By Ally Carter (author) Part of the Gallagher Girls series
"With an appealing spy school setting, this comic novel sees a sisterhood of teenage trainee spies apply their espionage skills to a romantic mission."
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Blending espionage escapades with hilarious high school high jinks, I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You, the first novel in Ally Carter’s Gallagher Girls series, sees a sophomore from the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women (actually a school for spies) fall for a hot townie.
Though the clued-up daughter of the academy’s super-skilled, super-attractive headmistress, and a trained-to-kill polyglot to boot, Cammie is clueless about love, which comes to the fore when she encounters Josh during her first covert operation mission. While initially inclined to repress her feelings, Cammie’s friends are quick to convince her otherwise, on the basis that Josh is “either an agent trying to infiltrate the Gallagher Girls”, or her actual soul mate.
Sprinkled with Cammie’s Carrie Bradshaw-like musings (“I had to wonder: Do all girls go through this? Is every girl on a date really in deep cover?”), casual observations that carry depth (“All these years I’d thought being a spy was challenging. Turns out, being a girl is the tricky part”), and wry social commentary (“society’s tendency to underestimate women is a Gallagher Girl’s greatest weapon”), the funny, fast-paced story also boasts some moving moments, mostly around Cammie’s agent father who went missing on a mission.
Also fizzing with friendship, friction, sisterhood, subterfuge, and swoony romance, I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You comes recommended for teenagers and young adults who relish entertainingly escapist romcoms, school settings, and relatable representations of friendship and teenagehood.
And all that comes in addition to being ideal for anyone who thinks a spy school for exceptional girls sounds cool!
The first book in the million copy selling Gallagher Girls series set at an elite boarding school for spies. Perfect for fans of XO, Kitty.
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The first book in the million copy selling Gallagher Girls series set at an elite boarding school for spies. Perfect for fans of XO, Kitty .
A lot of teenage girls feel invisible sometimes. I'm luckier than most because, at my school, that's considered cool.
Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses, but it's really a school for spies. Cammie Morgan is fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man in seven different ways (three of which involve a piece of uncooked spaghetti). But she's about to embark on her most dangerous mission yet: falling in love.
Ally Carter is the bestselling author of novels that have epitomized action-adventure romance for more than a decade. From the spy-centric humor of I'd Tell You I Love You, but then I'd Have to Kill You to the globe-trotting glamour of Heist Society, Embassy Row , and Not If I Save You First , the name Ally Carter is synonymous with hilarious action and heart-pounding romance. She is also the author of The Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor and The Winterborne Home for Mayhem and Mystery for younger readers. Her first original screenplay, A Castle for Christmas , was No.1 on Netflix.
Ally lives within an easy drive of her home farm in Oklahoma and encourages you to follow her online if you love bad pictures and typo-filled tweets that she sends out when she really should be writing.
Photo credit: Liz Ligon
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-18 years old
I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Crime & Mystery, Romance / Relationship Stories, School Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You was written by Ally Carter and published by Starboard an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You has 308 pages
Yes it is part of Gallagher Girls series
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