Liberty audiobook

*I received a free ARC from Harper Teen, through Goodreads first to read program, in exchange for an honest review* Okay I kind of loved this...To start off, it is important to note that in order to thoroughly enjoy this book you may require some suspension of disbelief. That or you can be a really young, naive pre-teen/teen who thinks that a secret government agency would actually use a freshmen college student as a spy in a top secret undercover mission. You know, whatever works for you. Secondly, you have to be okay with a character consistently breaking the fourth wall. Honestly though, sometimes Paige felt less like a character and more like a socially awkward friend, who often goes off on tangents, trying to tell the story of what she did last summer. Third, be ready for a lot of old-school and modern day pop culture references. Like seriously, there were so many mentions of books and movies I have never seen and I was googling a lot. But you know maybe I'm just you not as cultured as Paige, who also happens to speak five languages and be a kick-ass martial artist. http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...So, as long as you can accept those things I mentioned above I think you can truly enjoy this book. It is full of fun, awkward situations, friendship, romance, action, adventure, espionage and plenty of bits of culture. Overall, it was just a fun and easy read which really got me back into the reading mood.---I thought this was going to be a series, but I guess I was wrong. Such a shame, since I thought this was a promising start.

Liberty - The Spy Who (Kind of) Liked Me is absolutely hilarious. It is a super fun, caper of a spy novel, with an instantly likeable protagonist.Paige Nolan's parents, high profile journalists, are missing. They may be dead, Paige was never told. So when Paige is recruited from her (mostly) mundane college life by a spy (handsome, is younger than expected, and wears a suit very nicely), she is at first incredulous, then reluctant, but finally agrees knowing it might be the only chance of finding her parents.The synopsis for this sounded fantastic, but it wasn't until I started reading that I got an idea of just how awesome this book was going to be. I was captured from the first page and I didn't not want to be released. The book is written in second person. Extremely hard to pull off and yet this book does it flawlessly. Paige is talking directly to the reader, warning them about the story to come, filling in a few details about how the whole thing came to be, and then providing commentary the whole way through the story. It is very well written, the reader is at once both in Paige's head and right amongst the action. I love her voice!! I love how Paige is so dispassionate, sarcastic, passionate, and ridiculous all at the same time. Hilarious. It is so much fun to read and is wonderfully unique. Have I mentioned that this book is insanely funny. Like, I just snorted my drink all over my iPad funny. And it's also a bit insane. This story has to be read to be believe. It's like James Bond crossed with Alex Rider series crossed with... I don't know, maybe The Three Stooges. I could not stop reading this book. Could. Not. Stop. This story is the perfect mix of young adult and new adult to give the characters some credibility. It reads like a young adult story and yet Paige is in college and acts accordingly, so I'll be recommending this for mature readers. Paige can seriously kick butt. She knows four types of martial arts and can speak five languages. But she is terrible at driving (really, really bad) and gets very distracted when telling her story. Sometimes her tangents are hilarious and other times just weird. So much so that you could skip a few paragraphs and still not be back on topic. At one point she calls herself never-met-a-tangent-she-didn't-follow. So. True.This book is undeniably American. There are a lot of political and ethical undertones/jabs/jokes/bias. I feel like I could dissect it and analyse it, and read nefarious meaning into so much of it. But instead I chose to read this for pure enjoyment. It would be perfect for a teen book club discussion, though, looking at the perspective and motivation and the time in which it has been written and published. I love a book that sparks discussion but is the very opposite of boring or mundane. I'm really hoping there will be a second book, because I would love to continue on this wild, funny ride with Paige. The publishers provided an advanced readers copy of this book for reviewing purposes. All opinions are my own.Find more reviews, reading age guides, content advisory, and recommendations on my blog Madison's Library.

Tof boek! Ik vind het heel verfrissend dat het een stukje volwassener is dan de meeste YA’s door Paiges kickass-karakter en de politieke issues die centraal staan. De schrijfstijl is vlot en geestig en ik werd aangenaam verrast door de hoeveelheid spanning, romantiek en emotie in het verhaal. Agatha Christie meets Tilly Topspion meets Stephanie Perkins: not your average YA read! Uitgebreide recensie volgt binnenkort...

I LOVED this book. It tugged at my heart stings, it was funny and witty! I loved the writing style. I literally flew through the book. I love Paige as a character, she's quirky and at times has no filter. I don't think there was anything I hated about this book!

Such a different read, but still very fun and enjoyable. I'm in a contemporary YA romance stage, and this was a little off the cusp for the stage I'm in. It's contemporary, there's a bit of romance, but there's so much more. This book gets deep while still being surface level and cute, but it's in a way that's not annoying. I laughed a lot, and I teared up a bit.I would've cried more if we had the ruin I was expecting, though. Guess I'm reading about the next mission when Andrea Portes gives it to me!

