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The Blonde Identity
by Ally Carter
Read Completed 9/21/23 | 3.75 stars
I haven't read an Ally Carter book in so many years but I've loved several of her young adult novels of the early 2010s, mostly the Heist Society series. I was really excited to see what her adult novel would be all about and was really interested to get into it!
THE BLONDE IDENTITY was a really fun, extra cute romantic action/adventure novel. The book revolves around a woman who wakes up with no memory and gets herself caught in a chase amongst spies. Turns out, she's the twin sister of a spy and now she's on the run with the man who saved her -- and used to work with her twin. I didn't realize that this was more of a romance at first so it took me a while to adjust to it! I thought it would be more heist/spies/espionage, which it was, but it was definitely heavy on the romance and I'd probably categorize it as that above all else.
Unfortunately, I didn't really like the romance. It did have its moments and there was some good chemistry between the two main characters, but kind of only during the high speed moments. They had some great banter, but parts of it were really annoying. I couldn't stand when Sawyer called her "sweetheart" and "lady". It just felt totally out of place, it was weird and stood out, and I actively cringed every time. There were other parts of the romance that were too cheesy or trying too hard and I got annoyed with it there as well.
The other thing that really, really took me out of the book was Zoe's constant correction of "language" whenever Sawyer was swearing. We're reading an adult book. Zoe is an adult. She needs to handle a little cursing. It was a little too juvenile and really bothered me... especially because I like swearing in books haha. I also kept expecting Zoe to realize she was actually the spy and she just THOUGHT she had a twin (spoiler alert: it's not a twist).
Overall, this was very fun and I liked my read, but there were some points that really stuck out and just took me right out of the experience. This set it up for a second book and I'd definitely read it! Hopefully some of those awkward moments would get smoothed out for book two.
I haven't read an Ally Carter book in so many years but I've loved several of her young adult novels of the early 2010s, mostly the Heist Society series. I was really excited to see what her adult novel would be all about and was really interested to get into it!
THE BLONDE IDENTITY was a really fun, extra cute romantic action/adventure novel. The book revolves around a woman who wakes up with no memory and gets herself caught in a chase amongst spies. Turns out, she's the twin sister of a spy and now she's on the run with the man who saved her -- and used to work with her twin. I didn't realize that this was more of a romance at first so it took me a while to adjust to it! I thought it would be more heist/spies/espionage, which it was, but it was definitely heavy on the romance and I'd probably categorize it as that above all else.
Unfortunately, I didn't really like the romance. It did have its moments and there was some good chemistry between the two main characters, but kind of only during the high speed moments. They had some great banter, but parts of it were really annoying. I couldn't stand when Sawyer called her "sweetheart" and "lady". It just felt totally out of place, it was weird and stood out, and I actively cringed every time. There were other parts of the romance that were too cheesy or trying too hard and I got annoyed with it there as well.
The other thing that really, really took me out of the book was Zoe's constant correction of "language" whenever Sawyer was swearing. We're reading an adult book. Zoe is an adult. She needs to handle a little cursing. It was a little too juvenile and really bothered me... especially because I like swearing in books haha. I also kept expecting Zoe to realize she was actually the spy and she just THOUGHT she had a twin (spoiler alert: it's not a twist).
Overall, this was very fun and I liked my read, but there were some points that really stuck out and just took me right out of the experience. This set it up for a second book and I'd definitely read it! Hopefully some of those awkward moments would get smoothed out for book two.