Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter is the second book of the Gallagher Girls Series.

Cammie is back for another semester at the Gallagher Academy after winter break. But first, Cammie is to be debriefed about her relationship with Josh in a secret location in an underground location in the middle of the Smithsonian. When she returns to school, she is happy to see Liz, Bex, and Macey again, but are annoyed because the East Wing has been off limits, adding ten minutes to the walk to their rooms. While snooping, Cammie and her friends find a picture of Mr. Solomon in a Blackthorne Institute for Boys t-shirt, which clears explains what he was saying when they overheard him say "black thorn" in the library.

On a CoveOps mission at the National Mall, they have to reach the ruby slippers exhibit by five-o-clock while practicing counter-surveillance. Cammie fails, like all her classmates except one, when Zach, a boy she believes to be normal, follows her to the exhibit. After the mission, fifteen boys, Zach included, and their teacher, Dr. Steve from the Blackthorne Academy For Boys take residence in the East Wing, which was, after all, not contaminated by fumes.

At a CoveOps/Culture and Assimilation exam, Cammie and Zach dance together. She has a slight clothing malfunction however, and tries to escape through a passageway and is surprised to find Zach waiting there. A Code Black occurs and Cammie gets blamed as Zach had mysteriously vanished when the alarms went off. On a Saturday trip to Roseville, Cammie sees Josh and DeeDee who is now his girlfriend. Zach tries to kiss Cammie, knowing Josh and DeeDee would be watching, but Cammie doesn't let him once he sees that Josh looks hurt. When they return to the school, someone had stolen the disk with information about all the alumni of the Gallagher Academy.

8.5/10 I love this one because it's Zach's first appearance. I like the budding romance and the suspense that still comes with the missions.

♥Skittlez