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A review by lisannejanna
The Defector by Daniel Silva
4.0
I don't often read a lot. I don't often have troubles closing a book to read further on another day. I don't have troubles saying "just one more chapter" to myself and sticking to that promise.
But I had with this book.
Being the first book I've read from Daniel Silva, I can certainly say it will not be the last. Using a perspective I haven't read often, this book was an instant hit for me. Most books I've read are from a Christian or atheists-point of view, so I enjoyed the small Jewish side notes. I liked the traveling through Europe, which was only used in a way that it actually helped the story develop. And most of all, I liked reading about the characters. The good, the bad, and all the ugly truths and deaths. I liked reading about more intelligence agencies than just de CIA and I liked that almost none of the characters where purely good or evil. The book just sucks you in, is easy to read and will most definitely please your appetite for thriller or crime stories (just the killing tho, if you wan't to read about solving crimes, I'ld recommend another book ;)). That being said; although the plot is (for me) original, you can in advance say who dies and who doesn't, which is kind of a shame if you're looking for more of a mystery kind of story.
tldr; Go read the book. Enjoy it, enjoy the writing, the scenery and the characters, but don't keep your hopes up for multiple plot changes.
But I had with this book.
Being the first book I've read from Daniel Silva, I can certainly say it will not be the last. Using a perspective I haven't read often, this book was an instant hit for me. Most books I've read are from a Christian or atheists-point of view, so I enjoyed the small Jewish side notes. I liked the traveling through Europe, which was only used in a way that it actually helped the story develop. And most of all, I liked reading about the characters. The good, the bad, and all the ugly truths and deaths. I liked reading about more intelligence agencies than just de CIA and I liked that almost none of the characters where purely good or evil. The book just sucks you in, is easy to read and will most definitely please your appetite for thriller or crime stories (just the killing tho, if you wan't to read about solving crimes, I'ld recommend another book ;)). That being said; although the plot is (for me) original, you can in advance say who dies and who doesn't, which is kind of a shame if you're looking for more of a mystery kind of story.
tldr; Go read the book. Enjoy it, enjoy the writing, the scenery and the characters, but don't keep your hopes up for multiple plot changes.