Ally Carter

As a sophomore at a secret spy school and the daughter of a former CIA operative, Cammie is sheltered from "normal teenage life" until she meets a local boy while on a class surveillance mission.

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls #1)

Sarah Sammis

jennifer 

In elementary school when I pulled this book out of my backpack my friends were so concerned.

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the New York Times best-selling Gallagher Girls series with this new edition, featuring an exclusive new epilogue from Ally Carter! Cammie Morgan is a student at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, a fairly typical all-girls school-that is, if every school taught advanced martial arts in PE and the latest in chemical warfare in science, and students received extra credit for breaking CIA codes in computer class. The Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses but it's really a school for spies. Even though Cammie is fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man in seven different ways, she has no idea what to do when she meets an ordinary boy who thinks she's an ordinary girl. Sure, she can tap his phone, hack into his computer, or track him through town with the skill of a real "pavement artist"-but can she maneuver a relationship with someone who can never know the truth about her? Cammie Morgan may be an elite spy-in-training, but in her sophomore year, she's on her most dangerous mission-falling in love.

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (10th Anniversary Edition)

Colleen

4 Stars

This was a fun YA espionage story. Although a series about a spy school for teenage girls is a little farfetched, my teenage self would definitely have been over the moon about it. The story had a good balance of action and the cuteness of first love. And I loved the characters! 


RATING FACTORS:
Ease of Reading: 5 Stars
Writing Style: 4 Stars
Characters: 4 Stars
Plot Structure and Development: 4 Stars
Level of Captivation: 4 Stars
Originality: 4 Stars

Beatrix Haase

This book always gets me. I love it so much. The characters the plots the cuteness. This book is everything to me. One of the book series that has gotten me into reading!

(view spoiler)[I don't have anything to say except that I like another particular book better than this boy... If you have read the book you know who I am talking about! (hide spoiler)]

xoxo,
Bebe

The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women is a fairly typical all-girls school -- that is, if every school taught advanced martial arts in PE, the latest in chemical warfare in science; and students received extra credit for breaking CIA codes in computer class. In truth, Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses -- but it s really a school for spies. Cammie Morgan is a second-generation Gallagher Girl, and by her sophomore year she s already fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man in seven different ways (three of which involve a piece of uncooked spaghetti). But the one thing the Gallagher Academy hasn t prepared her for is what to do when she falls for an ordinary boy who thinks she s an ordinary girl. Sure, she can tap his phone, hack into his computer, and track him through a mall without his ever being the wiser, but can she have a regular relationship with a boy who can never know the truth about her? Cammie may be an elite spy in training, but in her sophomore year, she s beginning her most dangerous mission -- she s falling in love. More information, competitions, newsletter subscription and more at www.thegallaghergirls.com

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

Jamieson

tina

RE-READ: Sept. 05, 2017 

Reading this series again brings forth a surge of nostalgia. I read this when I was 10 or 11 years old, and while everyone else's gateway to YA literature was the Twilight saga, mine was the Gallagher Girls series. It's what led me to discover the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, the Selection series by Kiera Cass, and so many more amazing YA books that have become one of my all-time faves as of today!

This series isn't the best that the world of YA genre has to offer, but it's a fun read filled with just the right amount of humor, romance, and action. And even though I know this series has flaws, it will always have a special place in my heart.

Cammie Morgan is a student at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, a fairly typical all-girls school—that is, if every school taught advanced martial arts in PE and the latest in chemical warfare in science, and students received extra credit for breaking CIA codes in computer class. The Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses but it’s really a school for spies. /DIV DIVEven though Cammie is fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man in seven different ways, she has no idea what to do when she meets an ordinary boy who thinks she’s an ordinary girl. Sure, she can tap his phone, hack into his computer, or track him through town with the skill of a real “pavement artist”—but can she maneuver a relationship with someone who can never know the truth about her? Cammie Morgan may be an elite spy-in-training, but in her sophomore year, she’s on her most dangerous mission—falling in love.

“invisible” by anna clendening 
"the outside" by taylor swift

omg reading this again was so nostalgic

Nicole Sonja

I absolutely love this world! This was everything I wanted as a little girl. The princess thing was too safe for me. I guess that's why I love the idea that there's a school in this book designed to teach young girls how to be spies. This book is mild compared to the rest of them. And I love the close bonds. I really wish I had something like that! The relationships were all done well and the girls actually felt like they were in their early teens, which is a problem in many children's books these days actually, so I'm impressed. 
(Do note that this series is for teenagers and perhaps younger.)

jupiter

Callie Anna

Cute. It was under my reading level, but was exactly what I needed after a lot of stress. I'm not going to go out of my way to read the others, but I might at some point.

Cristina Battelli

Marissa Luzio 

Holy crap, I love this book! its been a while since i read it, ill admit but I still remember it crystal clear! It was such a great way to open up the series, and how Ally Carter sucked you in straight from the beginning. Good job Carter! Amazing book!

Marsh Wu

Angelica Gonzalez

Nedu

omg i love this, i'm screaming at josh crashing their exams

Crystal A.

