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The Kremlin's Candidate by Jason Matthews

shrayirene's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I was a little nervous going into this book as HEA is not Matthews style, but I so wanted one for Domi, Nate, and the rest of the CIA team. However, Matthews did deliver a solid end to his trilogy in my opinion, with an intricate global tapestry of spy work, with fascinating cause and effect relationships that caused no end to the tension I felt.

There were definitely elements of the storyline that I was not happy with, but they did however ring true with the characters and the world that Matthews had built, so I'll have to be satisfied with that. 

I wish he had written more novels before his passing. 

brig_berthold's review against another edition

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5.0

Perfect. Absolutely Perfect!

hjohnson78's review against another edition

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4.0

Fun and intriguing story comes to its conclusion! It was action-packed with many twists and turns. Really enjoyed this read.

kristianawithak's review against another edition

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2.0

This was a fine conclusion to the trilogy. By the third book the plot became repetitive. The end was satisfying enough.

maddiiee's review against another edition

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1.0

Disappointing compared to the first two (the first, especially).

cristinatonceanu's review against another edition

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5.0

What the hell!!!!

joyh's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

lecrandall's review against another edition

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4.0

I have thoroughly enjoyed this series! Although I’m not sure I’m happy with the outcome!! Although I completely recommend reading this trilogy I was not please with the ending of this book!

duparker's review

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4.0

This book was an improvement over part II. The overall idea behind the series and the character detail really drive it. Some of the believability of it is lacking, but it is a fiction book, so that shouldn't be a big deal. The use of locations and nuance to move the story along is appreciated as is the food details. It still brings a smile to my face to see what is listed as the recipe at the end of each chapter.

shirlee2024's review against another edition

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3.0

Odd series of spy thrillers with cozy-style recipes