United We Spy by Ally Carter
The Gallagher Girls #6
Published September 17th, 2013
304 Pages, Hardcover Edition
Reviewed by Charlotte
United We Spy was an amazing finale to one of my favorite series. While it starts out slow, the end beat out any bad feelings I had and it ended strong.
Ally Carter is one of my all time favorite authors. She has a perfect way of writing action that doesn't leave the reader wondering which character just got shot, or shot someone. While I didn't think the action was as fast and unexpected as the other books, United We Spy's climax was something I was never expecting.
I enjoyed all the relationship dynamics in this book. There wasn't much angst, which was a nice break from every other book I read. Carter knew that the time for tension was over, and thank god for that. All the characters had developed a lot from the beginning of the series, no one more than Cammie. This series is one that I've grown up with, so it's sad to see it go.
United We Spy ended with me in tears. I can't wait to read Carter's new series: Embassy Row.
(Plus, both Gallagher Girls and Heist Society have been optioned for film so cross your fingers that they're made!)
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
Edition: Paperback
Pages: 284
Published: March 20th, 2007
Publisher: Hyperion
My review:
I originally read Ally Carter's newer series, which is Heist Society. I'm a huge fan of that, which is about Kat, a girl born into a family of thieves. But enough about that book, this one focuses on Cammie, a girl who goes to a spy school, where her mother is headwoman. This book is pretty much a dream to anyone who fantasizes about being a super-cool spy in another life (...me.)
Cammie is a sweet and innocent, (as innocent as a spy who can kill someone with her hands 7 different ways can be) her nickname is the Chameleon because she blends in with her surroundings. She's been at the Gallagher school for girls her whole life, and doesn't know a normal life. So when she meets a regular guy, who thinks she's a regular girl, she's at a loss of how to act.
As a protagonist, Cammie is fine. She starts off seeming unapproachable, but as the book progresses you are exposed to a deeper side of her. All the characters were interesting and different. They all carried the fact that they were at a spy school well, it was very believeable. Bex, Cammie's friend and Josh were the only characters that I never found myself rooting for.
As for the plot, it is rather dull for a spy book. I'd rather read action sequences, not Cammie struggling chapter after chapter to figure out what to wear for her most recent date. I'll forgive this fact though, as I've been told that the coming books get more interesting. In the few scenes with action, I did get lost really quickly. Things would happen, even the character moving just slightly, and it would be only two words and I'd have to read it over again to catch it. Some better explaining doesn't hurt.
I recommend this to fans of any action, spy thrillers, girl-power, and forbidden love. I'll be reading the rest of the series ASAP!
5/5 lightbulbs!