Archita Birla

reading this felt like a hug from an old friend! the writing is so incredible, the story is great, I just love it!!

forever a Gallagher girl <3

Jeff Brown 

I don’t know what to say about this one, as I’m not its target audience. I needed a YA title for a challenge, and this mentioned “spy”, so I thought it was worth a shot. I forgot about the endless pages of budding romance, so for every page of an interesting spy sequence, there were 5-10 about teenage girl stuff. Which was fine and appropriate. It just wasn’t for me. I think it would be great for a teenage girl and would recommend it wholeheartedly to her.

Emily Ruth Carter

Very cute YA novel. The end had a moment where I actually laughed out loud. Left me looking forward to next book.

As a sophomore at a secret spy school and the daughter of a former CIA operative, Cammie is sheltered from "normal teenage life" until she meets a local boy while on a class surveillance mission

Amy Grieve

Cammie Morgan is no ordinary girl, she's a second generation Gallager Girl. 

Gallaher Academy is an all-girls boarding school for 'Exceptional Young Ladies, located just outside of Roseville, Virginia. From the outside Gallager Academy looks like you run of the mill elite boarding school, but what lies behind the 12-foot stone walls and the guardhouse is a totally different story.

Gallager Academy is really hope to some of the country's best teenage-female-spys-in-training. Here the girls learn Covert Ops, Espionage and The Art of War. Not exactly the normal life of a teenage girl. 

But, Cammie has grown up at Gallager Girls, safe inside the walls. When Cammie meets Josh, a Townie boy, she finds herself facing the hardest mission of her life: Being a normal girl...

This is my second Ally Carter book so far and I am already a fan of her writing. I loved the setting of this story and all its content. Even though it didn't blow me away, I found it enjoyable and fun. Another book that make me love espionage even more than before.

Mika

First read in 2011. Reread this 2021. A decade later, I still got cute butterflies in my tummy for reliving this. Such a good romance and adventure book for teenage me.

Samirah Arif

I remember this series. The last book was definitely the best, but this was ok. 
here's what I remember: 
- I read it because the title caught my eye
- boy obsessed girl
- token black character
- lowkey kinda boring
- kinda fun tho
- I read the entire series except for the extras
- how the heck was she the best spy?

ashley hopkins

** spoiler alert **
           As the outline says the book follows Cammie (and friends Bex, Liz, and later in the book Macey) on an undercover mission to find out if the boy Cam likes is what they call a Honeycutt. In between following the boy Cammie and friends deal with going to classes, lying to the adults, fake cov-ops missions, learning to accept new friends, and more events in the life of a Gallagher Girl/Spy. The beginning of the book is basically telling you that this is going to be like a report the main character is doing. (it's not written like a report just parts are)

This was a first for spy books I've read, but it was great. I loved the whole private school for girls that's really a spy school thing. I adored the writing too. I guess because in a way it reminded me of how I write my reviews and other stuff on here. (Lots of paraenthesis and other little quirks that make writing fun for me) Also it reminded me of Kiersten White's writing in Paranormalcy (which I also LOVED by the way). The same kind of fun and bouncy style. If there's one thing about books that will keep my attention it's that they can actually make me laugh out loud while reading them, and people asking what's funny. The characters were fun too. Another I liked about it was there really wasn't a romantic triangle like most books. It was just the one boy. Which I liked because you could get a feel for a relationship that could have been developed, and not have some girl whining over who she likes better. Hopefully the books stay this way, but who knows since it's only book one.

Cammie (the chameleon) was the MC. She was a sweet (but dangerous) 15 year old ( I think maybe 16. I can't remember) whose mom was the headmistress of the school. When it came to her friends she would do almost anything for them. (Not telling her friend something she found out to keep her from getting hurt, may have seemed mean but it wasn't.) 
Bex (Rebecca) was Cammie's in your face kind of friend. Strong-willed and also would fight for her friends.
Liz (elizabeth) was the brainy, always wanting to do extra credit work, and teacher pet type girl. She seemed like maybe more of the innocent, shy girl. (But we know these girls are a deadly force)
Macey was the new girl that came in a little later, and was the prom-type girl only more gothic-y. If that makes sense. Once the other 3 girls got use to her she helped them on their "boy mission" to learn about Josh and see how he reacted to Cammie.
All the teachers seemed fun and at times a little weird, but I guess if you spent all your time in the CIA, FBI, whatever other spy like agency there is you'd be a little nut-so too. The teacher (Professor Smith) that always had a different disguise come a new school was fun because he thought he was being followed. Dr. Fibs wasn't in it much, but from was was told about him he was a genius who could make almost anything. I told you I loved just about every character.

There was one thing that I'm not sure I liked about the book, but I can't say because then it kind of ruins some parts of the book. If you must know though...*Highlight the next few* *There wasn't really a villian that I could tell from the story. Which I guess is fine, but I'm use to all my books having someone be kind of mean. Maybe that was Macey's job before the girls started liking her. Other than that it seemed like at first maybe the boy would be, but turns out he wasn't really. That's all*

laura

I did like this book but it def feel flat for me. I really enjoyed the school setting and the characters training to be spies. But i really had a hard time with such a focus on the romance being the major force in this girl life. I wanted the story to move past it faster and it did not. I heard the series gets better and I def want to cont. reading soon. The characters were not as compelling as i wanted them to be. But overall it was fun read.

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls #1)

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