Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I was desperate to read this book when it was published earlier this year and when I finally got my hands on a copy I was not disappointed.
It is the story of a young girl recruited to the British Security Services and gets sent on a mission, Sweet Tooth. However, although I really enjoyed the secret agent aspects of this book, I think Serena’s relationships with others are captured beautifully and are really the triumph of the book.
I was a little worried that as this was a book told from a girls point of view, but is written by a man. I really think that McEwan did an amazing job of this though as I did not feel that it felt masculine in any way. Serena was a really likeable character, and I felt something of an affinity with her and her reclusive, bookish ways.
This book is a love story, a thriller and a brilliant book about books. It really captures Serena’s loves in a sensitive, but realistic way, has some great detail about her time in Mi5 and also had some great literary references that laid out the map of her life.
I absolutely loved this book and found it difficult to put down. I will definitely be seeking out more of McEwan’s work.
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