Wow…this book. Katherine Reay is such a talented writer, and she never disappoints. My favorite book of hers I think will always be The London House, but this story was so, so good. There was so much rich history in this story, and I loved reading both timelines through Anya and Ingrid’s POVs. Also, I adored Scott—how he never gave up and never stopped loving no matter how many times he was pushed away or how long he had to wait. Such a beautiful love story between him and Anya! The writing was beautiful and mesmerizing while telling a captivating story of bravery, sacrifice, and love.

Highly recommend this book!!

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for an eARC of A Shadow in Moscow. A positive review was not required, only my honest opinion. All thoughts are expressly my own.

Without a doubt my book of 2022!

Well researched, brilliant.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publishers Harper Muse for the chance to read this ARC in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

This book drew me in just as quickly as 'The London House' did last year. I never enjoyed learning about the Cold War in history class as I found it too political and boring (I prefer medieval history or even early 20th Century history), but this book was hard to put down!

Katherine Reay has obviously done her research, and it shows. This book is fascinating and hard to put down.

Unlike when I was reading 'The London House', I was not almost late to a dinner with a family member because I was so engrossed in the book, but that's only because I didn't have a family dinner planned.


This book is a must for anyone who is interested in the history of the Cold War, or even a bit about spies and family dramatics.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own