Does the premise of this book make no sense whatsoever? Yeah.
Is it exciting tho? Oh yes.

So, basically, if you set aside the absolute ridiculousness of the plot, the story is quite enjoyable.

Brent was hilarious and Emily reacted in a way I would actually expect. In fact, all of the characters were likeable and funny in their own way.

What was a bit disappointing, though, was the climax. Emily didn't really get to do anything: all the shooting happened off-page.

Spoiler

Sure, the car she's in gets exploded, but that's got nothing to do with anything she did.

I also object to that stupid thing where America is the land of the free and that one spy has defected from Russia or something to live a life of freedom and everything... This is 2018, it's not Stalin's reign anymore. This whole "America rocks Russia sux" attitude is not rlly applicable anymore imho.

So yeah, I really enjoyed the story. It felt like a children's book but for teenagers: the plot was impossible, but still fun, just like the books I used to read as a kid. And the main character was a Christian, and that was treated as just a normal thing. I liked it, it was like revisiting childhood favourites.