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kendal_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, Ableism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child abuse
Minor: Death and Pregnancy
shaipanda's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I’ve been in such a reading slump most of this year so this took me a while to finish but I loved ittt - it was completely ridiculous but super fun and had a really great time reading it :) it really gripped me esp in the second half
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, and Ableism
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence
Minor: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Animal cruelty
natyourusual_'s review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
If you liked the other two books in the series, you’ll like this one. I appreciated the autism representation with our two protagonists and think it was done fairly well given my limited perspective as a neurodivergent person that is not on the autism spectrum. The author herself is autistic so I hope that can give you a bit more peace of mind than my limited opinion.
I did not find it believable that both agents who are supposedly the best in their organization would not engage in certain obvious piratical behavior while undercover (ex. Light art theft in the gallery). Just engaging in pirate culture a little more would have helped them maintain their cover and made the “secret agent that regularly goes undercover” thing a little bit more believable. That detail really took me out of the immersion and continued to irk me while reading, which is why I had to dock half a star from my rating. Otherwise, it was a solid funny romance book and the cameos from the other two books make it even better for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Physical abuse and Child abuse
Minor: Death and Misogyny
beckyyreadss's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The first and second book in this series were gifted to me by Michael Joseph Penguin Publishing and when I saw that the third book was released, I had to find out how it ended. I didn’t overly enjoy the first two books, so I didn’t have high hopes for this, and it was okay just not mind blowing.
This book has two points of view. The first is Alice also known as Agent A and she is the top operative within the Agency of Undercover Note Takers, a secret government intelligence group that is fortunately better at espionage than at naming itself. From managing deceptive witches to bored aristocratic ladies, nothing is beyond Alice’s capabilities. She has a steely composure and a plan always up her sleeve. So when rumours of an assassination plot begins to circulate, she’s immediately assigned to the case. But she’s not working alone. Daniel Bixby, otherwise knowns as Agent B and Alice’s greatest rival, is given the most challenging undercover assignment of his life – pretending to be Alice’s husband. Together they will assume the identity of a married couple, infiltrate a pirate house party and foil their plans. Determined to remain consummate professionals, Alice and Daniel must ignore the growing attraction between them, especially since acting on it might prove more dangerous than their target.
If you are wanting enemies-to-lovers – this isn’t it. This book is two people denying their feelings for 200 pages and one of them pretending to hate the other and the other of them having a crush on them but having conflicted feelings about. The only saving grace of this book was the dual POV and hearing Daniel’s thoughts and him being protective of Alice.
I think this book would have actual enemies-to-lovers instead of fake dating and pretending to hate each other. I wanted to know the conflict and why they hated each other and none of them had a valid reason. Another issue I had with this book was I was waiting for something to happen, anything to happen that when the big “villain” got revealed I was almost rooting for him because this book was just a bunch of filler pages until the reveal. I would have liked the separation after the mission to have been longer, but it was like they are forced apart in one chapter and back together in the next.
Throughout this series, all I've wanted was more from it and never got it. It was an alright read but I don’t think I'll re-read them again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Abandonment
Moderate: Sexual content, Child abuse, Violence, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Death, Gun violence, and Animal cruelty
kshertz's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I love this whole series. These spies for the pirates are adorable. You root for agent A and agent B the whole time. It’s so smart. The humor makes me laugh aloud which is so hard to do. I love these witches. And these pirates. And their butlers and maids. I’ll keep going with this series for as long as this author wants to write them
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content, Violence, and Death
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