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Codename Villanelle
by Luke Jennings
So, I should admit upfront that I am a MASSIVE fan of the BBC series Killing Eve. I think it’s one of the most inventive, genre-bending shows on television right now, and the actors who bring these crazy characters to life are just ace in every way. So, given this incentive of sorts, especially as tensions build during the (currently airing) third season, I found myself HAVING to pick up a copy of Luke Jennings’ [b:Codename Villanelle|36546651|Codename Villanelle (Killing Eve, #1)|Luke Jennings|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1512576839l/36546651._SY75_.jpg|58534773].
Overall, this is a pretty entertaining, if standard, international spy thriller. Largely what draws me to the series are the well-developed characters, and in this short entry we are still really just getting to know them—namely Villanelle and Eve. That said, it is a fun and quick read. In particular, the benefits of the original written source material, is that the reader gets to more concretely see the earliest iteration of the two characters’ though processes. I really enjoyed comparing and contrasting the two versions, tv series and book, as character study is the drive for each.
Codename Villanelle is good fun—I’d certainly recommend it if a book about a psychopathic international assassin caught up in a cat and mouse game of psychological manipulation (and fixation) with a British intelligence agent is something you'd find appealing.
Overall, this is a pretty entertaining, if standard, international spy thriller. Largely what draws me to the series are the well-developed characters, and in this short entry we are still really just getting to know them—namely Villanelle and Eve. That said, it is a fun and quick read. In particular, the benefits of the original written source material, is that the reader gets to more concretely see the earliest iteration of the two characters’ though processes. I really enjoyed comparing and contrasting the two versions, tv series and book, as character study is the drive for each.
Codename Villanelle is good fun—I’d certainly recommend it if a book about a psychopathic international assassin caught up in a cat and mouse game of psychological manipulation (and fixation) with a British intelligence agent is something you'd find appealing.