Novel Review for Adventure- Module 6

Novel Review for Adventure, Sports, Mysteries, and Westerns-I’d tell you I love you, but then I’d have to kill you/ Module 6 Bibliographic Citation: Carter, A. (2006). I’d tell you I love you, but then I’d have to kill you. New York: Hyperion. 284 pages. Summary: This novel is the starting of the adventures of Cammie Morgan, and the girls of the Gallagher Academy. All the students at Gallagher Academy are trained to be world-class spies, speak in various foreign languages, as well as be able to kill a man using just the materials in their purse. However, Cammie is faced with the ultimate mission-falling in love. Analysis: Carter’s writing makes the reader feel as if they have been unexpectedly dropped into a James Bond movie. The world of Gallagher Academy is the training grounds for exceptional young ladies to become world class spies. Cammie Morgan is not only a spy-in-training, with access to the coolest gadgets, but she has also suffered tremendous loss with the death of her father. Carter does a wonderful job of allowing the reader to see both sides of Cammie’s world, the elite spy training with access to the most up-to-date, as well as the sadness of seeing her mother crying when no one was around because she misses her husband. The use of secret passageways that could be hidden from outsiders at a moment’s notice, and covert operations for field trips as the girls work on analyzing their subjects without being seen bring the reader into a mesmerizing world in which you can never be sure if people are really who they say they are. This is the first book in the series of the Gallagher girls, as well as the first book written by Ally Carter. The story leaves the reader wanting to know more about Cammie, her friends, her teachers, and her relationships. Awards: Texas Lone Star 2007-08