I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You.

Ally Carter

Gallagher Girls #1

Summary: 

Cammie Morgan is a student at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, a fairly typical all-girls school-that is, if every school taught advanced martial arts in PE and the latest in chemical warfare in science, and students received extra credit for breaking CIA codes in computer class. The Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses but it's really a school for spies. Even though Cammie is fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man in seven different ways, she has no idea what to do when she meets an ordinary boy who thinks she's an ordinary girl. Sure, she can tap his phone, hack into his computer, or track him through town with the skill of a real "pavement artist"-but can she manoeuvre a relationship with someone who can never know the truth about her?
Cammie Morgan may be an elite spy-in-training, but in her sophomore year, she's on her most dangerous mission-falling in love.

Plot:

This first installment in the Gallagher Girls series is a pretty unique and very entertaining story. A boarding school with a twist might not be thát original, but this one is very well-written and interesting. A normal (sort of) girl who is studying to be a spy falls in love for the first time. With many funny moments and some sad ones this was a fun read.

Characters:

While the girls are all exceptionally smart and trained in combat, they’re still just teen girls. You have the ‘cooler than you’ ones, the ‘forgetful, hare-brained, but extremely smart’ one and the main character, Cameron/Cammie, whose nickname is chameleon, because she feels invisible. They’re all relatable and that makes it fun to read about their escapades and wonder how you would’ve handled the same situations. Josh, Cammie’s love interest, is also a very nice character, but since the book is written from Cammie’s perspective you don’t really get an objective view of him.

Who should read this:

10+, very mild violence, one mild curse word. Definitely written with younger girls in mind, although I'm not sure if this is YA, or a children's book, which is why it's tagged as both, this will probably bore anyone under 20. If you like romance, but are tired of the norm, this might be something you’d enjoy.

My rating:

I really enjoyed this book. It was funny and I connected with the characters. I’ll definitely be reading the rest of the series. 4/5

Quote:

‘All these years I’d thought being a spy was challenging. Turns out, being a girl is the tricky part.’