Book Review
Title Undercover Man
Author: Hibiki Sakuraya (Illustrator) & Merline Lovelace
Genre: Manga
Rating: *****
Review: So, all I know about this manga comes from the synopsis: Paige works her desk job and is engaged to her boyfriend, David. He’s kind to her, but something seems to be missing. While the two of them are in Cannes for their wedding, Paige gets into trouble. Then, the truth is revealed to her. It turns out David is an operative for OMEGA, a secret agency. Paige finally has the chance to know the real David, so she offers her help with the investigation. And now she’s working undercover as a prostitute, carrying a small gun disguised as mascara, and her code name is Jezebel. Unlike other Harlequin Comics, I think this one is going to be different as the core relationship is already established which it hasn’t been in any of the others as far as I can recall.
I don’t want to talk too much about what goes on in this manga, but it turns out that David is working for the government which Paige only learns after heading to France to call off her wedding to David. However, along the way she gets dragged into some very dangerous stuff and when David tries to get her safe and away from that stuff she refuses until she knows who he really is. This forces them to work together to solve this mystery with the help of several people who are just as hilarious of the main duo.
In the end, Undercover Man was heartfelt, funny and really shows what matters most to us no matter what the situation and how far we are willing to go to protect. I also really liked where the characters end up especially Henri and that alone make Undercover Man my favourite Harlequin Manga.
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I received this review copy from NetGalley
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