Rebel Spy – Blog Tour // Review & Favourite Quotes

How many times am I allowed to complain about the cold? No more? Okay. Anyhow, I’m part of the blog tour for Rebel Spy by Veronica Rossi and I’m super excited to share this great book with you guys.

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Title: Rebel Spy

Author: Veronica Rossi

Rating: 3.5 Stars

Format: eARC

Genre: Historical Fiction

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Date Published: June 23rd 2020

Goodreads Description: A reimagining of the story behind Agent 355–a New York society girl and spy for George Washington during the Revolutionary War–perfect for fans of Tatiana de Rosnay’s Sarah’s Key and the novels of Julie Berry.

Rebellious Frannie Tasker knows little about the war between England and its thirteen colonies in 1776 until a shipwreck off her home in Grand Bahama Island presents an unthinkable opportunity. The body of a young woman floating in the sea gives Frannie the chance to escape her brutal stepfather–and she takes it.

Assuming the identity of the drowned Emmeline Coates, Frannie is rescued by a British merchant ship and sails with the crew to New York. For the next three years, Frannie lives a lie as Miss Coates, swept up in a courtship by a dashing British lieutenant. Soon she finds herself eavesdropping on British officers, risking everything to pass information on to George Washington’s Culper spy ring as agent 355. Frannie believes in the fight for American liberty–but what will it cost her? Inspired by the true “355” and rich in historical detail and intrigue, this is the story of an unlikely New York society girl turned an even unlikelier spy.

I received a review copy from Negalley via the FFBC. All opinions are my own.

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Review

Story

I’m going to start off by saying that I expected a bit more from this book. Frannie doesn’t start spying until the 50% mark, and even after that, there’s not much action happening. Spying turned out not to be a big part of this book, and that disappointed me.

It wasn’t boring by any means, I just thought we’d see more spying.

Writing & Worldbuilding

The setting was really interesting. I don’t know much about the American Revolution, so I can’t speak to the authenticity of the events, but I loved the 1700’s setting. The book made the early days of America feel really tangible and I enjoyed that.

The writing also really pulled me in. I flew through this book and just enjoyed the beautiful scenery and dialogue.

Characters

I really enjoyed Frannie as a character. She’s a great example of how one person can make a big difference in so many people’s lives. She may have gotten lost along the way a few times, but she always found her way back to herself.

Her relationship with Asa was also one of the things I enjoyed about this book. It wasn’t perfect by any means and could have been utilised better, but I ended up shipping them anyway.

Let me know your thoughts on Rebel Spy.

Author Information

VERONICA ROSSI is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the UNDER THE NEVER SKY series. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, grew up in California, and graduated from UCLA. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and two sons, one of whom just surpassed her in height. Find her online at veronicarossi.com or on Twitter at @rossibooks.

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