I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls)

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The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women is a fairly typical all-girls schoolthat is, if every school teaches advanced martial arts in PE, chemistry always consists of the latest in chemical warfare, and everyone breaks CIA codes for extra credit in computer class. So in truth, Gallagher Academy might posit itself as a school for geniuses but what they really mean is spies. But what happens when a Gallagher Girl falls for a boy who doesn't have a code name? Cammie Morgan may be fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man in seven different ways (three of which involve a piece of uncooked spaghetti), but the Gallagher Academy hasnt prepared her for what to do when she meets an ordinary boy who thinks shes an ordinary girl. Sure, she can tap his phone, hack into his computer, and track him through a mall without him ever being the wiser, but can she have a regular relationship with a regular boy who can never know the truth about her? Cammie may be an elite spy in training, but in her sophomore year, she's doing something riskier than ever --she's falling in love.

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5 out of 5 stars

Courtesy of Teens Read Too April 20, 2006
29 out of 33 found this review helpful

Welcome to The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, an all-girls school located just outside of Roseville, Virginia. Anyone looking at this elite private boarding school would see just what The Gallagher Academy wants you to see--a preppy school for privileged girls, complete with a guardhouse and stone wall to keep the curious away from their precious charges. And they'd be right, of course, and yet they would be so very, very wrong!

Because The Gallagher Academy isn't exactly what it appears to be. It's an elite school, that's for sure, and the only boys who grace its grounds are the male teachers. After that, though, the similarities between The Gallagher Academy and every other elite boarding school in the world ends. Instead of math and reading, English and horseback-riding, the girls who attend this school take courses in Covert Operations, Ancient Languages, Countries of the World, Culture and Assimilation, and Protection and Enforcement. The Gallagher Academy is, in a word, a school for spies.

Cammie Morgan is a second-generation Gallagher girl--her mother, who also attended the school, is now the headmistress. Her two best friends, Liz and Bex, are both super-smart, and the best spies-in-training she knows (except for Liz's lack of coordination, but that's another story). Cammie has spent most of her life inside the walls of The Gallagher Academy, and now that another semester is starting, complete with new CoveOps teacher, hunky Joe Solomon, she's really looking forward to the new school year.

But then things start to get a little out of control. Mr. Solomon seems to know all about Cammie's missing-and-presumed-dead father. She meets a boy in town, Josh, who finally sees her, really sees her, like no one else ever has. After all, she didn't get her nickname, "the chameleon," for nothing. But now Cammie is balancing on a dangerous ledge--knowing that no one outside of the gates of The Gallagher Academy can ever know who she truly is, and wanting nothing more than to spill all of her secrets to Josh.

As lies tangle with truths, as first love duels with obligation, Cammie will need to learn exactly what it means to be a spy, her mother's daughter, and a young girl falling in love.

I'D TELL YOU I LOVE YOU, BUT THEN I'D HAVE TO KILL YOU is a wonderful, laugh-out-loud, action-adventure extravaganza. Filled with plenty of cool gadgets, intriguing teachers, and heart-pounding first-love moments to keep the reader interested, you won't be able to put this book down once you start. A true winner, and I definitely can't wait for a sequel!

5 out of 5 stars

highly entertaining and well-written September 12, 2006
21 out of 23 found this review helpful

Cammie Morgan is your typical student at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women. She takes the same classes, and she has the same ambition: to become a spy. Under the guise of a school for rich geniuses, the Gallagher Academy is really a spy academy for exceptional young women. And exceptional they are. Martial arts black belts, fluency in fourteen languages, and expert hacking abilities are simply par for the course if you're a Gallagher Girl. Sophomore year is when the students start their first field work, in Covert Operations (CoveOps to those in the know) class. Cammie and her friends are thrilled that they're finally getting real experience. Then Cammie takes on a covert operation of her own. Out one night she meets a boy -- and falls for him. Unfortunately, he's an ordinary boy, and Cammie's no ordinary girl. Unable to tell him who she really is, she uses all her skills to track him and accidently-on-purpose bump into him. But is that enough? In a school where final exams involve being kidnapped, Cammie is about to get her most challenging assignment: transforming herself into a normal girl to date a normal boy. Quick-witted, clever, and poignant, this story is as interesting as any CoveOps assignment, with a cast of characters that makes it unforgettable.

2 out of 5 stars

I'd tell you I liked this book, but then I'd be lying October 31, 2006
12 out of 28 found this review helpful

I am a big fan of teen chick lit (E. Lockhart, Princess Diaries, etc.), and of tough heroines. However, when I finished the first half of this book, I had to close it in disappointment. With the great cover and cute title, I had high hopes that this would be a book I'd love enough to put on my shelf and read hundreds of times, but alas-- I was wrong. The jacket blurb should have warned me.

1. The name of the protagonist--Cammie Morgan--bugged me to no end. It's one of those uber-valley-girl names cloying enough to hurt your teeth. For once I'd like to see a character with a surname like Srinivisan or Chiang, just to show the world that all tough girls do not have to be whiter than Wonderbread. (Read "Born Confused".)

2. And while we're talking about tough girls, I hardly think being able to kill someone with pasta constitutes strength. Killing someone does not make you strong, regardless of how much our society would like you to believe it. I'd be much more interested to read about a girl who preaches peace in a violence-inundated world than one who only wishes to add to it. (Read "The Seer and The Sword".)

3. Why is it that all teenage girls need a boy to affirm their place in the world? Don't take me the wrong way, relationships are wonderful, but they are not the only way to discover who you are. Love for a cause or family or even a pet can make for just as riveting a story as another teen romance (read "The Boyfriend List" and "Where the Red Fern Grows".)

This is the first review I've ever written for Amazon, and I feel bad it couldn't have been a glowing one. Unfortunately, if I pick up the next in this series, I'll make sure I get it from the library.

4 out of 5 stars

I Spy a Great Book! September 16, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

It's Kim Possible meets Harry Potter's Hogwarts in this action packed adventure of teenage spy-in-training, Cammie Morgan. First time spy assignments, eclectic teachers with unusual talents and new classmates all present their own challenges to Cammie. But it's Cammie's struggle to balance her "normal" boyfriend with her "exceptional" upbringing and the expectations that are placed upon her that make the story move along so quickly. Although not my usual book fare I really enjoyed this book. I'm happy to hear that Ally Carter is planning on writing a sequel and also look forward to seeing "I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You" as a Disney movie.

3 out of 5 stars

good writing but plot has holes August 12, 2007
6 out of 10 found this review helpful

I really enjoyed reading the book because the writing was great and I liked the premise of the story. A spy school for girls sound awesome and empowering. And a camouflaged romance is exciting.

The characters, Cammie and her friends, are very likeable. The reason I gave only 3 stars is because:
1. Her lies to Josh (the boy she was sneaking out to meet) were ridiculous. She gave him her real name but made up everything else about herself. It was irritating because it didn't make any sense. You could see how she was mucking up the relationship from the beginning.

2. After all the lies, you have no clue what they had to talk about to build a relationship on!! She lied about her schooling, so they couldn't talk about her 'hopes and dreams'. She lied about her family, so he couldn't sympathize with her parental situation. Basically, I don't know how they got to 'know' each other when her life was a lie.

I think she could have let him get to know her without giving her whole identity away and it would have made this story better.

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