Review: Spy School Goes South

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spy-school-goes-southBook: Spy School Goes South (2018)
Author: Stuart Gibbs
Genre: MG, Contemporary/Espionage

Basic Plot: SPYDER is at it again. Murray, who’s been a prisoner at the Spy School since the events of the last book, is willing to lead Ben and Erica to SPYDER’s headquarters. But things (obviously) go wrong. There’s a plane crash and survival tactics come into play. And the best news is that SPYDER thinks they’re all dead, which is perfect when you plan to infiltrate the enemies hide out.

WHAT’S COOL…

1) Ben’s a great main character. I love how unassuming he is. And of course, juxtaposed against Erica… well, they make a great team.

2) The Farkle Family Reunion was a fun method for the team of spies to fit in at the resort. I also like that this also turns out to be a bad decision.

3) Love how Catherine Hale (Erica’s mum) shows up.

4) As always, the covers of these books are a fun way to introduce a basic plot of the novel!

FINAL THOUGHTS

This book was okay, but not as good as the first three in the series. I almost wish he’d stop writing this series as it becomes harder and harder to suspend disbelief.

YOUR TURN…

Have you read this book? What are your thoughts? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments!

9 thoughts on “Review: Spy School Goes South”

    • Yeah. I may have loved this as a kid. *Sigh* Not sure I’ll pick up the next one. (Who am I kidding! I probably will–assuming he writes another– hoping that maybe the next one will be better??)

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  3. Hi, I’m an 11 year old, and as it happens i also have a book blog on WordPress it’s called BookWorms (www.ebookworms.com) It would be great if you could follow me as well as i did a similar review on the first book in the series, Spy School. I personally think that you’re right for the most part as the series is getting a little too predictable, and that Ben and Erica have been on more missions as teens than most adult CIA agents have. But, I do think that the idea is clever and puts a fresh spin on the age old idea of teenage spy’s, although it is a little cliche.

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    • Thanks for commenting. Yes, there isn’t much surprise left in the series.

      I noticed a couple things that seem to hint that he’s going for another book soon. We’ll see. I do like the series very much. I just need to suspend disbelief a bit!

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