This book is BONKERS but definitely in a good way. I'm so looking forward to the next book in this series and I'll never look at Edward Snowden the same way again ;)

Yep. I'm actually giving a book I read in 2017 5 stars. I saw this at the library, remembered I liked this author and checked it out. Portes writing style is unique and distinct. Not for everyone, mind you, but I dig it. I think most of the references would go over most young adults. But for me, I got most of them, and if this gets one teen in the world to resurrect Elliott Smith's music, then I am an even bigger fan. Of course our heroine is college aged, and every girl that goes to college should fall in love with Elliott Smith so that checks out.This book is freaking smart, and clever and just delighted me. I would be into it being a series. It is so hard to find these books that I love since I find myself in the minority, and I sort of feel like this one found me. Also, I don't usually like spy novels...Not a lot of swearing but when it is there it is the big ones. For me I found the swearing satisfying every single time. It just worked. Talk of sex but no scenes of such nature.

4.5 i would say!not my favorite book from her but it definitely has the classic Andrea Portes feel and humor in it! it is at times a little confusing but you will get over it soon.IS THERE A SEQUEL? BECAUSE I LOVE PAIGE NOLAN!

Couldn't put it down!

A personagem principal é bastante carismática. Leitura bastante leve e fácil de entender, recheado com referências da atualidade

Tekst pochodzi z bloga: https://amandaasays.blogspot.com/2017...MÓWIĄ, ŻE MAŁE JEST PIĘKNE, CZYLI O PAIGE SŁÓW KILKANasza główna bohaterka i narratorka w jednym jest niską, drobnej postury studentką, która kryje w sobie małego buntownika i wojownika. Niezwykle inteligentna, z wysokim IQ, znajomością kilku języków i różnych sztuk walki. Och, czy wspomniałam, że ma też trzech chłopaków równocześnie? A w dodatku ma sarkastyczne podejście do życia, które jest jej maską, pod którą ukrywa ogromną samotność i tęsknotę za rodzicami, o których desperacko próbuje się czegoś dowiedzieć. I jak momentami ten jej sarkazm był niezwykle zabawny, tak też momentami byłam już nim zmęczona. Mam również parę uwag do innych jej zachowań, jednak koniec końców jej nie znienawidziłam i mam do niej całkiem neutralne podejście.HUMORLiberty, to książka, którą czyta się szybko, lekko i przyjemnie. A wszystko za sprawą humoru. Trochę w tym udziału Paige (nawet jeśli nie do końca się zgrałyśmy), trochę innych bohaterów, a szczególnie Kateriny i Uriego, których przerysowane charaktery potrafiły rozbawić, a trochę po prostu komizmu sytuacyjnego. I chociaż za chwilę napiszę też o wadach, to jednak mam wrażenie, że ta książka jest czymś w stylu guilty reads - niekoniecznie taka dobra, ale jednak czyta się z przyjemnością, można ją pochłonąć w jeden wieczór i co najważniejsze - dobrze się przy tym bawić. Chociaż niejednokrotnie łapałam się na myślach: "hej, coś tu nie gra", to jednak i tak wkręciłam się w historię i uśmiechałam do książki. Andrea Portes miała mi zapewnić miłą czytelniczą odskocznię po poważniejszych tematach, jakie poruszane były w ostatnio czytanych przeze mnie pozycjach i się jej zdecydowanie udało, więc ma ode mnie plusa! ;-)STRUKTURAKsiążka podzielona jest na trzy części, w ramach których mamy podział na bardzo krótkie rozdziały, dzięki czemu całość wydaje się niezwykle dynamiczna, a czytanie idzie w ekspresowym tempie. Zadowoleni będą również miłośnicy pierwszoosobowej, luźno prowadzonej narracji, gdyż właśnie taką serwuje nam autorka. Operuje ona lekkim piórem, jednak nie aż tak potocznym, więc wszystko jest w odpowiednich ilościach. Od strony technicznej nie mam żadnych zastrzeżeń.PODOBAŁO MI SIĘ, ALE...Po pierwsze - cała historia brzmi ogromnie nieprawdopodobnie, więc jeśli jesteś z tych, którzy poszukują realizmu w książkach - tu go nie znajdziecie. I chociaż mi to zupełnie nie przeszkadzało, bo od początku wiedziałam, na jaki rodzaj historii się piszę, to jednak momentami pojawiały się zgrzyty, kiedy się zastanawiałam, o co tutaj chodzi i czy nie pojawił się przypadkiem jakiś błąd logiczny, np. przy wieku bohaterów, bo nagle wszyscy byli niezwykle młodzi. Bawiły mnie też trochę te przerysowania w kreacji bohaterów, często bazowane na stereotypach, jednak zdaję sobie sprawę, że znajdą się osoby, które uznają je za słabe. I przede wszystkim - było trochę bez szału. Podobało mi się, czytało mi się dobrze, ale to raczej taka lektura na jeden raz, bo wracać do niej nie będę i pewnie szybko zapomnę.PODSUMOWUJĄCLiberty. Jak zostałam szpiegiem to książka, którą nazwałabym poprawiaczem humoru na jeden raz. Jest lekka i napisana w przyjemny sposób, czyta się szybko i wywołuje uśmiech na twarzy, jednak nie powoduje głębokich zachwytów. Będzie idealna na lekturę w podróży, z herbatą w zimniejszy wieczór, czy też jako plażowa lektura (kiedy już znowu nadejdzie lato), czyli wtedy, kiedy potrzebujemy czegoś niezobowiązującego, od czego wiele nie będziemy wymagać. Jeśli nastawisz się dokładnie na coś takiego - spędzisz miło czas i poprawisz sobie humor. Jeżeli od książki wymagasz czegoś więcej - nie jest to lektura dla Ciebie.

