superbly suspenseful: a dangerous year by kes trester

a dangerous year is an action-packed ya debut from kes trester. riley collins is feisty, smart, and never backs down from a fight. even when she's outnumbered on a street in karachi, pakistan, she has the presence of mind to save a young pakistani girl and emerge unscathed from a street fight.

her antics get the attention of the u.s. state department, and she's pressed into service to serve as the bodyguard/handler for the daughter of a tech genius who may be uncoding the latest, greatest spyware. but in order to do this, she must attend an exclusive connecticut boarding school that is a far cry from her life as an ambassador's daughter in pakistan.

riley is so personable and charming that it's actually enjoyable to watch her forays into the social cesspool that is high school. and the people she meets and befriends are fleshed out enough that you really begin to enjoy the setting. this book is the launch point for a series, and i look forward to future appearences from von and sam in particular, but also harper and stef. and karen and karl and riley's dad.

the chapters in this book are framed by advice riley has gotten from her father's best friend and the man who helped raise and train her, karl benson. these pithy sayings play into the action unfolding in the chapters, but they are also entertaining in a way that i don't usually find chapter titles to be.

all in all, this was a really fun start to a series and i look forward to reading more riley collins' stories in the future.

**a dangerous year published on september 26, 2017. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of curiosity quills press in exchange for my honest review.

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