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A review by benjfleck
Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews
3.0
Red Sparrow: Or, The Color Whisperer + Some Food Recipes
Dominika Egorova. Woman. Dancer. Russian Spy. Color Seer. That's right, she sees "colors" in people and those tell her how a person is feeling. I didn't know that was a power, but apparently it is and it's great for someone who is, ya know, being a spy.
Nate Nash. Man. Basic. Baesic. American Spy. He's your typical, average dude spy in the CIA. No special skills really, except he is tasked with breaking Dominika aka Red Sparrow or DIVA (cause that's not sexist). Dominika is tasked with breaking Nate. What follows is a fun back-and-forth spy thriller where anything could happen as modern day spy shenanigans happen.
The beginning of the novel takes a while to get going, but by the second half, I was in for the ride. Things were twisty and emotional and full of action and character development. It was fun for what it was. The quick transitions between people's POVs/thoughts was confusing and problematic at times as author Jason Matthews spent no time between sentences switching from one person's thoughts to another.
I didn't understand why each chapter ended with a recipe for food, but it's fine with me. I'm hungry. Maybe I'll make some Pytt I Panna or Rogan Josh.
Dominika Egorova. Woman. Dancer. Russian Spy. Color Seer. That's right, she sees "colors" in people and those tell her how a person is feeling. I didn't know that was a power, but apparently it is and it's great for someone who is, ya know, being a spy.
Nate Nash. Man. Basic. Baesic. American Spy. He's your typical, average dude spy in the CIA. No special skills really, except he is tasked with breaking Dominika aka Red Sparrow or DIVA (cause that's not sexist). Dominika is tasked with breaking Nate. What follows is a fun back-and-forth spy thriller where anything could happen as modern day spy shenanigans happen.
The beginning of the novel takes a while to get going, but by the second half, I was in for the ride. Things were twisty and emotional and full of action and character development. It was fun for what it was. The quick transitions between people's POVs/thoughts was confusing and problematic at times as author Jason Matthews spent no time between sentences switching from one person's thoughts to another.
I didn't understand why each chapter ended with a recipe for food, but it's fine with me. I'm hungry. Maybe I'll make some Pytt I Panna or Rogan Josh.