I’ve been eyeing up this title since it came out and excitingly enough I managed to get my hands on a free copy (plus some bookmarks and posters) so since the kids are all on holiday I took it home for a read.
It’s set in a boarding school for ‘exceptionally gifted’ young women but it’s really a spy training academy for female spies in this secret group (the alumni of which have done loads of interesting things). The main character, Cammie, is a great student and could kill someone with a piece of dry spaghetti but doesn’t know what to do when a regular boy takes an interest in her.
A cross between Alex Rider and Louise Rennison I did enjoy it and it certainly had me gripped at points although I felt I’d seen many of the ideas before, albeit in a slightly different way. I think I’ll try the second book at least – I’m hoping that with the characters established and a little older it’ll be more exciting.
