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A review by crustypatriot
Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews
3.0
I will start off by saying that I enjoyed this book even though there were many problems with it.
The main problem with this is just how fast paced and time jumpy it is in the first 50% of the book. The author doesn't take the time to let you connect with the characters as they aren't even the main focus of the story until the last half of the book.
Another thing was the CIA/SVR jargin that was hard to understand. I had to look up so many times what they were talking about and where they were because the author doesn't explain anything very well including locations and expects you to know them automatically.
The last disappointment would be the ending. It was very predictable.
Overall the book is a good spy read if you are into this type of genre even though it has many, many flaws. Hopefully the sequels are better. This book had a good idea and plot but the execution was fairly bland and dissapointing. 3.2 out of 5 stars (rounded down to 3)
The main problem with this is just how fast paced and time jumpy it is in the first 50% of the book. The author doesn't take the time to let you connect with the characters as they aren't even the main focus of the story until the last half of the book.
Another thing was the CIA/SVR jargin that was hard to understand. I had to look up so many times what they were talking about and where they were because the author doesn't explain anything very well including locations and expects you to know them automatically.
The last disappointment would be the ending. It was very predictable.
Overall the book is a good spy read if you are into this type of genre even though it has many, many flaws. Hopefully the sequels are better. This book had a good idea and plot but the execution was fairly bland and dissapointing. 3.2 out of 5 stars (rounded down to 3)