The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold by Ally Carter: My Review
Check out my book review of The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold by Ally Carter to see what I think of her latest romcom with a hint of suspense that had me loving this female spy who should be cast in the next Mission Impossible movie!
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The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold
by Ally Carter
Category: Historical Romance
Tags: Spies, Strong Heroine, Suspense, Adventure, Tortured Hero
Series: The Blonde Identity
Published August 2025
Amazon | Goodreads
Rating: ★★★★
Book Boyfriend: ★★★★★
The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold Summary:
Ten years ago, they joined the CIA. Six years ago, he left the game. Five years ago, they fell in love. One year ago, she ran out into the cold with absolutely no intention of ever coming back. And two minutes ago, they woke up, bloody and bruised and handcuffed together in the dark.
They don’t know where they are. They don’t know how they got there. And they have absolutely no idea who is after them or what this nameless, faceless villain wants.
The only thing that’s clear is that, after ten years of covers and chemistry, secrets and lies, these two rival spies have been sucked into their greatest mission yet, and now they’re going to have to team up to stay alive. (If they don’t kill each other first.)
The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold: My Review
Ally Carter writes the BEST romcoms with suspense. I’m in awe of her craft and hope she continues to give us these amazing stories!
After reading The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year last year I’ve become a huge Ally Carter fan. Why did it take me so long to read her amazing romances that pull in the best suspense? I love that this book is a rivals to lovers, second chance romance that gave us Alex’s story that began in The Blonde Identity.
While this book could be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading The Blonde Identity first to get a really good idea of Alex’s struggle and personal history for this book. Plus, it’s just a really fun romcom that is too good to pass up. After finishing it you’ll be eager to dive into this one!
The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold starts off with a bang where Alex wakes up handcuffed to Michael- the man who she joined the CIA at the same time as her and who she’s sparred with for over 10 years. You could instantly feel their connection and the tension that underlined their relationship while they tried to stay one step ahead of whoever was after them.
From there the book alternates between the present, where Alex and Michael are trying to figure out their predicament and uncover who’s after them, with chapters from the past that gives great backstory to their history of working together and how their current feelings developed.
These past chapters were really helpful and it was fun to see them return to parts of the world that brought back so many memories for them.
I loved Alex because she was such a strong woman- an amazing and smart spy, but someone who was always trying to escape the feelings that haunted her since childhood.
Michael came from a long line of spies but despite his amazing spy skills, it was obvious how much he cared for Alex over their long history.
If you like slow burn romance, romantic suspense and a caper that has you hooked from moment to moment then I think you’ll enjoy this romance.
*I received an advanced reader copy. All opinions are my own.
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