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A review by ainiali
The Spy Game by Georgina Harding
3.0
People does not change because you knew something else about them. They still looked the same. Only, if you thought of it, the way you saw them changed. There was the person you saw, who was always the same, and then there was the other person you found out they were inside. Like Russian dolls. Or spies. Like Helen Kroger and Leontina Cohen.
When you read the title of a book, don't expect more than it is. For this particular one, as per its name, it is just a game.
Out of the blue, just right her mother death, her dad took Anna & her older brother, Peter to an island for a trip. She was just 8 years old at the time. Peter was sceptical with everything that is happening. He was fascinated with the spy that he wondered if their mother was one since she's a German. It was during the Cold War & everything seems possible.
The story was told from Anna POV & it was quite slow moving. We got to see how she grew up with his brother obsession about war, espionage & everything related. However, there was an incident that led Anna asked herself whether her brother was right all along.
There are a few other characters that add spice & colours to overall story such as Susan, her friend & neighbour with her parents who were basically family to them
I read this book without checking the rating on Goodreads so that I could get through it without prejudice and it work!
I really pity Anna. She was left with confusions for a child to deal with, up till she can't differentiate what is imagination & what is real.
I learned quite a lot from reading this. It's a good experience but a few issues got the stars out of the rating.