Red Sparrow
Red Sparrow Review
By Sithmi
At
the beginning, I had no idea what was going on. I had jumped smack dab into the
middle of a secret battle. To be honest, it took me three chapters maximum to
find my bearings. But after that, it was a game of traitors, betrayals and
secrets all under wraps and deceiving appearances.
Right
away we are introduced to two of our main characters, Nathaniel Nash, a young
case officer handling his Russian agent MARBLE in the quiet streets of Moscow.
MARBLE is the chief of the Americas Department in the SVR, which gives him
access to documents and as a long run agent, he has become a legend.
The
story continues to introduce the other main character, Dominika Egorova, our
real focus, a ballerina in her 20s. But in an unfortunate accident, she breaks
her leg and has to diminish her dancing career dreams and instead work for her
uncle Ivan Vanya Egorov since she has nowhere else to go and needs the job to
pay the medical care for her mother. Under the impression she was helping her
country she helps her uncle in stealing information for the service. But it
turns out that they only wanted her to play the role of a seductress so they
could lure their target into seclusion where they awaited to eliminate him.
Using this as blackmail and motivation, Dominika’s uncle sends her to Sparrow
School and military training.
Then
the real story starts, as we get to know the horrors of Russia’s secret tools
used in the global war for information and power. In her real assignment, she
has to work on Nate Nash in Helsinki and extract the name of the agent, the
mole in the SVR aka MARBLE. Nathaniel in turn is pushed by Headquarters to work
on the elusive guarded Muscovite to try and recruit her. Plot
twist after plot twist the story continues, and the inevitable and forbidden
romance forms between the case officer and the agent.
Dominika with her determination to be seen as an
officer across the greasy men dominating her life and not just another Sparrow
working honey traps. Nate investing his life to keep his agents alive and safe
from all threats, emotionally attached to every one of them. Both characters are
hard workers with brilliant minds, sharp eyes and hopeful hearts.
I absolutely adored this book because of how amazing
the writing was. It was a mix of professionalism, action and adventure mixed
with science and romance. And the book is definitely better than the movie. Jason
Matthews portrays the real sacrifices involved in becoming a real hero.
It’s a must read from me especially if you crave action, espionage and mystery.
Plot rating: 5/5
Total rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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