378 reviews for:

The Spy and I

Tiana Smith

3.45 AVERAGE

bubblewombat's review

4.25

adventurous funny mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Easy breezy spy romance read, this was very much up my alley and had a good blend of mystery/spying and romance. The audiobook was great too, the narrator really built up the suspense during certain scenes. Yes, it was insta-lovey, but I think everything else made up for that.

The storyline was super fun, and I'm glad that it's going to continue in the next book. Stoked that it's Chan's chance to shine now!! Also, can we appreciate that cover for a sec? I love it.

P. S. Book two is out on my birthday soooo I feel like I was predestined to love this series. 

riverlethe's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous funny 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

kimcorn's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

gracethe_ungraceful's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I ate this shit upppppp. Literally no notes. Perfection. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood

eminireader's review

3.0

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I thought this was a pretty good spy romance (closed door) but the main character and her negative self-talk got to be grating after so much of it.

bellesbookshelf24's review

4.25

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Is this book incredibly cheesy?  Yes.  Yes, it is.  But luckily, I love cheesy Spy stories.
This was really just a fun, fast-paced read.  And I really enjoyed it.

2nd read: 

4.25 stars

This is fully my guilty pleasure type of book. The romance is a little cheesy and the stakes are unusually high and I loved every second of it. The only reason I didn't rate it 5 stars was because Dove got on my nerves a couple of times and the writing felt a tad... off at times 

karty_v's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Fun romance but a slow burn (lots of sexual tension but nothing more than kissing on the page). Premise was fun & entertaining 

jndsouza's review

2.75

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

willa_reads_books's review

3.75

adventurous funny tense medium-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

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i’m a huge fan of the “regular person gets caught up in an international spy plot” concept and this fit the bill. i liked the plot, i liked the characters, could’ve had more romance stuff bc then falling in love wasn’t super believable for me but that’s okay. overall fun

laura_theaudiowasbetter'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