Liberty The Spy who (Kind of) Liked Me

Reviewed by: Sheila Dubes - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 10, 2018

Review

Readers are addressed directly by Liberty (undercover name for Paige Nolan) in witty, wise-cracking, culturally relevant banter that borders on stream-of-consciousness. Her award-winning journalist parents were killed or abducted while on assignment when she was younger, and now that she is attending Bryn Mawr, a video-taped encounter she has with two armed men at a rest stop (where she deftly teaches them a lesson) brings her to the attention of the government. Paige is promised information about her parents in return for gaining information from the internationally hunted Sean Raynes exiled in Russia for whistle blowing. The mission takes many twists and turns in this fast paced, James Bond-ish, thriller. It is all here. Political intrigue, power girl characters, hilarious dialogue with a dash of romance mixed in for good measure. The ending provides the groundwork for a sequel in the future. Yes!

Overall Book Score: excellent