Spy Force Revealed

Spy Force #2

by Deborah Abela

When eleven-year-old Australians, Max and Linden become new card-carrying members of Spy Force, their first assignment is to go to London and foil Mr. Blue's latest scheme of using food to turn the world's children into zombies. Reprint.

Genres: Childrens, Young Adult, Adventure, Mystery

277 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2002

About the author

Deb knew she wanted to be a writer when she was 7 years old. Her first story was about a man made out of cheese. It wasn’t very good. She’s had much more practice writing since then and strangely enough her first writing job was for a kids’ show on channel Ten called “Cheez TV”. After 7 years of writing scripts about everything from llamas to bungy jumping and how to go to the toilet in outer space, Deb wrote her first novel - Max Remy Superspy Part 1: In Search of the Time and Space Machine.

It’s about a feisty girl called Max and her best friend Linden who travel the world as secret agents fighting bad guys. It’s an action packed series based on loads of adventures Deb had, just after she left school. She’s slept beside alligators, been harassed by monkeys (and who hasn’t) was almost
traded for a camel and was thrown in jail at gunpoint, twice.
Deb still claims her innocence to this day.

Together with sport icon Johnny Warren, Deb also created
the Jasper Zammit (Soccer Legend) series. It’s about a
young boy called Jasper and his best friend Lil, who love
their soccer and dream of being soccer legends, just like
Johnny. Deb lives in Sydney with her partner Todd, who
is almost as cute as Linden.

Reviews

[Rogerio · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think the good thing about this book is Max character and personality. The storyline is poor and very impossible, but I like how irritating and stuck-up Max is. In this regard there is little improvement for her from book 1.

[Mella · Rating 4 out of 5]

I must have read this series a million times as a kid. I was even lucky enough to meet the author and have my books signed. I love Max. She's such a perfect example of the awkwardness of growing up and trying to be yourself and not knowing who that is and making friends and falling in love and all the happiness and fear and anger and insecurity of being a tween. Max is totally relatable and very likeable - even if she can be grumpy and standoffish and mean. In fact I liked her more because of it. She was experiencing all the crazy emotions I was - and she was a spy. Alex Rider was cool and all and the Cherub kids were awesome but they had nothing on Max.

I loved her friendship with Linden ( - he was so nice and you can see why she develops a crush on him - but I adored her relationship with Toby) and Toby and the relationship she builds with her aunt and uncle. Spyforce is everything you want a secret spy agency to be with weird and wonderful gadgets and fun and crazy missions.

Yes, for an adult it can be simplistic - but as a kid it's everything you want to read - funny and entertaining. Fantastic series. Solid 4-5 stars overall.

Frankly I want the author to revisit Max - as a young adult/older teen. I would love to read about an older Max and Linden and Toby and see what trouble they get into as high school emotions take over. Please Deborah Abela?

[Icedragon · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a pretty good book. I picked it up at my local library and did not know it was the second book in the series. Once I read the first book, "In search of the Time and Space Machine", I will probably like this book more. It seems to be a good series. I will be getting the other books in the future.

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here's what Gwen S. had to say about this book:
Overview: Max Remy is invited to a top-secret meeting to Spy Force Agency so she gets another mission.
This book ROCKS because: It's really interesting and I can't rip my attention away from it!

[Abi · Rating 5 out of 5]

realy good.

[Khushi · Rating 5 out of 5]

RE READING THIS ENTIRE SERIES FOR THE 50 BILLIONTH TIME ITS THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME OML

[Stephi ♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

these books are way to young for me, but I love them anyway!