https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse By: Y.S. Lee en-us 2017-11-28 21:20:55 UTC 2025-09-24 17:21:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Send.png rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/211182009 I chose this book because when I was browsing the internet looking for good books to read, this one caught my eye. The biggest reason that this book caught my eye was because it was the first book in a series called "The Agency." I love getting into book series because once I start I can't stop and it can be fun. The author is Y. S. Lee and she has written 3 other books which are all part of The Agency series. Here is a link to here web site. http://yslee.com/]]> 2017-11-28 21:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/211182009 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/212082663 The opening lines drop the reader in a state of confusion and mystery. It opens by putting the main character (mary) in a not so sanitary courtroom where she is being read her rights and sentenced to hang by her neck until dead. "She should of been listening to the judge. Instead mary was focused on the flies swarming around her ankles in the prisoner's dock and their primary interest: the pool of stale urine at her feet. " This line was the very first line in the prologue and provocted me to keep reading. ]]> 2017-11-30 21:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/212082663 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/214337429 So far in my book nothing interesting has happened up until this point. My book is about a girl who grew up in a terrible society where her dad died and her mom has problems. It came to the point where she had to steal from other people just to survive. When she was caught she was tried in court and sentenced to death but a woman saved her and brought her to a secret school known as the agency. The agency not only dedicated to educating girls but it also is a spy organization. She has just started training to be a spy so she was sent off to a place where she would supposedly be trained to be a spy. It turned out to be a house of a very rich and wealthy family and they happened to be having a party the day that she arrived. While the party was happening she decided to have a little fun and see what she could fine in the host's office. She couldn't find anything because someone was coming and she needed to find a place to hide. Luckily there was a wardrobe that was unlocked and she buried herself in the clossite. While she was in there she met by a boy who happened to have the same goal as her: to see if he could find something. This is important because it introduces a new character and I have a feeling that this character will be playing an important role later in the book. ]]> 2017-12-07 21:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/214337429 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/215221115 “He smiled. "I suppose I thought we'd have a madly impractical, terrifyingly modern sort of marriage. One based on love. Not to mention dangerous undertakings and hair's-breadth escapes from burning buildings, high ledges and exploding sewers."

"And bickering."

"Always that, yes."

"Assuming I want to marry at all."

"True. I know of no good way of forcing you to do anything."

"And you're mad enough to think it could work - one day?"

He cupped her face in his hands. His smile was so brilliant it seemed to illuminate the room. "I think it would be heaven."

She trembled, then. "You have a very strange idea of heaven."

"Kiss me and see.”

This is an important scene because it is when Mary first falls for James. This is important because it will change the plot of the story forever and not only that it will make the story more interesting. ]]> 2017-12-11 20:55:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/215221115 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/215999066 This book is not particularly hard to read so finding a work I didn't know was hard. But I managed to find a word that I sort of knew but didn't fully know.

The work was tentative

What I thought:
Light or soft pressure.

