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The Spy by Sophie Lark

5 reviews

katieklysmic's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Rape

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The spy has been hiding in plain sight waiting to make his move. Plan A has been unsuccessful, so they move to plan B. Plan B begin to fall into place as their target enters her first year at the Kingmakers. 

I really liked the concept of this book. I did figure out who the spy was before starting this book, BUT

I didn't figure out how complex this story would be. Our spy(s) has pulled off 3 years without anyone figuring out his secret. Ares, is not the actual Ares. He is none other than Rafe Petrov, Ivan's son. He and his mother have been hiding out at Kingmakers trying to track down Ivan who has been kidnapped by Nix's father.

I love how intertwined all of these books are and how the other characters are so present in each book. I feel like unlike the other books, the romance is not the main focus of the story. I liked that instead of the romance takeovering the storyline, we had more of a focus on the Mafia elements.  I also liked how the 3rd POV in this book was the spy's father. I would have also loved to get his mother's POV, I think that would have been interesting. 

I have to say the low points of this book were

actually the spicy scenes. I found them very awkwardly worded and the whole breastfeeding scene (Ivan) was uncomfortable and off-putting.  These scenes actually brought the story and my rating down.

 

Tropes: secret identity, mafia, rival families 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Sexual content

andeng's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Medical content, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

psyched_np's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Murder, Torture, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, and Death

folkofthebook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Wow, what a culmination and gripping conclusion, weaving easter eggs from the previous three books. It wasn't until the second book I was starting to pick up on things, and the blurb I saw for the fourth had me scouring book three for hints. I may or may not have put off another read-along to make sure I finished this instead.

It was bittersweet reading the collective couples' epilogues, but I just saw that Sophie is giving us one more book, so I recommend you don't read them until after that one once it's released!
This is my favorite book of the series for such excellent plotting and laying out the groundwork that paid off magnificently.

I'll miss Kingmakers... at least until we get our last story.

Still can't believe I managed to find a mafia book I love, thanks Sophie!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Child death and Rape