Fatal Exchange by Cindy M. Hogan

Series: Christy #3

Publication:  September 22nd 2015 by O'neal Publishing

Source: Received a free copy of this in exchange for an honest review from ebooksforreview.com. Thank you!

Goodreads Summary: For 19-year-old Christy Hadden, it’s life as usual as a spy, only this time in Paris, France. Her mission: retrieve a flash drive containing evidence that a high public official is working to destroy Paris. Pretty standard, until someone steals the drive from her. Forced to abandon her position protecting the informant, she goes after the thief, but returns empty handed—only to find her informant dead.

Christy's failure taints her reputation at Division and the director has lost all faith in her. But Christy isn't one to slink into the shadows. Alone and disgraced, she decides to track down the drive and solve the murder, not only to redeem herself as a spy, but to give meaning to her informant’s sacrifice, and perhaps even save Paris.

Suspenseful, with the right amount of romance, and awash with action, Fatal Exchange will send you on a thrill ride that will be hard to forget.
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My Thoughts:

I loved this! It's a fast-paced, enthralling read that kept me interested from the beginning to the end. Although this is the third in the series and I haven't read the previous books, Hogan does an amazing job of giving pertinent information throughout it to allow the reader to understand people and past events without overloading the reader. I'm definitely interested in reading the previous books in this series now simply so I can see Christy's origin and the journey she took before arriving i I loved this! It's a fast-paced, enthralling read that kept me interested from the beginning to the end. Although this is the third in the series and I haven't read the previous books, Hogan does an amazing job of giving pertinent information throughout it to allow the reader to understand people and past events without overloading the reader. I'm definitely interested in reading the previous books in this series now simply so I can see Christy's origin and the journey she took before arriving in Paris. The characters are fun and interesting. Since this isn't a coming-of-age story, there isn't much character development but the plot carries the book just fine. This was an intriguing read for me and I loved getting to go on Christy's journey with her through her pickpocket rings and the deeper mystery about the drives. I love espionage books and this one definitely did not disappoint me. I would definitely put it as my second favorite YA series for espionage, right after the Gallagher Girl books. The only reason I docked it a star was simply that there were a few things that didn't make sense to me as well as some of Christy's reasoning didn't make sense as someone who is a spy. There were also some grammar and spelling errors as well as a few missing words in the writing. Likes: Fun, interesting, easy read. Christy was a fun character. I loved the setting. The plot was fast-paced and kept me wanting to read it. I loved the spy elements as well. Dislikes: Some of Christy's reasoning didn't make sense as a spy. Grammar/spelling errors. Overall: Recommend? Yes.