Child 44 - the book

'Child 44' is the debut novel by Tom Rob Smith. I found it well-written, especially for a first novel.

There were certain things that I disliked:

• I found some of the character motivations and transformations to be unbelievable, especially those of the main characters.
• The ending was especially implausible. The plot twist was too predictable and unnecessary. commoners.

And there were certain things I liked:

• interesting historical aspect
• I *love* when the title means something. One of my favourite parts was when I figured out how 'child 44' was relevant to the book.
  

I look forward to seeing further novels by the author.