Reviews

Palace of Treason by Jason Matthews

deathcabforkatey's review against another edition

3.0

Compared to the first book, this one DRAGGED in terms of plot. There were a lot of moving pieces, new characters to be introduced, and just a lot to follow. It got confusing at times, and in that regard got a little dull At part. However when the action picked back up I was again totally invested.

I’m still in love with Nate and Dominika as characters. I especially just love how complex he’s making Dominika and hope in the third we get to see even more! Just please make it move a little faster...

04reves's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

annsilver's review against another edition

4.0

3.5/5 stars

r3ader22's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

hollymay's review against another edition

4.0

Like That there fun recipes to try. Sometimes too much background information that it was hard to follow along (just skimmed over it). But I like the story and the side characters keep the storyline moving along. Would recommend to someone who liked Russian tales.

mororke's review against another edition

3.0

Of the series, Palace of Treason by Jason Matthews is probably my least favorite of the trilogy. Dominika is now a captain and hates her superiors and the others she reports to. This makes her decision to become a double agent, also reporting to the US CIA, easy.

Throughout the book Dominika, and of course her secret lover, CIA Agent Nate, narrowly escape being discovered time and again. I think this is why I didn’t care much for the book. I felt like the near misses, and constant fear of being caught made the book a bit too anxiety inducing for me to enjoy.

I’ll be reading, and reviewing the final book of the series, but have to say I’m not looking forward to it as much as I’d hoped.

teddy_farley's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

wannabaudrey's review against another edition

5.0

LOVES this sequel and can’t wait for the next one. A great suspense thriller. So we’ll written and narrated.

jenna_cross's review against another edition

4.0

A great follow up to [b:Red Sparrow|15803037|Red Sparrow (Red Sparrow Trilogy #1)|Jason Matthews|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361806944s/15803037.jpg|21526451]. I can’t wait to read the final installment of the trilogy. I listened to the audio version and was a little thrown by the narrator’s decision to pronounce Dominika’s name differently than he did in the first book. It it was really distracting and bothered me until a quarter of the way through when there was so much more happening in the story to focus my attention on than how he was pronouncing her name. Just be warned!

cybergoths's review

4.0

An enjoyable sequel to "Red Sparrow"; it verges on the Jason Bourne and James Bond end of the genre rather than le Carré and Charles Cumming, but it's well paced and plotted. It does draw you on with action, sex and violence and a big dash of tradecraft and traitors. I'll be reading the third book in 2020.