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toastyghosty13's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This book felt a bit darker than the rest of the series has felt so far. Cammie does not remember multiple months of her life sine she ran away from school to keep her friends safe, and she is still on the run from the mysteries Circle of Cavan. This book was much more mysterious than the others, and felt like a good lead off into the series finale, since it helps uncover some more secrets about Cavan as Cammie retraces her steps with friends and family to figure out what happened and where she went after she left. This book was also quite sad because of this, as well as the way that the spy industry in this universe is so family oriented; it could mean that anyone you know, love and trust could be the enemy and be lying to you.
This book was much more tense, which is part of why I did not rank it as high as the others. I started this series because it was meant to be a fun read about how teenage girls are gonna teenage girl and do stupid things when it comes to boys, like using expensive spy equipment to run surveillance on him to see if he's planning on asking you to the school dance. This series has taken a large pivot from that, and has turned into a focus on espionage and betrayals. While I enjoy the latter, I still wish I had more of the former. I liked that this series did not take itself too seriously, but now it is taking itself a bit too seriously for how it started off. Even with my thoughts on that, I find this series and this book enjoyable since it was about time there were more spy novels about girls!!!!
This is still a fun series that I would recommend to anyone that is craving a little bit of childhood nostalgia in their reading lives.
This book was much more tense, which is part of why I did not rank it as high as the others. I started this series because it was meant to be a fun read about how teenage girls are gonna teenage girl and do stupid things when it comes to boys, like using expensive spy equipment to run surveillance on him to see if he's planning on asking you to the school dance. This series has taken a large pivot from that, and has turned into a focus on espionage and betrayals. While I enjoy the latter, I still wish I had more of the former. I liked that this series did not take itself too seriously, but now it is taking itself a bit too seriously for how it started off. Even with my thoughts on that, I find this series and this book enjoyable since it was about time there were more spy novels about girls!!!!
This is still a fun series that I would recommend to anyone that is craving a little bit of childhood nostalgia in their reading lives.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gaslighting, Blood, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Car accident
mcz's review against another edition
adventurous
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping
Minor: Torture
blackferrum's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Actual rating: 4,5
Nah, kan, beneran stres makin ke sini 🤧 well, in a good way. Ending di buku keempat emang bikin garuk2 kepala, kayak beneran ini Cammie mau nekat? Yah, jawabannya di sini.
Cammie terbangun di tempat asing dengan keadaan yang bisa dibilang nggak baik2 aja dan lupa ingatan. Ketika para penolongnya mengatakan dia mengigau soal Gillian dan sekolah mata-mata. Kenyataan ketika terbangun (dan tersadar) sudah bulan Oktober jelas bikin dia nggak tenang karena yah, dia meninggalkan sekolah bulan Juli. DAN DIA NGGAK INGAT APA PUN SELAMA 4 BULAN TERAKHIR.
Oh, well, kayaknya aku yang butuh inhale-exhale.
Beneran gila nggak ingat apa pun, terlebih Cammie punya kebiasaan baru (dan berbahaya); sleep walking. Yah, awalnya aku juga mikir begitu, tapi kalo dia dalam kondisi tidur, kenapa gerakannya seakan dia sadar. Pindah tempatnya jauh dan sama sekali nggak nabrak tembok (atau pintu), pakai sepatu, dan lain-lain. Kayak seolah dia dirasuki gitu. Cuman ya nggak mungkin sih dia diguna-guna karena jelas genrenya bakalan melenceng xd
Agak sebel nggak bisa nebak lebih awal karena villain-nya tuh sama aja kayak buku2 lain. Well, kayaknya sih emang aku aja yg nggak bisa belajar dari buku keempat; JANGAN PERCAYA SIAPA PUN.
Buku kelima lebih emosional, sedih, menegangkan, gregetan, dan romantis. Nggak ngerti lagi mau reviu gimana. Kalau udah ngikutin dari buku pertama jelas rasanya campur aduk sampai ke sini, apalagi soal orang tua Cam.
Oke, mau lanjut inhale-exhale sebelum ke buku terakhir.
Nah, kan, beneran stres makin ke sini 🤧 well, in a good way. Ending di buku keempat emang bikin garuk2 kepala, kayak beneran ini Cammie mau nekat? Yah, jawabannya di sini.
Cammie terbangun di tempat asing dengan keadaan yang bisa dibilang nggak baik2 aja dan lupa ingatan. Ketika para penolongnya mengatakan dia mengigau soal Gillian dan sekolah mata-mata. Kenyataan ketika terbangun (dan tersadar) sudah bulan Oktober jelas bikin dia nggak tenang karena yah, dia meninggalkan sekolah bulan Juli. DAN DIA NGGAK INGAT APA PUN SELAMA 4 BULAN TERAKHIR.
Oh, well, kayaknya aku yang butuh inhale-exhale.
Beneran gila nggak ingat apa pun, terlebih Cammie punya kebiasaan baru (dan berbahaya); sleep walking. Yah, awalnya aku juga mikir begitu, tapi kalo dia dalam kondisi tidur, kenapa gerakannya seakan dia sadar. Pindah tempatnya jauh dan sama sekali nggak nabrak tembok (atau pintu), pakai sepatu, dan lain-lain. Kayak seolah dia dirasuki gitu. Cuman ya nggak mungkin sih dia diguna-guna karena jelas genrenya bakalan melenceng xd
Agak sebel nggak bisa nebak lebih awal karena villain-nya tuh sama aja kayak buku2 lain. Well, kayaknya sih emang aku aja yg nggak bisa belajar dari buku keempat; JANGAN PERCAYA SIAPA PUN.
Buku kelima lebih emosional, sedih, menegangkan, gregetan, dan romantis. Nggak ngerti lagi mau reviu gimana. Kalau udah ngikutin dari buku pertama jelas rasanya campur aduk sampai ke sini, apalagi soal orang tua Cam.
Oke, mau lanjut inhale-exhale sebelum ke buku terakhir.
Content Warnings
Minor: Grief and Death of parent
starshine1's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
A bit confusing. I was really enjoying this book at first. The book does make you want to read on and seems different to other books - an academy of girls who are spies.
Memory loss takes up the first half of the book and then more action is involved. Cammie seems in a lot of danger. I haven't read previous books in the series as they looked a bit twee/young for me, but I don't know who 2 of the characters finally revealed to be after Cammie are. I did guess one person who was after her and put her in danger.
Memory loss takes up the first half of the book and then more action is involved. Cammie seems in a lot of danger. I haven't read previous books in the series as they looked a bit twee/young for me, but I don't know who 2 of the characters finally revealed to be after Cammie are. I did guess one person who was after her and put her in danger.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Suicide attempt
mikc's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Emotional abuse
Minor: Suicide attempt and Torture
charcharmar's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture and Death of parent
littlegretty's review
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
So far, my favorite of the series. Again building upon the narrative of the third and fourth installment, the characters are forced to reckon with some darker, more intense enemies and plot lines. Cammie's memory loss is dealt with in a way that is realistic and her first person perspective is less frustrating to the reader than it is heart-wrenching. I very much appreciated this change in the typical idea of "what happened last summer". This was the fastest pace of the first five so far as well and I read it in a single day.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
beth_s98's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture, Death, and Death of parent
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