United We Spy (Gallagher Girls #6) - Ally Carter

Review: United We Spy
Series: Gallagher Girls (#6 - Final)
Author: Ally Carter
Rating: 3.5/5
Genre: espionage

**Spoilers for Book Five**

Ahh the end to a childhood series is always a heartbreaking thing. The Gallagher Girls series did not start out in the best fashion (in fact I thought the first book was terrible), but it really began to shine as the actual plot built up. These books will always strike me on the juvenile side of YA fiction, but they are so much fun to read. The are light, quick, cute, and full of action.

After the end of book five, I was very surprised. It was my favorite out of all of them, and I believe it had a bit of a darker vibe. Cammie struggling to regain her memory after torture was probably more intense than all of the book combined. I had pretty high expectations for book six, but it wasn't as much of a high hitter as I'd wanted it to be. The series took a couple of steps back in this book, but overall it was a satisfying end.

The plot was excitable, it took a few twists and turns. It showed us different sides of many characters that we previously knew, and it threw some revelations our way. Again, it wasn't as mature as I wanted it to be, after all that the girls have been though I wanted some more intensity, but it was still good. 

The characters are all the same people, only this time they are seniors and need to figure out what they will be doing for the rest of their life. I enjoyed how Cammie has to find herself, and really figure out what she want to do. After all, training as a spy leaves you a surprisingly large number of options for the future. Bex, Liz, and Macey are all pretty much the same though. I didn't see too much character development, except maybe with Liz, (we learn some very interesting information about Ms. Sutton). Finally, there's Zach. Still cute and enigmatic as ever, and still grappling with his origins.

It wrapped up nicely, and there was a lot that went on, but it ended satisfactorily. I liked the flow of the books, and they are perfect to read when you want something light and easy. Since there isn't much dark content it makes them a little flat to read occasionally, but I would still recommend them.