A review by sj1617
City of Thieves by David Benioff

4.0

Too much non-fiction lately, had forgotten how engrossing it can be to dive into a good novel. It's a short book, but a solid read. It feels glib to say a book set during the siege of Leningrad was a light, summer read, but I enjoyed my time with Lev, Kolya, and Vika. I was impressed with Benioff's brevity - the book cranks along, somehow finishing in a brisk 260 pages and sticking the landing a bit better than his later efforts.