This is a fast-paced spy story, in a James Bond-style. The plot is tricky with multiple twists. The characters are well-written, and likeable. There's a lot of back story for all of them. so you understand their personalities and motives. Recommended.

Fast paced and action packed but sadly underwhelming.

Greg Hurwitz in his “Orphan X” series handles a similar theme but to my mind much more satisfactorily. Jones, the protagonist in 17, is underwritten. The backstory is unclear and I felt his character wasn’t made clear -, I didn’t have any feel for his age, his physicality or his appearance. I appreciate that he is meant to be an enigma but I needed more to be able to relate to the character.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC.