Reviews of I, Spy | Readers First

mitchellcc

14/03/2023 – 20:24

Great children's book.

This is an absolutely brilliant middle grade book based on the second world war. I really love...

nicnic

13/03/2023 – 15:15

Young adult book based on Bletchley Park

This is the first time I have read a YA book and I have to say it was great. I loved the fast...

molly09

12/03/2023 – 02:02

Fun and fantastical

I really enjoyed how this book developed the world and characters. Although predominantly aimed...

am12!*

11/03/2023 – 12:28

Bringing History to Life

I Spy - A Bletchley Park Mystery, is a children's historical, adventure novel, which tells the...

jo march

11/03/2023 – 11:47

A Lovely Middle Grade Mystery

I, Spy: A Bletchley Park Mystery starts as World War Two breaks out. Robyn has lived at the park...

gingernut

08/03/2023 – 18:48

Clever

I, Spy - A Bletchley Park Mystery is a children's book by Rhian Tracey that brings to life the...

trishpea

08/03/2023 – 16:12

The talented trio

I really enjoyed reading "I, Spy - A Bletchley Park Mystery" by Rhian Tracey, and I feel certain...

astrid-d

08/03/2023 – 11:10

History and adventure

This is a good old fashioned adventure story set in the early years of World War Two and is aimed...

hooverman06

06/03/2023 – 19:43

Exciting wartime adventure

Robyn Lewis is 13, the year is 1939 and her young life living at Bletchley Park with her parents...

sustainable_reader

06/03/2023 – 19:32

Historical fiction for the young

I rate it 3.75-4. This is the first of Rhian Tracey’s work that I’ve come across. My follower...

secretlyaselkie

06/03/2023 – 10:41

Refreshing take on historical kid's books.

Read this with my younger cousins and they absolutely adored it. It is an extremely enjoyable,...

jubird

05/03/2023 – 14:19

Better for young readers

This book is a perfect book for the young people to read whom are studying history to get a real...

daisyblue

05/03/2023 – 13:18

An authentic wartime mystery

I loved the cover of this book, it feels very retro and also akin to the famous five stories. It...

sheilaw

03/03/2023 – 14:09

Wartime Adventures

I eagerly anticipated the opportunity to read this book, as it is just the sort of story I would...

samdavidtodd

02/03/2023 – 22:14

Fast-paced mystery

It's a clever move to name this book after a popular school playground game, which will appeal...

andrea84

02/03/2023 – 18:21

Really enjoying this

I am currently reading this with no year 5/6 class as our reading for pleasure book. Although...

donnac1968

02/03/2023 – 17:49

Good for 10-12 age group

Not aimed at me as an adult but interesting to read anyway. Set in Bletchley Park during World...

jane hall

02/03/2023 – 13:16

Exciting Spy Adventure

I Spy, A Bletchley Park Mystery by Rhian Tracey is an exciting tale set at a key moment in...

rturvill

02/03/2023 – 12:49

Thrilling read, cover to cover!

This World War 2 adventure gripped me from the beginning. Set in Bletchley Park with a brilliant...

mentoringmumof2

28/02/2023 – 21:56

Enjoyed

I enjoy reading historical fiction books based around the Second World War and loved the sound of...

emwwestwood_

28/02/2023 – 20:25

A wonderful adventure

This was a great read for young and old alike. I'll say I am not the target audience for this...

lisa m

28/02/2023 – 17:04

Children’s adventure/mystery book set in WW2

This is an interesting mystery/adventure story aimed at young adults. It is set in World War 2....

sabrina

28/02/2023 – 16:34

I am really interested in anything to do with Bletchley Park so this book was a definite must-read for me

I am really interested in anything to do with Bletchley Park so this book was a definite...

elliel

28/02/2023 – 11:55

A cracking childrens adventure

Firstly, I am not the target audience for this book. It's aimed at much younger readers but that...

battymackay85

27/02/2023 – 21:10

Children at war

So, I read this book with my ten year old son. The plot and basis for this book is definitely one...

hazel tyson

26/02/2023 – 09:02

Secrets

This book is definitely aimed at a younger audience and is an ok read but didn’t keep me too...

sarahs_3k

25/02/2023 – 16:23

Great wartime read

I really liked the look of this book from The minute i saw it, it reminded me of enid blyton...

blondevalkyrie

24/02/2023 – 15:53

Wartime intrigue for young adults

Living in the grounds of Bletchley park at the start of the war, 12 year old Robyn is unaware how...

alayne

24/02/2023 – 09:30

Loved it

This read was not only well written and well researched. It was a brilliant book for young and...

kathryn kelly

23/02/2023 – 14:42

Entertaining and educational

An exciting mystery for young adults based at the historical secret code breaking centre at...

linda hepworth

23/02/2023 – 13:41

Enjoyable ... and educational!

This enjoyable, fast-moving story of the exploits of three thirteen-year-old friends, who join...

plumbobmummy

23/02/2023 – 13:30

Exciting adventure

Bletchley Park, 1939. Britain is at war. 12 year old Robyn has grown up in Bletchley Park...

leonameadows

23/02/2023 – 11:51

Read it in one night!

We first encounter Robyn, a young girl, at Bletchley Park at the start of the novel. They have...

penrhos

22/02/2023 – 15:27

I read it in an afternoon-fantastic!!!

Right from reading the early chapters I felt that this would be a good read-it was fantastic! To...

beanie_bookworm

22/02/2023 – 13:42

Great

The book begins in Bletchley Park where we meet a young girl by the name of Robyn. The (second...

dingle

22/02/2023 – 09:49

Good

This book has good illustrations the author has really thought about the story it's a good idea...