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huyle's review against another edition
5.0
This one is captivating from the beginning til the end. The suspense, thrill, and romance adds a nice flavor. It has many unexpected turns and twists, and a big one overall. I thought I started to grasp espionage and deception half way through but it proved me wrong. The character build-ups and world building is super good on the grand theme of WW2. The ending was a surprise, yet some character arcs ending was not that pleasing, but the end untied and explained a lot of things. Quite interesting book that I’d love to see as a movie.
billymac1962's review against another edition
5.0
What makes the perfect novel? Great plot, interesting characters, and expert pacing should pretty much do it.
The Unlikely Spy is one of the best reads I've had in a while. The story is very similar to The Eye of the Needle.
In fact, I've seen some complaints from people accusing this as nothing but a cheap clone of Follett's classic.
I think The Unlikely Spy was far superior, in terms of evoking the time and place of Britain during WWII. I felt I could really visualize the blackouts (or not visualize, you know what I mean), how it must have
felt to navigate the countryside with hooded headlights or the city of London with a dim torch.
The plot is similar to Eye of the Needle, where the great deception for the invasion of Normandy may have been compromised by German spies.
This is a terrific read, and stay tuned to this space for more Daniel Silva reviews. He's the next big thing, and I hope his next novels are just as good as this one.
The Unlikely Spy is one of the best reads I've had in a while. The story is very similar to The Eye of the Needle.
In fact, I've seen some complaints from people accusing this as nothing but a cheap clone of Follett's classic.
I think The Unlikely Spy was far superior, in terms of evoking the time and place of Britain during WWII. I felt I could really visualize the blackouts (or not visualize, you know what I mean), how it must have
felt to navigate the countryside with hooded headlights or the city of London with a dim torch.
The plot is similar to Eye of the Needle, where the great deception for the invasion of Normandy may have been compromised by German spies.
This is a terrific read, and stay tuned to this space for more Daniel Silva reviews. He's the next big thing, and I hope his next novels are just as good as this one.
fredcthulhu's review against another edition
4.0
A great WWII era spy thriller. Every time it seems like you now what is going on another layer is revealed.
mahliadahlia's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
duparker's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. It's always great when a long book is a feverishly enjoyable book. The pacing, the story and the characters are all really well fleshed out and make for an enjoyable read.
Haven't read a few entries in the Albion series, I knew the author was able to pull together a good story, And I'm glad to see his standalone novels can be just as enthralling.
Haven't read a few entries in the Albion series, I knew the author was able to pull together a good story, And I'm glad to see his standalone novels can be just as enthralling.
katemoxie's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent read. Cannot help but wonder - even with explanations at the end - what was real and what wasn't.
fotoshopguy52's review against another edition
5.0
Not typical of most of Daniel Silva's novels, as this is much more historically based, and without a more dominant protagonist such as Gabriel Allon. A bit more exposition in the beginning than I generally like, and I almost discontinued reading more than once since this is a 500 page novel. However, I am glad that I persevered, as the story picked up considerably after the first 150 pages or so, and ultimately lived up to the quality of other Daniel Silva novels.
While I still prefer the Gabriel Allon series, I did enjoy this book, and would recommend it if you can work your way through a somewhat slow start. 4.5 stars.
While I still prefer the Gabriel Allon series, I did enjoy this book, and would recommend it if you can work your way through a somewhat slow start. 4.5 stars.
kstumpf's review against another edition
1.0
This book is receiving 1 star because I am unable to give ZERO. I have read 24 other Daniel Silva novels and how this book is rated 4+ stars in mind-boggling. Plot was disjointed, characters were underdeveloped or confusing. Of all the names in the world, why name one “main” character Vicary, and one Vogel?
The book was pointless and the “James Bond” moment at the end that “explains it all” was a cop out.
This book could have easily been a short story.
I’ll continue to read the Gabriel Allon, and Michael Osbourne series, but hopefully Mr. Silva will write no more stand alone books.
The book was pointless and the “James Bond” moment at the end that “explains it all” was a cop out.
This book could have easily been a short story.
I’ll continue to read the Gabriel Allon, and Michael Osbourne series, but hopefully Mr. Silva will write no more stand alone books.
sakaloar's review against another edition
2.0
This book was suspenseful and kept me turning the pages, but tracking the many characters and storylines was challenging. Additionally, the conclusion did not wrap up the many loose ends satisfactorily. The chase was much better than the sudden ending.
gbdill's review against another edition
1.0
I thought this book was too pornographic for my taste. A lot of needless and tasteless sex and erotica scenes. The book would have been much better were it not for these scenes. By page 100 I was no longer entertained and so I tossed the book aside. I wonder if all of Silva's books are like this.