17 reviews for:

Shaken Not Stirred

Alma Katsu

3.28 AVERAGE

youraveragedave's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

3.5

A solid ending to this novella.  Yuri finds the answer to where the Russian defector went.  Now he questions where his loyalties lie, to Russia or the United States?  A double cross?  A triple cross? 

Again, why three parts?  This should have been one novella, I still listened/read it in one session.

geopiercet's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.0

rubybereading's review

1.5

As the final installment in a short-story trilogy, it just suddenly turned into a whole other story. A bunch of action and shoot 'em up bang bang scenes all out the blue, when the first 2 were pretty tame and dry—little to no action at all. Smh! This whole thing was weird. Mainly because the story didn't need to be a trilogy. It could've been a novella. It still would have been disjointed, but still. Idk. It was weak. As far as the plot and sequence of events, this made the CIA look incompetent and extremely gullible and stupid. And it made Russian spies look emotionally and mentally fragile. Also, it read very preachy and propagandistic. It was all over the place. It did serve a very specific purpose for me personally as a reader, but it won’t likely have any kind of impact in the long run—other than probably turning me off from ever trying another spy story. Damn.

booni's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

retrogirl20's review against another edition

mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

cld6's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

frogswimmer25's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

vipersds1's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

jdavis104's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

socorrobaptista's review against another edition

3.5

Eu gostei, mas foi bem previsível para mim, eu senti que iria acabar da forma que acabou desde que comecei a leitura. Acho que leio demais, pouca coisa me surpreende. Isso não tira o valor da leitura, que foi bastante instigante.