Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo
Reviewed by: Atlas Agunod, Circulation Assistant
Genre: Comedy, Graphic Novel
Suggested Age: Teens and Adults
What is This Book About? This book is about a strange family who is brought together because of a spy named Twilight. Twilight is sent on a mission like nothing he’s faced before. His main task is to get close to a political figure in order to stop an impending war. There’s one big problem though…his target is a recluse who is extremely suspicious of others. This means there’s only one way to get close to him: Twilight must put together a fake family and enroll his fake child into the same school as his target’s children. His fake family must know nothing of his mission or of his real identity. As Twilight welcomes an adopted daughter from a shady orphanage and a fake wife who just wants to stop being asked why she’s single, it is revealed to us that they have secrets of their own as well. His daughter is a telepath and his wife is an assassin! As they all work to keep their secrets hidden from each other and from the world, hilarious situations ensue.
My Review: I loved this series way more than I expected to! I went into this thinking it would be a more serious story about a spy family, but I was completely wrong. We follow most of the story through the telepathic daughter, Anya, who is only six years old. She knows everybody’s secrets due to her telepathy, but because she is so young, she doesn’t understand the seriousness of her parents’ “occupations” and passes them off as just being super cool. It’s interesting to see how their family dynamic plays out when they’re all hiding something, especially because Anya knows exactly what they’re really thinking all the time. Aside from the interesting dynamic, all of their secrets create unique and funny situations that are exciting to read. I recommend this book for anybody who is looking for something funny that still has an intriguing story.
Three Words That Describe This Book: Silly, unique, exciting
Give This a Try if You Like: Komi Can’t Communicate, One Punch Man, Assassination Classroom
Rating: 5/5
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