any more of the Gabriel Allon series (of which this is the first).
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
This was an amazing story. The one that started the Gabriel Allon series. I've already read a couple books so decided I should go back and start at the beginning. :) Such an amazing story and characters. Excited to get through them all. Crazy twist at the end of this one!
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was a slow start and sort of anti-climactic but I am curious about the main protagonist, Gabriel Allon and will continue the series. Overall, it was ok; not great, but not terrible.