I must have read this series a million times as a kid. I was even lucky enough to meet the author and have my books signed. I love Max. She's such a perfect example of the awkwardness of growing up and trying to be yourself and not knowing who that is and making friends and falling in love and all the happiness and fear and anger and insecurity of being a tween. Max is totally relatable and very likeable - even if she can be grumpy and standoffish and mean. In fact I liked her more because of it. She was experiencing all the crazy emotions I was - and she was a spy. Alex Rider was cool and all and the Cherub kids were awesome but they had nothing on Max.

I loved her friendship with Linden ( - he was so nice and you can see why she develops a crush on him - but I adored her relationship with Toby) and Toby and the relationship she builds with her aunt and uncle. Spyforce is everything you want a secret spy agency to be with weird and wonderful gadgets and fun and crazy missions.

Yes, for an adult it can be simplistic - but as a kid it's everything you want to read - funny and entertaining. Fantastic series. Solid 4-5 stars overall.

Frankly I want the author to revisit Max - as a young adult/older teen. I would love to read about an older Max and Linden and Toby and see what trouble they get into as high school emotions take over. Please Deborah Abela? ( )

Primer libro de una divertidísima serie llena de acción cuya protagonista sueña con convertirse en una superespía. Max Remy debe pasar un mes de vacaciones con sus tíos Eleanor y Ben, que viven en el campo, con un perro, sin ningún tipo de confort y, lo peor de todo, sin televisión. Pero pronto descubre que sus tíos son dos famosos científicos ingleses que han buscado refugio en Australia huyendo del malvado Mr. Blue, quien logró que Ben y su hermano Francis discutieran y no continuaran trabajando juntos en un gran invento: una máquina que permite viajar no sólo en el espacio sino también en el tiempo. A Max se le ocurre reconciliarlos y para ello utilizará la máquina que su tío Ben acaba de inventar e irá a Londres en busca de Francis. Un cómplice y amigo, Linden, la ayuda a conseguir su objetivo. Recorrerán la ciudad, localizarán a Francis y lo convencerán de que recupere el invento en el que estaba colaborando su hermano. Pero no va a ser tan fácil. Mr. Blue los secuestra y les exige su colaboración para apoderarse del gran invento de Francis. El perverso villano pretende vender el invento al gobierno que sea a fin de convertirse en el hombre más rico del mundo.