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A new series of global proportions -- from master of intrigue, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Ally Carter.

Grace Blakely is absolutely certain of three things:

1. She is not crazy.
2. Her mother was murdered.
3. Someday she is going to find the killer and make him pay.

As certain as Grace is about these facts, nobody else believes her -- so there's no one she can completely trust. Not her grandfather, a powerful ambassador. Not her new friends, who all live on Embassy Row. Not Alexei, the Russian boy next door, who is keeping his eye on Grace for reasons she neither likes nor understands.

Everybody wants Grace to put on a pretty dress and a pretty smile, blocking out all her unpretty thoughts. But they can't control Grace -- no more than Grace can control what she knows or what she needs to do. Her past has come back to hunt her . . . and if she doesn't stop it, Grace isn't the only one who will get hurt. Because on Embassy Row, the countries of the world stand like dominoes, and one wrong move can make them all fall down.

It's not really a spoiler I dunno why I put it in as spoiler, whatever 😂

Up to Chapter 11(view spoiler)[ "Alexei treats me like a child" maybe cos she behaves like one ! So not liking Grace. I'm sorry about her mom but she just came to Embassy Row and starts behaving like she owns the place. The girl.. Laila or sth, explains to Grace that she is the leader so that there is order and Grace just mouths off and acts like a bitch, I was cringing so hard then. The scarf scene also was meh. There is order, this is all about politics and one spoiled brat can't go around doing what she wants. What's up with her behavior towards Alexei I dunno. Who is this Mrs.Chancellor? (hide spoiler)] I decided to add some real spoilers so that it isn't pointless.

How far through are you? That spoiler isn't helpful XD

okay I just read some reviews and was like ..wut people like this book !?!?! but some mentioned that the first 100 pages were meh and they didn't like it until after those 100 pages.

I have hope!

Haha good, can you edit your spoiler with how far through you are?

Yupp

Thanks XD

Who the hell is this scarred man? How does only Grace see him do and talk bad stuff ... also up to 2/4 (view spoiler)[ the 12 year old girl told them that the scarred man is the head of security and he would know if they follow him, though Grace somehow is able to stumble upon him and eavesdrop his conversations and suspicious stuff

Also is Noah going to be the romantic interest?
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I really don't think there is any romance in this book and am not quite sure in which category to put it for the challenge...

END The idea of Grace was definitely great. Army kid, with training and skills so I was like "yasss bomb kick-ass character" (view spoiler)[ but then .. I was a bit disappointed with how crazy she sounded and everything she did like always saying that she knew what Noah thought of her or Alexei sees her as a kid...she aint in their heads . Now that I think about it her snakiness was fine but I was cringing a bit. (hide spoiler)]

End (view spoiler)[ WHAT THE HECK?@?
SHE KILLED HER MOM?!?!
THE PRIME MINISTER WANTED HER MOM DEAD?!?!
MS CHANCELLOR IS ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS... WHAT?!?!
HER MOM WAS HAVING A SECRET JOB?!? OKA I WANT THE SECOND BOOK (hide spoiler)]

it starts with A so counts for title VALENTI

Also yay no romance

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Date changed. Restarting August 1st 2025. Happy Reading ☺

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Starting the book!

3%

(view spoiler)[Ms. Chancellor is doing so many things for her! I'd appreciate all of em (hide spoiler)]

5%

(view spoiler)[oh the two of them already met right now! Hope they'd go on wonderful adventuress (hide spoiler)]

12%

(view spoiler)[glad that noah actually became her best friend already! Even if it's only 20 minutes. (hide spoiler)]

Ch 4:

(view spoiler)[i don't know if i should laugh or what 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 it's literally just a scarf and it having that such mess happening to everyone's lives is just 😭😭😭😭😭😭 (hide spoiler)]

25%

(view spoiler)[that grand entrance by noah is just so 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 like literally “That is why I’m here,” 😭😭😭😭 (hide spoiler)]

58%

(view spoiler)[i'm not even simply guessing here i'm just pointing out that maybe the scarred man is ACTUALLY the murderer in here. (hide spoiler)]

60%

(view spoiler)[damn oh lord how i was correct (hide spoiler)]

67%

(view spoiler)[gurllll, at least appreciate the fact that they are all worried about you 😭😭😭😭 (hide spoiler)]

78%

(view spoiler)[so he met the guy who kill her mother but surprise me he also doesn't try to kill her, no that's what i call a chill serial killer 😎😎😎😎😎 (hide spoiler)]

88%

(view spoiler)[Domonic's her mom's lover?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!? And now all these years, the cause of death was all a lie 😭😭😭😭😭😭, what the helly (hide spoiler)]

95%

(view spoiler)[she is.....crashing out 😭😭😭😭 (hide spoiler)]

100%

(view spoiler)[oh this was cuteeeeee, it may not be that big of a SURPRISE PLOT TWIST ending but this is still a great story to remember, it was quite a fun time when id loved how everything connected in the end like how Dominic saved her mother. But the fact that the prime minister is just the suspect itself without any foreshadowing isss a bit unexpected~~~~`~~in a bad way :(((. (hide spoiler)]

28%
(view spoiler)[ ngl, Alexei is treating her like she's a child 😭 😭 she's 16 , she can handle herself.
I think Lila is going to have a change of heart and will become nicer and probably help Grace later on. (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ lol yeah, he was looking forward to showing off 😂😂 (hide spoiler)]

Prisha wrote: "28%
ngl, Alexei is treating her like she's a child 😭 😭 she's 16 , she can handle herself.
I think Lila is going to have a change of heart and will become nicer and probably help Grace later on."

Yeah truuuu, Lila is getting a little bit too mean to her without any reasons like at all 😭😭

54%
(view spoiler)[ Has she been imagining this the entire time? Was there really not a murderer? Because according to her grandpa this has happened before, she lied to Noah...
But also, why was the poker 'man only' like i'm sure there are important women ambassadors. (hide spoiler)]

Ohhhhhh it probably references the misogyny that happens on political dynamics especially on governmental positions :DDDDDDD

Great theory there bro but like idk maybe that's getting too far 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

😭 😭 😭 😭

70%
(view spoiler)[ I can't believe they put a tracker on her and she isn't even mad 😭 (hide spoiler)]

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lol I just saw this 🤣

Gohnar23 wrote: "78%

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the best kind

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Finished
(view spoiler)[ Yeah, how did the prime minister come into this 😭
But this book was crazy in the best way and it played with my emotions like crazy. One moment I was laughing the other I felt like I was gonna cry. I loved it. I don't often love thrillers so I'm very pleased with this one. Do you want to buddy read the sequel in September? (hide spoiler)]

Yeah, that was so random 😭😭

Ohh yeahhh, I'd buddy read the sequel in september

So maybe like the 4th?

Yepp, dats good :DDD

:)