Paige Nolan feels helpless despite her martial arts skills and fluency in several languages when her journalist parents are captured by terrorists while they pursue their next story. She struggles to find peace, and she balances her time between three boyfriends and wondering if her parents are still alive. For a while, she denies their livelihood. It is easier to handle the stresses of life if she accepts her parents' death. Then Madden Carter shows up.Before she knows it, Madden Carter reveals his true identity. He is an undercover operative with a mission for Paige. Find Sean Raynes, the man who revealed America's unconstitutional spying techniques and uncover any further information he has about the United States government. If she succeeds, Madden promises to reopen the once-closed case on Paige's parents. Suddenly, Paige becomes a foreign exchange student in Russia as she leaves her old life behind in order to find out the truth about both Sean Raynes and her parents.Overall, I was really pleased with this novel. I picked it up in the bookstore unsure of what to expect, and I was pleasantly surprised. Paige's character is endearing, and she personifies the ideal female protagonist. She never bothers to worry about the opinion of others, and she manages to maintain a love life while also being intelligent and an amazing fighter. Her wide array of boyfriends may be a tad alarming at first, but her character quickly grows as she learns to see relationships as more than a distraction from her emotional turmoil. The side characters such as Katerina, Raynes, and Madden all have distinct personalities, and I really appreciated what each one added to the story. Despite unusual circumstances, Katerina and Paige form a bond which helps Paige to discover the benefits of friendship. Raynes maintains a mysterious and intriguing persona as Paige slowly chips away at his deepest secrets. Madden's snarky commentary breaks the tension whenever Paige is worried. All of the characters made for a fabulous story. My only regret is that I wish there had been more of Madden!Overall, the story tied up well, but enough was left unanswered that a sequel could someday occur. The ending, while somewhat predictable, left me satisfied as I turned the final pages. The story was an easy read, and I could certainly see it as the perfect book to pick up, start, and finish on a summer afternoon. I would recommend it to any teenage girl looking for a quick read that will provide a few hours of fun in the world of female spies and mysterious traitors. For more reviews like this one, check out my blog! I also post writing tips and much more! It's www.sydneydudley.com

EDIT: WAIT I FORGOT TO MENTION THE MOST PERPLEXING PART OF THE BOOK! I NEED ANSWERS! So at the beginning of the book there’s a mention in passing of a child wearing a Batman shirt. No big. I wouldn’t have thought more about it but a few chapters later, the company “LexCorp” is mentioned. LexCorp, as in Lex Luther, as in DC Universe. I was perplexed the ENTIRE BOOK trying to figure out if this somehow takes place in the DC universe? Every location mentioned was a real place and there were absolutely no other mentions of anything DC related. But LexCorp isn’t a real company as far as I don’t know!! Why would that be a generic company name if we’re NOT in the Batman universe? Anyways, I am still kept up at night by this question and I need ANSWERS.This was fun! “Slightly goofy, strong suspension of disbelief required teenage spy book” is absolutely my favorite genre, so when I found this at the Dollar Store (side note: the Dollar Store has a SHOCKINGLY great selection of books. I’ve found some of my favorite authors there. Consider this a PSA) it was a pretty easy buy. And it was pretty much exactly what you’d expect! Spy shenanigans. Fights where the teenage girl beats up men twice her size. A surprisingly dope love story. I only have a few complaints. One, I didn’t love the writing style - it was too, idk.... plithy for me? Almost the same way I feel about Deadpool movies. It was still a fun and engaging read though, and I liked Paige plenty. Two, there were a few dropped plot points - pretty sure the codename “Liberty” was never even mentioned, which wouldn’t have matter except it’s literally in the title of the book. Relatedly - “The Spy Who Kind Of Liked Me” is a fun title but..... doesn’t make a lot of sense? Minor spoiler alert, but the main love interest is NOT a spy. So just a poorly titled book, I suppose.Last thing - although I enjoyed the ending, it did not resolve all the plot points and it ripe for a sequel, but I don’t think there’s plans for it to have one!! That’s just sad for me personally. If it’s a publishing thing where the publishers won’t do it, that sucks, but if it was always planned as a one shot then I’m a little confused.Overall, though, it was pretty much exactly what I’m looking for in a YA spy book. If Ally Carter is your aesthetic then this is your jam