Title: Could have been so much better
Review: I was really gripped by this book to start with. The descriptions of Berlin, the people, Jake's yearning for Lena... But after he finds her (all too easily) it all goes downhill. Why does he care so much about the "mystery" ? Why is he prepared to put his own life, and hers, at risk ? I lost interest in the twists and turns so much that when eventually the "villians" were revealed I'd forgotten who they were. A much better book would have simply been about Jake's search for Lena and her struggle to come to terms with what happened to her and her country. The "mystery" was unnecessary. And one other thing really bothered me (spoiler alert !) - when he first finds her she can't even bear his touch after her horrors at the hands of the Russians. Then 5 mins later its all la-di-da and this is never mentioned again. Not believable I'm afraid.
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