Scan barcode
sophiesyareads's review against another edition
4.0
The Spy Who Raised Me is a book with a strong girl-power message. I loved the illustrations and the plot in general! One thing I didn’t like was how JB didn’t feel any remorse for her mother going to jail. If they were close for a long time, I think it would be hard to understand her mother is a criminal. Despite that, I didn’t see any other flaws in this book! Great for children of all ages!
sophiesyareads's review
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley for sending me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The Spy Who Raised Me is a book with a strong girl-power message. I loved the illustrations and the plot in general! One thing I didn’t like was how JB didn’t feel any remorse for her mother going to jail. If they were close for a long time, I think it would be hard to understand her mother is a criminal. Despite that, I didn’t see any other flaws in this book! Great for children of all ages!
The Spy Who Raised Me is a book with a strong girl-power message. I loved the illustrations and the plot in general! One thing I didn’t like was how JB didn’t feel any remorse for her mother going to jail. If they were close for a long time, I think it would be hard to understand her mother is a criminal. Despite that, I didn’t see any other flaws in this book! Great for children of all ages!
3eggy5me's review
adventurous
2.5
Art is good but story is mid. Feels like it would have worked better as a movie.
strange_fish's review against another edition
2.0
I received a free E-ARC of this book from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I was a big fan of Alex Rider and I thought the concept of this story was great. It was a great opportunity to explore themes such as familial loyalty, betrayal or a unique take on a coming of age paired with realising your own potential and trusting your instincts. However none of these themes are evident in this novel. The story is rushed yet long. The main character never has any trouble of with immediately dismissing her mother as a villain and goes through very little emotional growth. I understand the limited color palette was an artistic choice but I felt the muted and repeated red tones didn't lend itself very well to the moments of high tension. Also the lettering in this novel was at times
distractingly messy and would benefit for another pass.
I was a big fan of Alex Rider and I thought the concept of this story was great. It was a great opportunity to explore themes such as familial loyalty, betrayal or a unique take on a coming of age paired with realising your own potential and trusting your instincts. However none of these themes are evident in this novel. The story is rushed yet long. The main character never has any trouble of with immediately dismissing her mother as a villain and goes through very little emotional growth. I understand the limited color palette was an artistic choice but I felt the muted and repeated red tones didn't lend itself very well to the moments of high tension. Also the lettering in this novel was at times
distractingly messy and would benefit for another pass.
roseizstarandbooks's review against another edition
3.0
The plot of this book had so much potential to be great. I was expecting so much more. On the other hand as always I enjoyed the artwork. I think this graphic novel was average.
ljrinaldi's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting concept, that of a school girl being hypnotized into not knowing that she was a super spy by her mother, who is also a spy, traveling the world, breaking into homes and businesses, for something we are never quite clear on.
It isn't until the mom slips up, and forgets to give her the commands that turn her into her spy self, and talks to her about a job, that JB (Josie Black) realizes that she is missing chunks of her life, and wonders why.
So the story is of her trying to track down what has been happening with her mind and body, all this time.
The story is fast paced, and has light humor.
The major sticking point for me was the artwork, however. When you have a graphic novel, you need to have good graphics. I'm not sure if this is because it is an arc, but the artwork seems sloppy here, a bit unfinished. At times it drew me out of the story line, as I looked at a character's face, and thought about how off it seemed. Having bad artwork makes it look amateurish, which is not a good look. Hopefully the artwork will be tightened up for the final version, and there will be more books in this series, as is hinted at the end of the book.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
It isn't until the mom slips up, and forgets to give her the commands that turn her into her spy self, and talks to her about a job, that JB (Josie Black) realizes that she is missing chunks of her life, and wonders why.
So the story is of her trying to track down what has been happening with her mind and body, all this time.
The story is fast paced, and has light humor.
The major sticking point for me was the artwork, however. When you have a graphic novel, you need to have good graphics. I'm not sure if this is because it is an arc, but the artwork seems sloppy here, a bit unfinished. At times it drew me out of the story line, as I looked at a character's face, and thought about how off it seemed. Having bad artwork makes it look amateurish, which is not a good look. Hopefully the artwork will be tightened up for the final version, and there will be more books in this series, as is hinted at the end of the book.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
zabacitanovine's review
3.0
The main reason for me giving this a 3-star rating is that I really, REALLY didn't like the art. The color palette just doesn't work for me and I felt like my eyes were burning from all this orange.
Apart from that, the story is kinda fun -a girl who was "brainwashed", hypnotized into learning numerous secret agent skills by her Mom, and now finds that out and on a mission to bring the Company down.
It was a quick read and I would even like it if it was longer, the story wasn't the problem for me, it would have been fun to follow the story develop a bit slower and further even. But, again, the art and the colors just didn't work for me in this one.
Apart from that, the story is kinda fun -a girl who was "brainwashed", hypnotized into learning numerous secret agent skills by her Mom, and now finds that out and on a mission to bring the Company down.
It was a quick read and I would even like it if it was longer, the story wasn't the problem for me, it would have been fun to follow the story develop a bit slower and further even. But, again, the art and the colors just didn't work for me in this one.
jhstack's review against another edition
2.0
While I appreciated the overall spy tropes, the art and speech bubble text was disappointing, as well as the overall minimal character development. (e-galley from NetGalley)
emmreadsbooks's review
4.0
This is a cute quick read and I loved it! The color scheme was perfect and fit great with the themes of the book. I do think that this is more of a middle grade book than a YA, as it wasn't very hard-hitting and there were some overly cliche elements. But I appreciated the plot and the friendship between J.B. and Zoe and hope to see this become a series.
*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange of an honest review*
*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange of an honest review*
samahcanread__'s review against another edition
3.0
**I was provided a digital advance copy of this comic by the publisher, so thank you, Net Galley, Ted Anderson, and Lerner Publishing Group for the opportunity.
an exciting story that wasn't executed that great. The plot twist didn't do it for me, and the art wasn't that pleasing, but I liked how the action was carried. I only hoped the ending wasn't executed that way.
an exciting story that wasn't executed that great. The plot twist didn't do it for me, and the art wasn't that pleasing, but I liked how the action was carried. I only hoped the ending wasn't executed that way.