gilljames 's review for:

3.0
adventurous reflective tense fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is really backstory. It does explain how Yassen Gregorovich became a paid assassin, working for Scorpia. We can have  a little empathy.  The novel is well written and the character development is good. But I wanted ot know what happened to Alex after he went to live with the Pleasures.