What can I say but I truly enjoyed this book. I don't know much about spies or the CIA but I did love the movies True Lies and Mr. & Mrs. Smith so this book was a great fit for me. We are following the life of a travel writer, Will Rhodes. Will is a 30 something married writer in the failing printed magazine industry. He is bored with his life...his wife and makes some very stupid decisions. I won't spoil it much but because of his wandering, um eye, he gets himself and those he cares about into a messed up situation. He unknowingly becomes the center point of a massive espionage plot and doesn't know who he can trust.
This book was quite the adventure. Who can we trust? Who is the good/bad guy? Why is this even happening?!? Its spy thriller on a roller coaster that tries to keep you guessing. if you read my ramblings I thought I figured it out way early, and I kind of did. But I think you are supposed to because so much is thrown at you, you start to second guess your guessing just like Will. We don't know who we can trust but we do know that Will is a genuinely good guy who got caught up in a bad situation. But if you want to find out more, you are going to have to read the book. I thought it was a decently written espionage novel. It had enough action to keep you interested and enough questions to keep you wanting to read more. I say give it a go.
SPOILERS
This will be short and sweet. Oh my God Will keep it in your pants you adulterous bastard! You are literally sleeping with the enemy. Your wee wee got you mixed up in some crazy international James Bond stuff. And what about Chloe? Yea she has her own secrets but she doesn't deserve this. She loves you, you idiot!
I wanted to love and hate Malcolm. He seems like he wants to be an adulterous bastard but he isn't and his stupid wife goes and sleeps with another enemy. What is with you people?!!!? At least both Will and Allison realize their mistakes but still. Malcolm is actually a pretty good guy. He is the head of the super secret ACTUAL CIA agency and only wants to keep his people safe. Including Will even though he is working for the enemy thinking its the CIA. I am just glad the Will is smart enough to realize Elle and her crew of goons are the actual bad guys and goes rogue. I wish he would have trusted Mal but I get why he wasn't sure. I am glad he kind of told Chloe even if she didn't believe him at first.
I will say I am assuming the guy Will finds in Iceland is the missing ex head of Travelers, Johnathon. We never find out for sure really find out for sure but when Mal gets the call that he's been spotted its safe to assume they are one in the same. He goes dark again but it looks like Chloe and Will will be hot on his trail. I thought it was a fitting ending. Looks like Mr. Smith is going to join Mrs. Smith as a super spy duo. At least I hope so.
I received this book for free from Blogging for Books to read and give an honest review.
RAMBLINGS:
March 20, 2017
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3.57%"Okay, either Will is crazy and thinks every woman wants to f**k him OR he oozes sexy...."
March 21, 2017
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34
7.59%"Will's obsession with perfection is disturbing...."
March 21, 2017
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8.71%
"Ugh! Really...guess he takes that whole "different area code" thing seriously..."
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39
April 5, 2017
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45
10.04%"Good lord man! Keep it in your pants!"
April 5, 2017
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17.63%"Will, you ducking idiot!"
April 5, 2017
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17.86%"Soooo is "Marina" who I think she is...also HOLY CRAP that list...."
April 27, 2017 –
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164
May 3, 2017
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53.35%
"Tell...her...the...TRUTH! Where is my Genie from Aladdin when I need him!?!?!?"
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239
May 15, 2017 –
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266
