Review of "I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1)" on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Quite what possessed me to start reading this I don't know. I suppose I like women and I like spies and I'm glad I'm not a raging teen-age chick.
"You okay?" she asked, because that's a best friend's job.
"Yes," I lied, because that's what spies do.
So it's yet another teen-as-spy story. Chick lit, so naturally the focus is on the relationships rather than the espionage. Still, a spy school is an interesting take on the whole becoming an agent approach.
"My mom isn't famous for her pies. No, she's famous for defusing a nuclear device in Brussels with only a pair of cuticle scissors and a ponytail holder. Somehow, at that moment, pies seemed cooler."
The language is flowery, the profanity non-existent and the research thorough. Perhaps, were I a femme fatale infatuated with the mysterious i'd have enjoyed it a little more, but for my tastes it's …
Quite what possessed me to start reading this I don't know. I suppose I like women and I like spies and I'm glad I'm not a raging teen-age chick.
"You okay?" she asked, because that's a best friend's job.
"Yes," I lied, because that's what spies do.
So it's yet another teen-as-spy story. Chick lit, so naturally the focus is on the relationships rather than the espionage. Still, a spy school is an interesting take on the whole becoming an agent approach.
"My mom isn't famous for her pies. No, she's famous for defusing a nuclear device in Brussels with only a pair of cuticle scissors and a ponytail holder. Somehow, at that moment, pies seemed cooler."
The language is flowery, the profanity non-existent and the research thorough. Perhaps, were I a femme fatale infatuated with the mysterious i'd have enjoyed it a little more, but for my tastes it's certainly a little too banal.