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A review by zombeesknees
Playing It Safe by Ashley Weaver
4.0
German infiltrators and counterfeiting and espionage, oh my! Lady locksmith, former thief, and current secret agent Electra McDonnell leaves London -- which is suffering the bombardment of the Blitz -- and travels to the seaside city of Sunderland on Major Ramsey's orders to insinuate herself into a group that may include German conspirators, in search of a plate being used to forge official paperwork.
Ellie gets to get her spy on, calling upon her old skills as a pickpocket and safecracker while she dodges danger and her growing chemistry with Ramsey. Moving our heroine out of her familiar setting, away from her safety net of family and friends, where her only truly trustworthy ally is the ever-infuriating, ever-handsome Ramsey, adds a nice layer of tension to the proceedings, and Weaver gives us several exciting sequences that propel the story to its breakneck, breathless conclusion. Of all of the Electra novels thus far, this one is definitely the most action-packed one.
The B-plot involving Ellie's quest for the truth re: her father's murder and mother's guilt or innocence also turns a dramatic corner, setting the stage for Book 4 -- which I'm already impatient for. Can't wait to see what Weaver has in store for our intrepid gal next!
Ellie gets to get her spy on, calling upon her old skills as a pickpocket and safecracker while she dodges danger and her growing chemistry with Ramsey. Moving our heroine out of her familiar setting, away from her safety net of family and friends, where her only truly trustworthy ally is the ever-infuriating, ever-handsome Ramsey, adds a nice layer of tension to the proceedings, and Weaver gives us several exciting sequences that propel the story to its breakneck, breathless conclusion. Of all of the Electra novels thus far, this one is definitely the most action-packed one.
The B-plot involving Ellie's quest for the truth re: her father's murder and mother's guilt or innocence also turns a dramatic corner, setting the stage for Book 4 -- which I'm already impatient for. Can't wait to see what Weaver has in store for our intrepid gal next!