Description: Jessie Archer is a member of the Athena Protocol, an elite organization of female spies who enact vigilante justice around the world. Athena operatives are never supposed to shoot to kill—so when Jessie can’t stop herself from pulling the trigger, she gets kicked out of the organization, right before a huge mission to take down a human trafficker in Belgrade. Jessie needs to right her wrong and prove herself, so she starts her own investigation into the trafficking. But going rogue means she has no one to watch her back as she delves into the horrors she uncovers. Meanwhile, her former teammates have been ordered to bring her down. Jessie must face danger from all sides if she’s to complete her mission—and survive. Review: I have always been frustrated with the James Bond and Mission Impossible movie franchises especially with their reductive treatment of women who are either the femme fatale caricuture or an "agent" who is suppose to be capable an...
Title: The Taming of the Drew Author: Stephanie Kate Strohm Published April 5th 2016 by Sky Pony Press Goodreads ______________________________ If maybe at times a bit slow, there’s still no denying that there are a lot of fun parts in this book, made up of awesome pranks and laugh-out-loud lines. Like any other Shakespeare retelling, it includes our fair share of nerdiness we all love. I have to admit that I thought Cass, the main character, was a bit annoying with how she misjudged almost everything that happen. I just couldn’t believe she could be so clueless about it. But fortunately her behavior was canceled out by her cool, fun personality. Also the cast of characters were a nice addition. I liked that none of them were the classic theater nerd we see every time. And let’s not even get into Drew, who knew beards were hot? I mean I guess lots of people find them hot but I was never one of them, especially in seventeen-year-olds. But anyway, Drew was that misj...
