It will keep you engrossed till the very end. The plot is really gripping, which is what I liked most about the book.

Telling you more about what happens next would kill the suspense, so I won’t revel anything further. The story becomes even more interesting after she somehow manages to become an agent in The Spyders. Her mother, who happens to be friends with the Colonel in charge of The Spyders, has given explicit instructions to him to not recruit Samira into his spy organisation under any circumstances. Samira really wants to join The Spyders to prove to her parents that she is qualified and perfectly capable of becoming a spy. She discreetly trails Tina to a government office that turns out to be the headquarters of the most elite teen girl spy organisation in the world, The Spyders! While her parents were away on a mission, she spots her classmate, Tina in a dark corner at a coffee shop, talking to a former actress known for luring and trapping girls into illegal activities. But ever since her parents were assigned to an extremely dangerous mission in Georgia, they’ve been pushing her into the field of medicine! Can you imagine – one moment you’re busting drug deals, crime lords and bomb threats and the next you’re preparing to answer medical exams?! This book is about Samira Joshi, a 17 year old girl who wants to be a spy and has been training to be one from the moment she came into this world with parents who are agents of RAW. Something we as a generation did not have when we were in our teens!Īnd those of you who are wondering, this book is quite different from the bestseller ‘Along Came A Spider’ by James Patterson :). It’s interesting to see a fresh set of YA authors emerge in India.

When I showed her the synopsis of the book she was keen to review it since she enjoys reading (and watching) this genre.

My child, Aarini who is 13 years old, watches American crime shows with me so is exposed to certain young adult/adult concepts. Apeksha said it was for 14 years+ owing to the passing reference of prostitution. Since it’s a YA (young adult) book, I ascertained the age appropriateness with her. This book came as a review copy from the author.

Along Came A Spyder by Apeksha Rao