*Review posted on Mundie Moms on August 20, 2011*



I love discovering a series that has a number of books out already. But the problem? Well, I seem to be devouring them in one sitting. I tried to slow down my reading of Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy, but I couldn’t seem to stop turning pages. For starters, I wanted to know what Cammie’s mother was hiding and what was that new construction in the school all about?



Then in a countersurveillance exercise with the always fun-to-read Mr. Solomon, I More...

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy is the second book in Ally Carter's Gallagher Girl series. It is just as cute and well-written as the first book.

It's a new semester at Cammie's spy school. But getting through the next part of her Covert Operations class isn't her only challenge; the school is also keeping a secret from its students, a secret called Blackthorne. Soon, it's up to Cammie and her genius friends to save the school.

In my opinion, some parts of this story are predictable, but the storyl More...

Cross My Heart and Hope To Spy was my favourite Gallagher Girls book so far. I was constantly wanting to sit down and just read the book! Which is what I did after school on Friday :P

Cammie, her friends and all the girls at Gallagher Academy get the shock of their lives when boys (yes, BOYS!) come and live at the school for a semester.
Enter super spy, super hot, super mysterious Zach. Cammie's new crush.

Cammie is confused about her feelings for Zach. When they go into the town, Roseville, Virg More...

Cross My Heart and Hope To Spy is the sequel to I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You by Ally Carter, the witty and adventurous "Cameron Ann Morgan" herself.
This novel took alot from the first book and placed an even harder and challenging mission in this story.
Cammie and her three friends, along with the 96 more girls at the academy, find theirselves in an even tougher and awkward situation than when Cammie first met Josh; and this time, this situation refers to all Gallagher More...

A fun sequel to the first book, and just as light and chick-lit, too. I liked the element of the boys coming to stay at the school. I was a little disappointed that early on I had guessed correctly about was going on because it took away some of the excitement for me. However, Carter did a decent job in the what's-going-on aspect as I still found myself second-guessing my original guess.

Honestly, I never liked Zach. He's not Josh. I liked Josh. I prefer Josh. My favorite scenes were the ones wi More...

I thought this was really good, regardless of the slim plot. I liked the characters a lot, especially the new ones, and I wish the third book was coming out tomorrow instead of in June. Sigh. But I laughed almost the whole time, especially about some of the situations and things Cammie finds herself in. I hope Zach's in the next book a lot, because I feel like Carter raised a lot of questions about him but then didn't answer any of them (well, except if he liked Cammie or not).

This book wasn't as good as it's predecessor, "I'd Tell You I Love You, but then I'd Have to Kill You". Cam went from being a cool spy girl who happened to be interested in a boy, to a confused teenage girl, who happened to be a spy. Most of the book was her trying to deal with Zach, another spy, and then not taking the route I wanted her to, which involved a good beating on Zach's part. My goodness, that guy was annoying! Kinda a non-exsistent plot. Basically just said,"we figured out that you More...

Well, this book clearly contain what lack from other teen's book: a strong female lead with kick-ass moments and not clumsy.
But probably teen drama had been somewhat a fun, entertainment thing for lazy people who couldn't be bother to explore convoluted notions or something.
This book is mainly about these awesome teenage girls: beautiful, smart and rich, in cool missions and in love with cool awesome, sexy teenage boys.

I like it, but I started to realize how bored it was the perfect world aut More...

This is the sequel to I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You.

This is the complete review as it first appeared in my blog. I don't use the star system - a book is worthy or it's warty as far as I'm concerned. I rated this derivative sequel warty, and hoped it was merely a sequel sequester, with a triumphant trilogy appearing en suite. There wasn't, so I gave up on this series entirely.

Well, the start of Cross my Heart and Hope to Spy (CMHAHTS) is depressing not because anything depressing is happening, but because Cam is a whiny brat and it's depressing to More...

It's the start of a new semester at Gallagher Academy and Cammie is trying to start afresh. After the disaster at the end of I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You when her non-spy boyfriend, Josh, attempted to 'save' her whilst she was in the middle of a cover operations test, she's got to regain the trust of her teachers and her fellow classmates and try to stop thinking about Josh. When she arrives back at school; however, she starts to notice some odd things. For one, an entir More...

OH.MY.GOD.
I seriously couldn't put this book down!
I couldn't stop reading it.
I also had to keep re-reading the book... because i love it!
So OBVIOUSLY the main reason i love the book is because of Zach.
In this book Cammie has Covert Operations mission in Washington D.C and first meets Zach, she doesn't know who he really is though... at the start. Basically Cammie wants to know the truth about Zach and of course a rematch but along the way begins to like Zach, you can sort of tell he likes her t More...

Right now, I’m in a mood for books about spies and undercover stuff so Ally Carter’s Gallagher Girls fulfilled the need nicely. Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy is a wonderful sequel to the first book. I really like it.

In this book, we join Cammie and her best friends, Bex, Liz and Macey in another year at Gallagher Academy for spies. However, this year would be different because boys are also attending. That’s right, boys, attending Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women. We get to know t More...

Even when older, I love these books. Ally Carter, similarly to authors Meg Cabot and Deb Caletti, has a gift for wittily portraying the teen psyche. What appeals most to me about her books is the rich setting of the Gallagher Academy and all things spy; the vocabulary used, details about the school and the profiles of its faculty, and Cammie Morgan's professional, 16-yr. old-spy attitude offer a humourous take on what it would be like to grow up cultured in the world of espionage.

Obviously, the More...

