373 reviews for:

The Spy and I

Tiana Smith

3.45 AVERAGE

eawells's review

4.0

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3.5/5 - The Spy and I by Tiana Smith was a fast-paced spy rom-com with an instant-love trope. Dove works in cyber security. Somehow, she is mistaken for her twin sister, an undercover CIA agent, and ends up with her getting involved in a spy mission with her sister's CIA partner, Mendez. Together they travel around the world trying to escape the assassins after them and find a CIA double agent. There's a lot of adventure, action, spy talk, banter, and lightness despite having assassins after them. This was an easy and light read that felt more like a cozy mystery with a side of romance than a true romance book. While it was instant-love romance, there was no spice nor chemistry between Dove and Mendez. I was disappointed that it didn't have the tension or air of mystery that I was expecting.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

adaaptas's review

3.0

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

amandaik's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Abandonment

nevad_23's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

srh_rhrjn's review

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ariel93's review

3.0

mysterious tense 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: No

bethcherie's review

3.5

adventurous

Loveable characters: Yes

azhia's review

2.0

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I was mostly bored. The couple unfortunately wasn’t able to pull me in. 

charlotteebarker's review against another edition

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This felt very similar to Blonde Identity which is why I wanted to read it in the first place but it didn’t really live up to my expectations. The character seemed to have no chemistry really and everything just felt surface level about this book

meghan_e's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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Super fun