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A review by cate_ninetails
The Most Difficult Thing by Charlotte Philby
3.0
I think that I wanted to like this book more than I actually do. I was definitely in for the ride all the way to the disappointing end, but for the most part I spent my time wondering what on earth was going on.
Character motivations are all over the place, so much so that even their own explanations for their actions never made much sense. I find it very hard to get on with thrillers that hinge entirely on everyone being stupid and/or not communicating in any believable way. I would have appreciated more detail but everything remains murky throughout, with vague references to government agencies and cagey spies but honestly it just felt under researched. One of the deep cover agents is found out because someone finds his paystubs with CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE written on out with his recycling bins. Honestly.
Character motivations are all over the place, so much so that even their own explanations for their actions never made much sense. I find it very hard to get on with thrillers that hinge entirely on everyone being stupid and/or not communicating in any believable way. I would have appreciated more detail but everything remains murky throughout, with vague references to government agencies and cagey spies but honestly it just felt under researched. One of the deep cover agents is found out because someone finds his paystubs with CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE written on out with his recycling bins. Honestly.