Before I start, I have to start by saying something extremely vital to my review: JOSH WHO?

Agter reading this book, I am infinitesimaly glad that Cammie isn't with Josh. First of all, I've never ever related to him. I didn't like him as a character. I've always found him to be just a distraction to Cammie. I'm glad I didn't need to hear much from him here.

Anyways, this book was great, even better than the first one. I found myself passing the pages faster, because I wanted to discover all the se More...

I finished I’d Tell You I Love You But Then I’d Have To Kill You and jumped straight into this book, on the same day. That is something I don’t do. But as you can see, I am clearly hooked on the Gallagher Girl series.

Cammie is all spy. I like the way her espionage is so completely her. You can see the way she was brought up and that’s actually how she really thinks. It’s incredibly entertaining. She also often differentiates between the spy her and the girl her. Fascinating. Her experiences wit More...

Cammie Morgan is back for her second semester at Gallagher Academy in Ally Carter’s amazing book, Cross my Heart and Hope to Spy of the I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You series. This Romance/Mystery novel is told by Cammie Morgan who is a student of the Gallagher Academy for exceptional young women, aka spies in training. You will get to know all about Cammie’s dilemmas in her love life and the questions unanswered going on in her school.
From the first book, Cammie is stil More...

Ink and Page's Quick & Dirty Review

***IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST BOOK IN THE SERIES, THERE WILL BE SPOILERS***

Rating : 4

The Low Down : All the students at The Gallagher Academy are returning after Winter Break. Though Cammie was debriefed in DC regarding Josh, her ex-boyfriend, her mother seemed preoccupied on their trip back to Virginia. Cammie promises her mother that she will be “normal” (well, as much as a spy-in-training can be). But what’s up with the East Wing being in complete lo More...

Cammie's second semester of sophomore year has begun, and with it comes so many changes that the girl never suspected would happen. Gallagher is now hosting (in true, tri-wizard fashion! Lol) students from the Blackthorne Institute...for BOYS. Cammie and her friends' lives are turned upside down as now curling irons and mascara are a must. Several security breaches, CODE BLACK's, have everyone blaming Cammie as she has been known to sneak out of school in the past. However, one CODE BLACK may be More...

A fantasybooks-27.blogspot.ro review

Mi-am cumparat "Pe cuvant de spioana" impreuna cu revista Bravo Girl si am citit-o repede-repede. Eram foarte curioasa in privinta aventurilor lui Cammie, super spioana ce are rolul principal in poveste. Ei bine, nu am fost, din fericire, dezamagita, ba din contra, romanul mi s-a parut inca si mai bun decat "Daca ti-as spune ca te iubesc, ar trebui sa te omor".


Cammie este un personaj ideal de roman pentru adolescenti. Timida, desteapta, descurcareata, totusi More...

Really 3.5 stars

The first Gallagher Girls book surprised me - in a good way. Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy brought me back to the world of intrigue, covert operations, and the group of girls that would be great friends.

Cammie and her friends are back for another semester at Gallagher Academy, and true to form there is never a dull moment at school. Cammie, Bex, Liz, and Macey quickly stumble across a secret Cammie's mom and Mr. Solomon are hiding. In true spy fashion, a little detective work re More...

One word: Amazing

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy was one of the absolute best books I've read in a long time. It was well written, had a great plot, and was fast paced. No molasses here!

The book begins with Cammie in trouble for something that happened in the previous book (the library didn't have the first one today, so I didn't get to read it). When she returns home to Gallagher from her questioning, she and her friends realized something is up when the science department is closed down becaus More...

I really love this series. The plot is like a repeat though. In the first book Cammie met Josh while on an operation. In the second book almost the same thing happen. Cammie is also confuse about what she should do with her problems with boys. But she always have her best friends to help her. Her friends is all so funny and I enjoy knowing them. Cammie is facing problems that every teenager would have faced. An awkward run in with an ex-boyfriend or her confuse feelings towards Zach. Cammie and More...

The Gallagher Academy of Exceptional Young Women is a top-secret school for spies. Cam is an 8th grade girl who comes from a family of spies, and who is attending Gallagher Academy. After a brief romance gone bad, she is back at school with all of her girlfriends trying to get over her ex. At the beginning of the semester, Cam and her friends become suspicious of the construction on the East wing, and hear some rumors going around school. Before they know it, a group of boys from Blackthorne Ins More...

This book had even more plot holes and weak explanations than the first - but Cammie and the other have developed more as characters, so I suppose that balances out. Having read a couple of summaries of the next two books, I would venture a guess that this one was only meant as "filler" - the first was to introduce us to Cammie and the situation, this one was the raise the stakes slightly, and the adventures really start in Book 3.

Carter is an excellent writer, but she is very weak on convincin More...

When I found this book in the library, I was extremely excited. I had been waiting for it to show up for a long time. This book is the second book in the series, and it was even better than the first one in my opinion. The story is about an all-girls elite school for spies. The main character, Cammie, and some of her friends, find out about the existence of an All-boys spy school, and the story goes on from there. She ends up meeting one of the spies there, without knowing he was a spy, and it's More...

I really enjoy this series. Though I think originally it was only to be a stand alone. The first book is so different in tone from the rest of the series. And it has no Zach, who in my opinion is far superior from Josh. I have to say though, I really enjoy this series evolution from cutsey to a genuine espionage mystery. The characters are pretty fleshed out. Cammie is a likable protagonist with flaws and the same can be said about the rest of the cast. The plot is pretty tightly woven, even in More...