Review: Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Aly Carter

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter

My review

rating: 3 of 5 stars
I have to admit: I've really got a thing for spy books, especially spy schools, and the Gallagher Girls really hit me right where I live. So fun! So snarky!



Cammie, the main character, has such a wonderfully realized voice. These books work because Cammie is believable not only as a spy, but as a teenage girl.



While I tore through this one almost as fast as the first in the series (I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You), I wasn't quite as engaged. It seemed like we were covering similar ground even though the boy was at the school this time instead of outside of it. I really wished there was more at stake for Cammie, and I found myself disappointed that the big sting at the end was a manufactured test rather than a real emergency. I want Cammie to have more riding on her decisions than just whether or not she gets the guy.



I'll probably keep reading this series in the hopes that Aly Carter will up the ante for her Gallagher Girls. I feel like there's a lot I can learn from her voice and tone.



Great for any YA reader, especially girls with some spunk. 10+


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