Ukrainer's review
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
by Ally Carter
Ukrainer's review
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
Ukrainer's review
rating:
I am a daydreamer—I think most readers are. As a freshman in high school, I had a recurring fantasy about being a spy. At the time, I was taking Russian classes (back when the Cold War was a recent memory) and spent hours imagining what life would be like if I’d been bred for espionage. What if I were fluent in fourteen languages? What if I could kill a man (or woman) with a ketchup bottle?
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter is my teenage fantasy come to life.
Cammie Morgan has an elite spy heritage. Her mother is a former spy, and her father died plying his trade. She attends Gallagher Academy, an all-female spy school, and knows over a dozen languages, several forms of martial arts, and the tango. Cammie is the epitome of female empowerment.
So, why did this young adult novel leave me disappointed?
I often had the sense that the book, the first in a series, is just a glorified screenplay. The action scenes—and there are several—d...more
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter is my teenage fantasy come to life.
Cammie Morgan has an elite spy heritage. Her mother is a former spy, and her father died plying his trade. She attends Gallagher Academy, an all-female spy school, and knows over a dozen languages, several forms of martial arts, and the tango. Cammie is the epitome of female empowerment.
So, why did this young adult novel leave me disappointed?
I often had the sense that the book, the first in a series, is just a glorified screenplay. The action scenes—and there are several—d...more
