508 reviews for:

Our Woman in Moscow

Beatriz Williams

3.96 AVERAGE

martysaurus27's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sepeters2506's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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: Yes

hannahfletcher's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

angie519's review against another edition

3.0

tense medium-paced

auntie_trash_panda's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

issianne's review against another edition

5.0

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apparently i’m a sucker for a book that’s a *insert person* in moscow…

mariels's review against another edition

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

cltayl00's review against another edition

4.0

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There is so much that I loved about this book. I love spy books, it has key female characters (Iris, Ruth, Russian KGB agent), it is based on historical fiction (Britain's Cambridge Five), and it has unexpected twists and turns. However, there are some things I did not like about the book. It jumped back and forth in time (Did this really add anything? I found it annoying. Why not just the story chronologically? I have no idea the purpose of and information provided by the scene where someone broke into Ruth/Fox's apartment in Moscow. Lastly, it is not explained how KGB agent knew where to find the family and how she arrived so quickly. Someone guessed that it had to do with detaining British Orlansky's (spelling) granddaughter; this is possible, but were there any clues to this connection? I downgraded my rating primarily because of the skipping back and forth timelines.

sachahart_logan's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ablondebooknerd's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No