Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

Title: Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
Author: Ally Carter
Blurb:

Cammie Morgan is back, and it's clear that her life hasn't calmed down since the events of I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You. At first, giddy anticipation is in the air. Gallagher Academy, Cammie's elite spy school, is hosting a visit from a covert training center for boys. Soon after the boys' arrival, though, everything goes dangerously awry when a series of security breaches are discovered at the academy. Worse yet, teenage agent-in-training Cammie is being blamed for the penetration. With the school's top-secret status at risk, the Gallagher Girls have to work quickly to save their beloved school.

 
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Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy on Goodreads

 Kala's Review:
I actually liked this one even better than the first! While I really enjoyed getting to know Cammie in the first Gallagher Girls book, I found the secondary characters to really shine here.

VERY MINOR SPOILERS BELOW!

The book starts off with Cammie and her friends having another Covert Ops assignment where they have to try and avoid being seen by some other unknown spies. Cammie thinks she's done well, and even takes time to flirt with some cute boys, until she finds out that the boys are the spies and they're from a rival school! Oops!

Cammie and her friends return to school a little worse for the wear, and suddenly have to solve another mystery - why is there a wing of their school closed? Why are the teachers lying about it?

Zach, the new love interest for Cammie, is SO much more fun and interesting than Josh. While Cammie is still pining away for Josh, she can't help but be intrigued by Zach (and neither could I!).

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy reads a lot like the first book - meaning it's quick and easy and cute and fun. I'm definitely going to be continuing on with this series.

3 out of 5 stars.

Link to Kala's review on Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/447624809

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter

Title: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
Author: Ally Carter
Blurb:
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 maneuver 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.

Links:
I'd Tell You I Love You on Goodreads

I'd Tell You I Love You on Amazon
 
Ally Carter's Website

 Kala's Review:

This was one of those fluffy cute books that reminds you of fluffy cute Disney movies like Starstruck or Princess Protection Program. It's unrealistic and silly, but it's okay because it doesn't take itself too seriously. Gallagher Girls is just plain fun!

The main character, Cammie, is a teenager in an elite spy school. She ends up meeting a townie, a local boy (Josh), that she falls for. Sneaking out to meet boys is completely against the rules, so hilarious hijinks ensue as Cammie tries to pretend to be normal for Josh while dealing with a new teacher who takes spy school to a whole new level.

I'm definitely planning to continue reading this series as I get them from the library. Very cute story!

3 out of 5 stars.

Link to Kala's review on Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/431246801