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A review by kristinproskow
The Ambassador's Daughter by Pam Jenoff
2.0
First of all, the first-person present tense narration threw me off at first. Once I got used to it, I was there for the ride.
The main character, Margot, is so naive. SO naive. But it drew me in because it isn't far from how I was at age twenty.
This book had lots of potential with the content matter bit I felt the story was a little too fluffy and less political than it seems.
There were exciting parts, but it almost felt like the author left out so much that she started in the beginning that it felt rushed near the end, like she was scrambling to wrap it up.
SPOILER***
For example, she just kills off the man Margot was supposed to marry right at the end so she could be free to express her feelings with the man she actually wants, or reveal Krysia as a spy after not bringing up the stealing of information again until the end. It all felt very "Chekov's gun".
Anyway, I still liked it and it kept me in, but did disappoint in ways. That's why I'm rating it 2 stars, because honestly if it was less I wouldn't have finished it.
The main character, Margot, is so naive. SO naive. But it drew me in because it isn't far from how I was at age twenty.
This book had lots of potential with the content matter bit I felt the story was a little too fluffy and less political than it seems.
There were exciting parts, but it almost felt like the author left out so much that she started in the beginning that it felt rushed near the end, like she was scrambling to wrap it up.
SPOILER***
For example, she just kills off the man Margot was supposed to marry right at the end so she could be free to express her feelings with the man she actually wants, or reveal Krysia as a spy after not bringing up the stealing of information again until the end. It all felt very "Chekov's gun".
Anyway, I still liked it and it kept me in, but did disappoint in ways. That's why I'm rating it 2 stars, because honestly if it was less I wouldn't have finished it.