4*
She is the perfect assassin.
A Russian orphan, saved from the death penalty for the brutal revenge she took on her gangster father's killers. Ruthlessly trained. Given a new life. New names, new faces - whichever fits.
Her paymasters call themselves The Twelve. But she knows nothing of them. Konstantin is the man who saved her and the one she answers to. She is Villanelle. Without conscience. Without guilt.
Without weakness. Eve Polastri is the woman who hunts her. MI5, until one error of judgment costs her everything.
Then stopping a ruthless assassin becomes more than her job. It becomes personal.
Having heard of the series but not seen it, I really wanted to read the book first and I’m glad I did. It’s a well written, high octane thriller that has great character descriptions and goes into the background of Villanelle which I found explained to some extent why she was the way she was. Villanelle was definitely the star of the novel. Eve needs a bit more time spent on her as she was a determined character but didn’t stand out quite as much. The setting of the story was always edge of your seat and the twists and turns plenty. I enjoyed it and will read the second book when I can.
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