I don't read romance. I don't read guy meets a girl romance. I really don't. What I read is boy-is a vamp girl-is-a-human romance. Or vice versa. Or I read romance which has a lot of spice in it. A lot of action. 
 This book fitted my needs for a good romance novel. Romance novel. Not action novel. Perhaps you might think me wrong; maybe I am, but this wasn't action. No. The spy story was just a distraction. It was there to add a forbidden twist to the book. It was just there, to build up the story, to add the suspense and thrill, to add the action. Every scene had a reason. To me, it was obvious. Yeah, a writer should not put scenes in the story without a reason. They just seem to crowd things up. I agree there, as a budding writer and a huge reader. But this book has left me wondering the whole point of the spy thing, besides giving a forbidden twist. Perhaps that was the whole point. Perhaps I am just not used to such settings. 
 Ally's writing was straightforward yet unexpected. That's what I liked about this book. Ally put everything for a reason. I respect that. It was nice. There was little suspense, but you wondered what's going to happen. There were twists. Not take-your-breath-away twists or leave-your-mouth open twists, but twists which left you surprised. Shocked. But it was a bit confusing. I'm writing this after taking a shower, so I can evaluate and think about it. But to be honest, when I finished, I was just plain confused, mainly because everything happened so fast. But this book was good. I liked it, and am wondering if it is a series (I think not.) The ending suited me, I liked it. 
 What I just wonder is the whole point of the setting. Maybe I didn't like it because my mind is used to heavy action or no action at all books. This certainly wasn't like that. But I am left with this strong feeling, that Ally Carter could've done better. She could've done better. She could've taken Josh and gotten him kidnapped or something. 
 But that's just me and my heavy action mind. Don't mind me. Read this book. It's good. It's just that I'm used to better, which is a very rude statement on my part. I'll not be mean and rephrase it: I'm just not used to such books. 
 People who don't like too much action, this is your book. People who like a sweet forbidden romance, this is your book. The only problem with me is that I'm neither. I want heavy action, heavy thrills, heavy suspense... this just isn't like that. But I say. Read it. Perhaps you'll like it. Or you'll end up like me, on the borderline of like and dislike. I believe it's worth the risk.