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A review by ljrinaldi
The Spy Who Raised Me by Ted Anderson
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.