I was super excited to start reading this because I've always loved history about early America, and I'd been looking for a novel about spies in this era, too. Unfortunately, I came away feeling entirely "meh" about this book. It was written well, mind you, but the story itself was pretty lacking and the characters were all cut from the same cloth.

Abby was 100% a total Mary-Sue. If you dislike any novel with Mary-Sues are the main character, do not read this book. Every time a man looked at Abby, she noted his "appreciative gaze." Every time she went to complete a task, she did it without any issue. She thought she knew better than a doctor and refused to do as he instructed just because she had a hunch. (An entirely 21st century minded hunch, but that's another issue.) Abby as a character really frustrated me because she had little depth. She was practically perfect in every way, zero flaws, zero interests that set her apart from others.

The story was pretty good, though. I was truly interested to see how Abby would navigate Boston, and I had no idea how she thought she would find information beneficial to the rebellion. But then the side-story with her taking care of Aunt Caroline totally took over and I didn't find that very interesting. Her motivation to help the rebels was pushed to the back-burner and didn't appear again until she was nearly ready to leave Boston.

I would totally suggest this story for someone who likes romance novels that isn't heavy on the romance. The male-interest Gideon doesn't actually appear too often in the story. The romance is more of an extra than a main part of the novel. I didn't mind that; it was actually refreshing.

In the end, while Petticoat Spy was good, I don't think it was for me. I saw a lot more potential in the book than was given.

*My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased, honest review.*