Book Title: I, Spy?
Author: Kate Johnson
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Publisher URL: http://www.samhainpublishing.com/
ISBN: 1-59998-434-2
ISBN: 1-59998-434-2
Genre: Chick Lit
Nymph rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs reviewer: Bramble Nymph
Being a fumbling blonde, Sophie Green never really found the right direction in life. Working dreadful shifts for Ace Airlines at Stansted Airport and swooning after her foreign colleagues seems to be the last stop. Despite being totally inept at everything she does, a bit of quick work gets her hired as spy for a tiny British government agency known as SO17 and she decides to try her hand at it. After all, how hard can it be?
It is Sophie’s story out and out. From her love of TV shows, movies and her rolling hunk of a car, Ted, she has loads of little quirks that make her unique and funny. Not everyone is cut out for spy work and even though Sophie isn't very good at anything she does, she learns fast with Luke Sharpe as her new covert-operations partner. He is the suave British spy who is there whenever Sophie’s world needs saving. It is so much fun to see Sophie making short work of the man who has fooled half of the world. With all their misadventures, their relationship gradually gets better, and I was very excited for them as they finally came together.
Ms. Johnson’s first-person narration highlights her engaging writing style that deftly mixes spies, lies, and romance. Hindered things happen at once but the author brings all the strings together into a tidy package at the end. I never had time to stop and look for loop holes as the tale zoomed forward at a fast pace handling many secondary characters all at once. I really missed out on guessing the culprit and was surprised nicely when everything unfolded. Complete with an interesting ending, I, Spy? is an adventurous first book in the Sophie Green mysteries series.
Even with twists and turns to shame a maze, it helped me relax after a long day at work. I am definitely not going to underestimate the blonde from now onwards. Nice Work!
Nymph rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs reviewer: Bramble Nymph
Being a fumbling blonde, Sophie Green never really found the right direction in life. Working dreadful shifts for Ace Airlines at Stansted Airport and swooning after her foreign colleagues seems to be the last stop. Despite being totally inept at everything she does, a bit of quick work gets her hired as spy for a tiny British government agency known as SO17 and she decides to try her hand at it. After all, how hard can it be?
It is Sophie’s story out and out. From her love of TV shows, movies and her rolling hunk of a car, Ted, she has loads of little quirks that make her unique and funny. Not everyone is cut out for spy work and even though Sophie isn't very good at anything she does, she learns fast with Luke Sharpe as her new covert-operations partner. He is the suave British spy who is there whenever Sophie’s world needs saving. It is so much fun to see Sophie making short work of the man who has fooled half of the world. With all their misadventures, their relationship gradually gets better, and I was very excited for them as they finally came together.
Ms. Johnson’s first-person narration highlights her engaging writing style that deftly mixes spies, lies, and romance. Hindered things happen at once but the author brings all the strings together into a tidy package at the end. I never had time to stop and look for loop holes as the tale zoomed forward at a fast pace handling many secondary characters all at once. I really missed out on guessing the culprit and was surprised nicely when everything unfolded. Complete with an interesting ending, I, Spy? is an adventurous first book in the Sophie Green mysteries series.
Even with twists and turns to shame a maze, it helped me relax after a long day at work. I am definitely not going to underestimate the blonde from now onwards. Nice Work!
