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nikkisbooknook's review
5.0
What a fantastic debut novel! Brilliant mix of humour, action/adventure and scorching romance!
Quinn may be a librarian, but she has real passion for spy novels, fostered by her beloved grandfather. When she helps out a gorgeous Englishman with some research on art exhibits, she never thinks that she will end up in the middle of her own spy novel!
She rocks a glock, thanks to her ex Marine father, with as much passion and zeal as she does the Dewey decimal system. She and the mysterious James end up on the run and evading the bad guys, all whilst hunting his missing partner and some elusive armaments.
With a great tour through Oxfords literary haunts of the great authors and a real snappy repartee between our lead characters, I seriously enjoyed this. It appealed to be nerdy self and my own love affair with spies. Nicole, our heroines best friend is awesome and really needs her own book, but with a love up other half already I'm not sure how! There are no explicit sex scenes and it has a really tightly plotted story. I have already pre-ordered book 2!!!
Quinn may be a librarian, but she has real passion for spy novels, fostered by her beloved grandfather. When she helps out a gorgeous Englishman with some research on art exhibits, she never thinks that she will end up in the middle of her own spy novel!
She rocks a glock, thanks to her ex Marine father, with as much passion and zeal as she does the Dewey decimal system. She and the mysterious James end up on the run and evading the bad guys, all whilst hunting his missing partner and some elusive armaments.
With a great tour through Oxfords literary haunts of the great authors and a real snappy repartee between our lead characters, I seriously enjoyed this. It appealed to be nerdy self and my own love affair with spies. Nicole, our heroines best friend is awesome and really needs her own book, but with a love up other half already I'm not sure how! There are no explicit sex scenes and it has a really tightly plotted story. I have already pre-ordered book 2!!!
romancelibrarian's review
4.0
So I picked this up for $2 and I thought it would likely be kitschy and kind of dumb (ie tropey and cliched with stereotyped portrayal of archetypical characters). But written by a Librarian, the Librarian character was contemporary and smart. It was more a fiction spy-novel lite than a romance novel. And it was a really fun, quick read. Much more than I expected.
bandherbooks's review
2.0
A very tame romance featuring a public librarian who is pulled into an intrigue by a handsome stranger who needs her mad research skills. Basically ridiculous wish fulfillment and way too long. The twist at the end made me forgive some of the earlier ridiculousness, but I do not think I will be continuing on with this series.
Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC.
Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC.
k_aldrich's review
2.0
The cover is what you’d think when you hear “romance,” but the story doesn’t align with that. It seems to be part Dan Brown puzzle solving, partial romance, and a typical action/spy novel. The novel felt like it didn’t know what it wanted to be and as a result felt like it lacked focus. The characters make stock character choices. The novel could have been at least 1/3rd shorter. It spends time describing mundane everyday things that don’t need to be rested on. It tried to do a lot and it didn’t achieve what it wanted. I’ll say the scene where she knocks someone out with the Oxford English Dictionary was pretty fantastic though.
cozyuptocrime's review
3.0
A cute, quick, if at times unbelievable, read. The heroine is Quinn, a librarian who lives in L.A. As a librarian who also lives in L.A. I could definitely relate, but sometimes Quinn was a bit much with her dismissal of cardigans and lipstick. James was a pretty solid hero, and I liked how he trusted Quinn and didnt treat her as something to protect, but more as a partner. Overall, a bit of fun escapism and a good mix of romance and adventure.
cleocleveland's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fun contemporary. There was some good book/librarian puzzle solving geekery and a nice romance between Quinn and John. You don't ever get his POV, which I don't love in a romance. I like to see both characters falling in love. But as a fun spy story with a side of romance it was a fun read for a summer afternoon. I do want to swe what adventures they have next.
litwtchreads's review against another edition
4.0
This was such a sweet and fun read. Definitely a great library based book.