Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter

Not If I Save You First

by Ally Carter

Dear Logan,
Someday I'm going to write a book: How Not to Die in Alaska - A Girl's Guide to Fashionable Survival.

I bet you don't know that a hair pin can make an excellent fishing hook. You may think you can use just any kind of mud for mud masks, but trust me, you CAN'T! In a pinch, nothing starts a fire like nail polish remover. Alaska is tough. You might know this, if you ever replied to my letters.

After Maddie's Secret Service dad takes a bullet for the president, he takes Maddie somewhere he thinks they'll be safe - far away from the White House and the president's son, Logan.

But when Logan comes to Alaska, so does the danger.

If there's one thing Alaska has taught Maddie, it's how to survive. And now her best friend's life depends on it ...

An edge-of-your-seat thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Gallagher Girls

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2.75 stars

I enjoyed this book primarily because of Ally Carter's writing. I grew up reading the Gallagher Girls series and then Heist Society - both of which I loved. But her Embassy Row trilogy fell a little flat for me, and this book follows along those same lines enjoyment-wise. I may just be spoiled by her first two series, but there's a spark missing in these characters. Their personalities and relationships feel slightly more contrived, and I don't get that same sense of connection. Overall, though, Ally Carter's writing is so pleasant and unique that reading this was still fun.

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