#20 in Spy & espionage
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
- 288
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You” is a light, funny caper set in a boarding school that trains girls as spies. Ally Carter gets her comedy from pupils who master gadgets and spycraft yet flounder at a first crush, and the friendships between girls who sound their real age give the book its warmth. Some readers call this opening volume mild beside the later ones.
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About the book
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (2006) is a young adult fiction novel written by Ally Carter and is the first of seven books in the Gallagher Girls series. In October 2007, a sequel was released titled Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy.
Reading order · Gallagher Girls
Full order & progress →- I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill YouThis book
7.57.5 / 10 - Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
7.87.8 / 10 - Don't Judge a Girl by Her CoverDon't Judge a Girl by Her Cover–Not ranked yet
- Only the Good Spy YoungOnly the Good Spy Young–Not ranked yet
- Out of Sight, Out of TimeOut of Sight, Out of Time–Not ranked yet
- United We SpyUnited We Spy–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 203 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 58% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Spy & espionage average of 7.6. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 10 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 193 | 95% |
Frequently asked
How long is I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You?
It has 288 pages — shorter than 58% of the ranked books in Spy & espionage.
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