Week 32 Review: Sugar Plum Spies

From Goodreads:

Bestselling author Jennifer Estep serves up an action-packed holiday adventure in her Section 47 urban-fantasy world of secrets, lies, and superspies with amazing magical abilities. Perfect for fans of Alias, Die Hard, James Bond, Jason Bourne, Nikita, and Netflix's Bodyguard.

VISIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS . . .

Most spies take a break for the holidays, but not me, Charlotte Locke. As an analyst for Section 47, a secret spy organization, I normally use my magical form of synesthesia to uncover lies and track paramortal bad guys from the comfort of my cubicle. But tonight I'm going out into the field, along with my partner, Desmond Percy, a powerful galvanist.

Instead of enjoying Christmastime in the city, I’m in a German castle, dressed like a toy soldier and masquerading as a waitress at a swanky Christmas Eve party. My mission? To gather information that will help Section 47 track down a dangerous enemy.

Despite the glitz and glamour, I can't shake the sense that something is wrong—and that Desmond and I might not leave the party alive.

DANCES OF DEATH . . .

My name is Desmond Percy, although I've had many aliases during my years working as a cleaner for Section 47. But I've never had a real partner until Charlotte Locke.

My part of the mission is simple: pretend to be a guest and keep an eye on things at the party while Charlotte uses her synesthesia to track down the information we need. But what starts out as a sugar plum dream quickly turns into a holiday nightmare.

Forget the mission. All I want for Christmas is to keep Charlotte safe. 

My Review:
This was such a fun read! It's a nice holiday adventure, and while things do get bloody, they're also adventures, and I had a great time watching these two at the party, and dealing with the shenanigans that occurred! I'm so excited for more!

Like the first book, we alternated between Charlotte and Desmond's perspective. And given that they spend the majority of the book apart from each other, that's a great thing, there was a lot going on, and I loved getting both of their stories! 

The whole reason why they're there is because this is a person who handles the bad guys arts and collectibles, and who has had dealings with Henrika Hyde, and might have information that Charlotte can collect on her whereabouts. And of course things go wildly wrong! There were so many tense moments, and I enjoyed it all! 

That epilogue though? I'm excited to see where thing go there, whether we'll get this perspective in the future, and how what was revealed is going to play out. I can't wait to find out! I'm pretty sure that it's going to end up for the good in the long run, but maybe some hard feelings in the meantime? That's my guess! 

This was a fantastic read, and I can't wait for more in this series! 

Author: Jennifer Estep
Series: Section 47 #2
Read: August 8th, 2022
Source: Author for Review 
Reason Why: Love her writing and the first book, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Jennifer Estep 
Expected Publication: November 8th 2022

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars