3.5*
Our main girl, Lex, is a relatively new mother, a wife and top secret agent - what a life to juggle! The first chapter throws you right into the mists of her action packed work life, and aptly prepares you for the fast pace of the book - closing off with reference to her home-life, and other role, as a mother to her little one who is just starting preschool...
Written in a colloquial and fun way this story includes sarcasm, dark humour and some well timed 'mum realness'. That was my favourite part to be honest - Lex struggle to be a good mother and bring her daughter up in a way that would prepare her for the world and all its complexities. There is one part in the first half where she questions her motives for giving her daughter a doll, or for telling her she is pretty and what that might mean for her as she grows up - it actually made me chuckle with how real and true it was!
I didn't realise this was a second in a series, the first book being 'Killing it', but I didn't feel like I had missed anything in anyway which is good. I did enjoy it, but I also found it very predictable and it didn't have a big surprising twist or any sort of wow factor for me I'm afraid. It isn't the usual book I go for as I usually look for more depth or intrigue, such as a psychological thriller, but it does what it says on the tin and is a great fun light read!
Our main girl, Lex, is a relatively new mother, a wife and top secret agent - what a life to juggle! The first chapter throws you right into the mists of her action packed work life, and aptly prepares you for the fast pace of the book - closing off with reference to her home-life, and other role, as a mother to her little one who is just starting preschool...
Written in a colloquial and fun way this story includes sarcasm, dark humour and some well timed 'mum realness'. That was my favourite part to be honest - Lex struggle to be a good mother and bring her daughter up in a way that would prepare her for the world and all its complexities. There is one part in the first half where she questions her motives for giving her daughter a doll, or for telling her she is pretty and what that might mean for her as she grows up - it actually made me chuckle with how real and true it was!
I didn't realise this was a second in a series, the first book being 'Killing it', but I didn't feel like I had missed anything in anyway which is good. I did enjoy it, but I also found it very predictable and it didn't have a big surprising twist or any sort of wow factor for me I'm afraid. It isn't the usual book I go for as I usually look for more depth or intrigue, such as a psychological thriller, but it does what it says on the tin and is a great fun light read!