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A review by lauriehnatiuk
Golden Gate by James Ponti
5.0
Thank you to Edelweiss+ and the publisher for an eARC copy to read.
James Ponti is quickly becoming a go to author for me when I need action, mystery and some fun! I always have mixed emotions about a sequel when I enjoyed the first book - excited to be with familiar characters but leery the book will not live up to my now high expectations. Well, Mr. Ponti - get writing please as I want to read the next book in this fabulous new series!
The City Spies are back - five tween/teenagers each with a special skillset, from slight of hand to computer hacking are part of MI6 special secret operative cleverly housed under the guise of The FARM (Foundation of Atmospheric Research and Monitoring) and looked after by super spy known as Mother and codebreaker analyst Monty. Right from the opening chapter we are packed with action as Sydney and Brooklyn are on north sea secretly protecting an MLA's daughter and a royalty family member. When an attempted kidnapping goes awry due to the talents of Sydney and Brooklyn a whole new mission and rogue mission develop.
The new mission begins after a retired agent dies and leaves behind clues regarding a mole that has been operating in MI6 for more than a decade. The clues take the team to Oxford and finally to San Fransisco as they attempt to discover the alias of Magpie the mole. At the same time, Brooklyn and Mother have not so secretly attempting to find Mother's son and daughter when his wife whisked them away and became a double agent. However, as the saying goes, "things aren't always what they seem," and perhaps Mother's wife was actually trying to help find the mole without giving herself or children away. Lots of twists and action and definitely room to learn more about the entire group and have more adventures!
Although the page length (432) of this book may intimidate some readers - it does not read that way. I devoured this book in one sitting and with action packed short chapters -they will not notice the length and hopefully gain some confidence. As I noted in my earlier post regarding the evolvement of the other support characters in City Spies - I am happy to see the development of the other characters -in Golden Gate we learn a little bit more about everyone but more specifically Sydney. I hope that this continues as the series evolves. The hardest part will be waiting...
James Ponti is quickly becoming a go to author for me when I need action, mystery and some fun! I always have mixed emotions about a sequel when I enjoyed the first book - excited to be with familiar characters but leery the book will not live up to my now high expectations. Well, Mr. Ponti - get writing please as I want to read the next book in this fabulous new series!
The City Spies are back - five tween/teenagers each with a special skillset, from slight of hand to computer hacking are part of MI6 special secret operative cleverly housed under the guise of The FARM (Foundation of Atmospheric Research and Monitoring) and looked after by super spy known as Mother and codebreaker analyst Monty. Right from the opening chapter we are packed with action as Sydney and Brooklyn are on north sea secretly protecting an MLA's daughter and a royalty family member. When an attempted kidnapping goes awry due to the talents of Sydney and Brooklyn a whole new mission and rogue mission develop.
The new mission begins after a retired agent dies and leaves behind clues regarding a mole that has been operating in MI6 for more than a decade. The clues take the team to Oxford and finally to San Fransisco as they attempt to discover the alias of Magpie the mole. At the same time, Brooklyn and Mother have not so secretly attempting to find Mother's son and daughter when his wife whisked them away and became a double agent. However, as the saying goes, "things aren't always what they seem," and perhaps Mother's wife was actually trying to help find the mole without giving herself or children away. Lots of twists and action and definitely room to learn more about the entire group and have more adventures!
Although the page length (432) of this book may intimidate some readers - it does not read that way. I devoured this book in one sitting and with action packed short chapters -they will not notice the length and hopefully gain some confidence. As I noted in my earlier post regarding the evolvement of the other support characters in City Spies - I am happy to see the development of the other characters -in Golden Gate we learn a little bit more about everyone but more specifically Sydney. I hope that this continues as the series evolves. The hardest part will be waiting...