Review: I’d Tell You I Love You But Then I’d Have to Kill You by Ally Carter

by Second Mate Embry, guest reviewer

Title: I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls)
Author: Ally Carter
Format: Hardcover
# of pages: 288
Grade Reading Level: 7-10 Grade

Summary: Cammie Morgan goes to a school for geniuses (but really it's a school for training spies). Cammie's schedule is just like a regular kid's - she has PE, sure it's advance martial arts, but it's still PE. One of her class assignments is to go to a carnival and find out what one of her teachers likes to drink with a funnel cake. There she meets Josh – which is both wonderful and terrible!

Why I Started the Book:

I started this book because it had an interesting premise. I like the idea of a teenage spy in training. It sounded very cool to me, sort of like Agent Cody Banks, but for girls.

Likes:

I like the training that they did and their class schedules. It actually seemed very spy-like, which was good. I was afraid that it would be kind of hokey.
I like the character Cami a lot. She wasn't a valley girl or a drama queen which was refreshing. She was smart and capable.

Dislikes:

They had to mind-wipe Josh at the end which I hated!
The romance between Cami and Josh was kind of weird. Cami and her friends aren't sure if Josh is trying to infiltrate the academy or if it's “true love” so they investigate him. They even went through his trash … gross and weird!

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Book Rating: I give this book3.5 Treasure Chests!