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A review by el_tayo
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter
4.0
I'm currently re-reading this series with a buddy.
My memory of the series is that the first book was kind of a throwaway, which is my I've never re-read it. But the main story arc was quite strong, but ends with a bit of a whimper in the last installment.
My review of 4 stars holds up for me. I found the book to be fast paced and easy to read which is a pretty good feat, considering I've read this a couple of times before, and I'm aged out a little from the tone of the book. Despite that I found Cammie to be a great lead.
This almooost suffers from middle book syndrome as there was no concrete plot anchoring it, but I didn't necessarily mind that, because I felt that what it does accomplish was quite well done.
The first book is very I'm a teenage spy discovering the world of boys (not a sustainable plot). This is a little more of the same but done..better. Cammie and co are introduced to more boys, this time spies themselves. In terms of plot, there isn't really anything substantial but this book is really about introducing Zach, a key player in the rest of the series.
This lack of plot didn't particularly bother me (probably because of nostalgia), but it was an easy, quick read, despite the middle-book syndrome.
A generous 4 Stars
My memory of the series is that the first book was kind of a throwaway, which is my I've never re-read it. But the main story arc was quite strong, but ends with a bit of a whimper in the last installment.
My review of 4 stars holds up for me. I found the book to be fast paced and easy to read which is a pretty good feat, considering I've read this a couple of times before, and I'm aged out a little from the tone of the book. Despite that I found Cammie to be a great lead.
This almooost suffers from middle book syndrome as there was no concrete plot anchoring it, but I didn't necessarily mind that, because I felt that what it does accomplish was quite well done.
The first book is very I'm a teenage spy discovering the world of boys (not a sustainable plot). This is a little more of the same but done..better. Cammie and co are introduced to more boys, this time spies themselves. In terms of plot, there isn't really anything substantial but this book is really about introducing Zach, a key player in the rest of the series.
This lack of plot didn't particularly bother me (probably because of nostalgia), but it was an easy, quick read, despite the middle-book syndrome.
A generous 4 Stars