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allisonncrow's review against another edition
3.0
Things I liked:
1. The realistic characters
2. The satirical tone
3. The ridiculous premise
Things I didn't like:
1. The pacing
2. Some of the POVs were unnecessary.
3. Ultimately, a forgettable story.
1. The realistic characters
2. The satirical tone
3. The ridiculous premise
Things I didn't like:
1. The pacing
2. Some of the POVs were unnecessary.
3. Ultimately, a forgettable story.
katef211's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
kristianawithak's review against another edition
5.0
I was enthralled by this book.
There are Russian spies in Silicon Valley and I am here for it.
I didn’t know who I was rooting for. Alice and Julia are excellent characters. I love multiple third person perspectives. It all flowed naturally.
There are Russian spies in Silicon Valley and I am here for it.
I didn’t know who I was rooting for. Alice and Julia are excellent characters. I love multiple third person perspectives. It all flowed naturally.
jonathan_lee_b's review against another edition
4.0
Imposter Syndrome is goosebumps on the back of your neck while at a coffee shop.
norcgr01's review against another edition
The writing and narrative structure wasn’t great and would jump between past and present in a somewhat incoherent way. Then you would be in the past so long that by the time you got back to the present you had to go back and reread what was originally happening. It felt more like extended asides, almost like a noir scene, rather than character development.
charissem96's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cady_sass's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
First of all, this is absolutely not a thriller so my expectations were in the wrong place. The premise seems like it could lean that way - a Russian spy placed strategically in Silicon Valley to collect and pass data gets caught by a grunt worker? The action sequences could write themselves. But instead this focuses more on misogyny in the work space (tech spaces specifically) and the internal struggle of her reconciling the life she built to become a spy against actually being a spy. We don’t have anything super exciting happen, there aren’t any big reveals, I suppose it’s an interesting character study but a little lackluster and forgettable.