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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
This one reminded me even more of Harry Potter - the scene where Macey interrupts class to ask about Blackthorne was so reminiscent of Hermione interrupting class to ask about the Chamber of Secrets. Still fun, though. Zach is so smug in this book, however, I desperately wanted Cammie to punch him.
This was cuuute.
(I don't think I'll ever recover from my foray into the children's shelves at the library to retrieve the books in this series, so that may just be the extent of all of my reviews for Gallagher Girls and the Heist Society.)
Okay, a little bit more: it was cute and light, and I liked Cammie a lot more this time. I wish we saw more of her friends. I want to recover from the "exotic" incident in the first book. I liked Zach! (This isn't saying much; I think my general taste in dudes, fictional or otherwise, is embarrassingly basic.) There is a lot of telling in this book about sisterhood, female friendships, moral dilemmas for spies and not enough showing, and the author repeats a lot of the same phrases over and over, but honestly, that doesn't really matter to me? These books are just very fun and easy to read and distract me from thinking about how Anxious and Stressed I am, so that's important!
(I wish I was more excited about the books, though. Like, a boarding school for teenage girl spies. This is my jam. But... "exotic"...)
(I don't think I'll ever recover from my foray into the children's shelves at the library to retrieve the books in this series, so that may just be the extent of all of my reviews for Gallagher Girls and the Heist Society.)
Okay, a little bit more: it was cute and light, and I liked Cammie a lot more this time. I wish we saw more of her friends. I want to recover from the "exotic" incident in the first book. I liked Zach! (This isn't saying much; I think my general taste in dudes, fictional or otherwise, is embarrassingly basic.) There is a lot of telling in this book about sisterhood, female friendships, moral dilemmas for spies and not enough showing, and the author repeats a lot of the same phrases over and over, but honestly, that doesn't really matter to me? These books are just very fun and easy to read and distract me from thinking about how Anxious and Stressed I am, so that's important!
(I wish I was more excited about the books, though. Like, a boarding school for teenage girl spies. This is my jam. But... "exotic"...)
This series continues to be light and sweet. This one feels like whichever episode of Harry Potter involved the other school coming for an all-school competition, but it made more sense in this context.
Good news! I officially liked Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy. Some of my issues are still present, but the removal of the blandest LI ever makes a huge difference.
The voice still skews young (there’s really no other possibility when a book has so many exclamation points), but I think I’m settling into it a bit. Also, Carter did tone down some of the over the top spy stories. The plot of this one’s admittedly not that fantastic, basically exactly mirroring book one, but the addition of some guys from a boys’ spy school is totally my crack.
Zach’s an excellent addition to the cast, because he’s snarky and smirky and unpredictable. He’s already got a much more dynamic character than most of the cast, who can be taken down to about two characteristics (Bex is British and loves fighting! Liz is clumsy and brilliant with a photographic memory!). Though I can’t say that Zach and Cammie are a ship of ships, they do have a fun back and forth. Though he ALSO LOOKS LIKE GEORGE CLOONEY. But rugged, older George Clooney. Even though he’s 16 or 17. Um, okay.
The crack fun of this series finally kicked in, and I could not be more pleased. I read this in a sitting.
The voice still skews young (there’s really no other possibility when a book has so many exclamation points), but I think I’m settling into it a bit. Also, Carter did tone down some of the over the top spy stories. The plot of this one’s admittedly not that fantastic, basically exactly mirroring book one, but the addition of some guys from a boys’ spy school is totally my crack.
Zach’s an excellent addition to the cast, because he’s snarky and smirky and unpredictable. He’s already got a much more dynamic character than most of the cast, who can be taken down to about two characteristics (Bex is British and loves fighting! Liz is clumsy and brilliant with a photographic memory!). Though I can’t say that Zach and Cammie are a ship of ships, they do have a fun back and forth. Though he ALSO LOOKS LIKE GEORGE CLOONEY. But rugged, older George Clooney. Even though he’s 16 or 17. Um, okay.
The crack fun of this series finally kicked in, and I could not be more pleased. I read this in a sitting.
In this second installment, Cammie is up against another big challenge - acting normal around boys that have been highly trained as spies, just like her. It's a fun tale, with some parts being genuinely funny, and I really enjoyed this read. I think it's possible to read this second one without reading the first one, since it explains the events of the first well enough, but you do miss some of the style and fun of the first.
It's been YEARS since I read the first book but I've been wanting to continue the series forever. I MISSED IT SO MUCH AH. I love the Gallagher girls <3
More childish than I remember the last one being haha. and oh my goodness how cheesy can a book get! Towards the end of the book I did kind of begin to find Cammie to be a little annoying, constantly "oh I can't possibly do that but I'll do it anyway because my friends are telling me to and I don't have a strong enough character to stand up and say no."
I did enjoy it, a nice lighthearted read with lots of funny parts.
Bit unrealistic though, the spy girls were so hopeless even though they're constantly being trained (I mean, come on they're supposed to be spies, I would be expected every girl in the entire school to have checked out what was happening in the mysterious East Wing or to at least have planted cameras), and the teachers were a bit hopeless too ("Oh I know let's discuss some top secret stuff right outside these closed doors and not check if someone is stood behind these closed doors...")
But it was a nice read!
I did enjoy it, a nice lighthearted read with lots of funny parts.
Bit unrealistic though, the spy girls were so hopeless even though they're constantly being trained (I mean, come on they're supposed to be spies, I would be expected every girl in the entire school to have checked out what was happening in the mysterious East Wing or to at least have planted cameras), and the teachers were a bit hopeless too ("Oh I know let's discuss some top secret stuff right outside these closed doors and not check if someone is stood behind these closed doors...")
But it was a nice read!
Cammie, we already know you're a spy , or about to become one, you don't need to put "spy" in every sentance.
What bothers me the most about this book is that the other characters (Liz, Macey and Bex) don't seem to have a life that doesn't revolve around Cammie's. Literally nothing happens to them.
What bothers me the most about this book is that the other characters (Liz, Macey and Bex) don't seem to have a life that doesn't revolve around Cammie's. Literally nothing happens to them.
I loooveee this book! Anyone that read I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'll Have to Kill You (long title, huh?) will absolutely ADORE Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy!
I like CMH better than LYKY because although Josh does play a minor role in Cammie's life, JOSH PLAYS A MINOR ROLE IN CAMMIE'S LIFE! That's what makes this book amazing! She isn't as boy crazy as she was in the first book and this book deals with a lot more spy stuff/ the spy life than the first book (in my opinion).
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a YA without all the heavy stuff. It's not like other YA books where the character's life revolves around their girlfriend/boyfriend, this is a book where the character is just trying to be what she was born and trained to do- to be a spy, while trying to be what biology says she is- a normal girl.
I like CMH better than LYKY because although Josh does play a minor role in Cammie's life, JOSH PLAYS A MINOR ROLE IN CAMMIE'S LIFE! That's what makes this book amazing! She isn't as boy crazy as she was in the first book and this book deals with a lot more spy stuff/ the spy life than the first book (in my opinion).
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a YA without all the heavy stuff. It's not like other YA books where the character's life revolves around their girlfriend/boyfriend, this is a book where the character is just trying to be what she was born and trained to do- to be a spy, while trying to be what biology says she is- a normal girl.