As the story opens, the City Spies are on a mission to infiltrate the mansion of billionaire music producer Sir Reg, using his daughter Tabitha’s birthday bash as the perfect cover. Unsurprisingly, the kids are the central focus of the novel, and they include Paris, Kat, Sydney, Rio, and Brooklyn (they’re all codenamed after the cities from which they’re recruited, which I thought was a nice touch). Of course, she being the target audience for this series, it was also enlightening for me to get her perspective and opinion while writing this review.Īs the third installment in the City Spies sequence, Forbidden City continues the adventures of a secret MI6 team made up of a group of teenage spies led by the agent known as “Mother.” Although I haven’t read the first two books, this did not pose an issue since the story was structured in such a way that even complete newcomers to the series can jump right in and not feel lost.
This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own.Ĭity Spies: Forbidden City by James PontiĬity Spies: Forbidden City by James Ponti was a book I read with my 10-year-old daughter, a voracious reader like her mom, and my library as well as my horizons have definitely been broadened now that she’s at an age to read Middle Grade fiction. I received a review copy from the publisher. Book Review: City Spies: Forbidden City by James Ponti
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