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The Spy and I

Tiana Smith

3.46 AVERAGE

sarah229's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

thischarmingreader's review

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Real talk. I wanted to like this more than I actually did. I mean, it was okay- a decent read, but it was missing that oomph, that it factor, that thing that makes me giddy and/or heartbroken.

Dove Barkley is a corporate penetration detector. She creates cyber attacks for corporations to detect their vulnerability. Her older sister invites her out for dinner to one of their favorite restaurants which Dove agrees to go to after her magazine interview for a local Washington D.C. magazine featuring her in their 30 Under 30 issue.

The interview with reporter, Sam, is a little interrogate-y, but she doesn’t notice because Sam is incredibly attractive. Right. Because women lose all sense of self when in a professional setting with a hot man. 🙄

At the restaurant she’s approached by an unknown man who clearly thinks she’s her sister, Madison. Suddenly armed men are in the restaurant and the unknown man is shot in the head. Dove takes the briefcase he had offered her and runs. Who just happens to pull up on a sexy motorcycle to whisk her away from danger? None other than Sam, the not so much a reporter.

Turns out he’s a spy. Her sister is also a spy. And the CIA needs Dove to impersonate her sister for a meeting in Prague with a shady arms dealer in order to catch a big fish arms dealer.

What follows are some spy capers and misadventures. A lot of forced proximity and what should be sexual tension. That part was a big miss for me. I didn’t see why Mendez (oh, that’s Sam’s real name) would be so into her so fast or vice versa actually.

You know how I can tell I’m not super into a book when I’m listening to the audiobook? I keep turning up the speed. I’m normally a 1.3-1.5x girlie dependent on the narrators. This one I ended up advancing until I finished it at 1.8x. My husband was like “are you listening to chipmunks?”

So, bottom line: if I used half stars, this would’ve been a 2.5, but I always round up. 😁

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bbumpus01's review

3.0

medium-paced

coralizlhd's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

bookedup83's review against another edition

1.0

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Meh. I was expecting a socially awkward badass hacker. I got a grown woman turned on by a stranger's arms.

scozzy_books's review

4.0

The Spy and I by Tiana Smith is a romantic comedy story. I enjoyed this story a lot. It was suspenseful, action packed, and had a great romantic story between the main characters. I am loving these spy books from Tiana Smith! I hope there will be another one. I read Mr. Nice Spy first so it was a surprise to me that the MMC from that book made an appearance in The Spy and I. I loved that these books are connected. I would recommend reading The Spy and I first then Mr. Nice Spy.

I listened to the audiobook and it was well done! I enjoyed the storyline and I think it was paced really well. I was never bored and it kept my attention the whole time. I also really loved Dove! She was so relatable and she had me laughing so many times. I also loved seeing her relationship with Mendez progress as they try and solve this case. This was a nice easy and quick listen! I would definitely recommend this story.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

HAPPY READING