A review by rmarcin
Impostor Syndrome by Kathy Wang

3.0

Julia Lerner has been recruited by Russia's intelligence agency to infiltrate a tech firm in Silicon Valley to gain access to data on its users. Leo is her handler. Julia rises quickly to the top, becoming COO and a role model in the industry. She has a successful husband and a baby on the way. She isn't very friendly to other women in the industry, though. When Leo gives her assignment, she is torn, because she likes her success and her life in America, and feels an obligation to her users. Alice Lu, a computer tech notices something strange happening with the servers, and decides to investigate. Will Julia's carefully planned life fall apart? What will happen if she obeys/disobeys the Russian orders?
I enjoyed parts of the book-about work/life balance, some of the conversations between the characters, but the espionage parts seemed a bit disjointed to me. I had high expectations for this book, but I thought it was just OK.
Thanks to Edelweiss for the ARC.