Spy Society

It was 2.5 star for me.....however I cannot give it a 3 star because am definitely not reading its sequel!! Maybe its one of those books where "its not you its me".the main character 'Maggie' couldn't do justice for being spy because she behaves immature and not like a girl who is a spy from her whole life. Had this character build better, it would have been amazing story! Her best friend was only source of my entertainment and Angelo too!! Sadly, all for nothing!!!

If you love the Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter (as I do!) then you'll adore 'Spy Society' which is a fun read about a teenage spy cracking her first big solo case. Maggie is a great character. She and her parents, who are spies, work for a secret organisation called the Collective. She is an expert safe-cracker - capable of breaking even the toughest combination locks. Being part of the spy world is in her blood and it is a life she loves. As a family, the Silvers end up moving to New York where Maggie is assigned her own mission. This turns everything on it's head because now she has to face the teenage realm of school, try to be a normal teenager and crack the case at the same time. This will be the biggest challenge Maggie has had to face so far. Brave, smart and funny, I really loved her as a main character and she makes a great lead. She has to get close to Jesse Oliver as part of her assignment but things don't quite go to plan when they have a lot more in common than she expected. It's not a typical YA romance but some of their scenes together were among my favourite in the book. The story is fast-paced and the plot fairly speeds along with some big twists and turns along the way. I enjoyed every second of reading it and really didn't want to get to the end! Robin Benway has hit upon the perfect formula for a fabulous series with brilliant characters and plenty of intrigue and excitement to keep you gripped from start to finish. It was a big winner with me. I'm so glad that this is going to be part of a series because I can't wait to catch-up with Maggie Silver again and follow her on her next big case. 'Going Rogue', the next book, is due to be published in 2014.

A really fun read! Thoroughly enjoyed it, perfect for fans of Ally Carter. Maggie is a great character and it's also got a great supporting cast. Full review to come.

jesse oliver is officially one of my Eternal Fave Male Chars, right up there with kaz brekker, the darkling, max vandenburg, tariq, and finnick odair. but ahhh - it's SUCH a darling book, realistic and funny and (and this is v important to me) perfect for roping my baby sister into reading. the chars (heroine who is smart, sassy, AND emotional! reformed mean girl! nerdy/badass spies!) and relationships are beyond precious and i can't wait for her to fall in love with it as much as i have

Thank you to Simon and Schuster for this review copy! It was with Spy Society that I realised I truly, truly love Espionage, which I have just realised I've misspelt in my GR shelf. OH WELL. I wouldn't say this was a fantastic book, but it was enjoyable and amusing and touching, and while the romance may not have been quite my thing, the characters were quite perfect for their story, and that was really fantastic.

I seem to have a really bad soft spot for spy-books...

I seem to be in the minority here (based on reviews by my GR friends) the main character seemed too juvenile & the dialogue felt like a middle aged women impersonating a 16 year old teenager. So, when I was 16, I was occasionally a little too dramatic (hell, I think I still am! ahhah) but I pray to god I didn't talk the way Maggie and Roux did in Spy Society! As for Maggie being a "spy", weeeeeeeell, I'm sure being able to pick locks/open safes is an invaluable skill, but I doubt ONLY having that skill is going to solve many cases. Oh, and I find it hilarious most people would set their passwords as a family member's name/birthday for emails/computers containing some very important documents. It's like, they're hoping for someone to hack their account.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it keeps moving at a steady pace just enough to keep the reader hooked but without being dizzyingly fast. Maggie is a spy and has been brought up, by her spy family, to be a safe cracker. She finally has her own assignment, to befriend Jesse, a boy her age, get into his family home and steal vital information from his father's safe. She thinks it will be easy, but she's been isolated from people her own age all her life. When she makes friends with outspoken Roux and then falls in love with Jesse, her assignment spins out of control. Can Maggie get it back on track and save her spy community or will she mess it up and cause the end of all she's ever known? This is a good read, I enjoyed it and now I'm off to see whether there are any more in the series.