PositiveThe New York Times Book ReviewPitoniak doles out Lara’s back story in elegant, gulpable chapters ... Pitoniak braids timelines to create a portrait of a woman torn between two countries, two belief systems, two selves. And she confidently gallops through the turbulent Russian-U.S. chronology ... The result is an elegant and well-paced \'thriller\' — I put this in quotes, because even the tensest moments put you down gently — that doesn’t wrestle much with its own provocative premise ... could be a wry bit of satire or a cautionary tale. It could be read as an examination of the unspoken treaties between politicians and their profilers. It could even comment on how first ladies (especially those born outside of the United States, of which Melania Trump was only the second in history) are treated by the press. But ultimately, it’s more like Emily in Paris meets Scandal — fantastic fun if a bit frivolous.