Actual definition: not certain or fixed; provisional.
Sentence in the book: "Fine linen, to be precise. So far, so good: she was inside a wardrobe, after all. The only problem was that this linen was oddly warm. Body warm. Beneath the tentative pressure of her palm, it seemed to be moving..."]]> 2017-12-13 21:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/215999066 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/216000218 Dislike will often turn around to love. ]]> 2017-12-13 21:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/216000218 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222654456 Simile: "His hangover was visible. It heaved it self on to his shoulders and sat there like a bag of wet cement." this is taking place around begging of the book when Mary is in training to be an agent and her "trainers" are throwing a party. At the party they all have a good time and some people have a little too much to drink. Including the host. So the next day Mary is remarking on how obvious he looks and also how bad he looks with the hang over. ]]> 2018-01-18 23:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222654456 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222655113 A line that I found in the book that stood out the most to me was "It's terrifying to be on the verge of finally getting what you want." This is meaningful to me because I think that it goes a lot along with the phrase "Be careful for what you wish for" it woke me up in a way wile reading the book and grabbed my attention while reading. It also marked the beginning of the climax. ]]> 2018-01-19 00:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222655113 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222659242 While browsing online I came across an add for a book called "A spy in the house of love" I am not exactly sure what it is about but I am sure that there titles are not only similar but possibly the story and there plot as well.
Link to book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/248665.A_Spy_in_the_House_of_Love]]> 2018-01-19 00:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222659242 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222660452 This may seem silly but until now I havent really had to use this word: Academy. So likewise I didn't really know what it really ment. Quote: "It was foolish to linger. She slid her fingers from his grasp, turned, and began to walk away in the direction of the Academy. She'd gone about thirty paces when she heard his voice."
Definition: a place of study or training in a special field.
Before now I thought that it was just an organization and not specifically for academics or teaching. ]]> 2018-01-19 01:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222660452 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222660841 An important plot event in the book is when Mary FINALLY confesses her love for her partner in her book. (The person she was training with to become an agent in the academy. It is important because it is life altering for Mary and it greatly changes the plot of the book. Not to mention that with out it, the book may end up being a lot more boring. ]]> 2018-01-19 01:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222660841 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222661161 An important plot event my book was when Mary first met her future love. It was anti-climatic and the way that they met. They met in a closet where they were both trying to achieve the same goal of pick pocketing the house of this rich person's house who was throwing a party. While the party was going on she snuck into the wardrobe and started looking for things that may be available. What she ended up finding was another man and just then they were forced to hide together when someone walked in. When the person left they were left alone. Because of this experience they were left hating each other. But that eventually turned into love which expressed the theme. ]]> 2018-01-19 01:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222661161 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222662065 “He laughed, then became serious once more. "Mary............"
The expression in his eyes set her heart pounding. "Yes?"
Twice he began to frame a sentence, and twice his voice seemed to fail him. 
And she thought she understood. What could he possibly say to her now, when he was on the verge of leaving forever? Even something as simple as asking her to write to him carried a distinct sort of promis, the type of promise he was ten years and a half a world removed from being able to make.
She forced a polite smile and held out her hand. "Good luck, James."
Regret-and relief-flooded his eyes. he took her hand, cradling it for a long moment. "And to you."
It was foolish to linger. She slid her fingers from his grasp, turned, and began to walk away in the direction of the Academy. She'd gone about thirty paces when she heard his voice.
"Mary!"
She spun about. "What is it?"
"Stay out of wardrobes!"
She laughed, shook her head, and began to walk again. She was smiling this time.” 

This is a "sappy" part of the book towards the end where the two love birds are parting ways and wishing each other good luck. Although they keep the process cool the sadness in both of their minds are obvious. ]]> 2018-01-19 01:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222662065 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222662390 “Calmly, slowly, she reached behind with her left hand and came up against — yes, fabric. Fine linen, to be precise. So far, so good: she was inside a wardrobe, after all. The only problem was that this linen was oddly warm. Body warm. Beneath the tentative pressure of her palm, it seemed to be moving...

With terrifying suddenness, an ungloved hand clamped roughly over her nose and mouth. A long arm pinned her arms against her sides. She was held tightly against a hard, warm surface.

"Hush," whispered a pair of lips pressed to her left ear. "If you scream, we are both lost.”  

Although there may not seem to be much dialogue it is important because it is the first time that Mary and her future love meet. (In a closet)]]> 2018-01-19 01:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222662390 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222662594 If mary didn't meet that boy in the closet what alterations do you think would of happened?

If this never happened then possibly there would be no conflict in the beginning. The conflict in the begging is that Mary has love for this boy but at the same time she thinks that she isn't supposed to like him. So if they never met the book wouldn't have much meaning I feel. ]]> 2018-01-19 01:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222662594 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222663224 If mary never confessed her love for the boy how would the book be altered?

The book would be altered in a way that Mary would live the rest of her life knowing that she was this close to having him but she couldn't bring up the nerve to say so. It would of really bugged mary and also it would of annoyed the reader. It would take away a large portion of the rising action and climax and greatly alter the way the book turns out. ]]> 2018-01-19 01:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222663224 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222664179 If Mary was born into a rich family and never had to pick pocet to live, how would the story be different. 

The story would be different because there would be no plot at all. The reader would probably be dropped in a scene where everything is perfect and planed out for her. She has loving parents and she has everything she could ever ask for. ]]> 2018-01-19 01:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222664179 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222664754 Until now I did not realize that the "Spy" was a political affair that has to do with money or something. I don't really know what exactly it is but it made me think of this book when I came across it because: "A SPY in the house" and the "SPY"

Link to what the spy is: https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS780US780&ei=TE1hWqy2N4jIsAXv6JjQBQ&q=what+is+spy+etf&oq=what+is+the+spy&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i71k1l4.0.0.0.6140.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c..64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.awFaToYwC-s

Link to info on the spy: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SPY/]]> 2018-01-19 01:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222664754 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222665081 I was browsing the internet when I came across this in google shopping: https://www.google.com/search?q=spy+spy+spy&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS780US780&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiOi_OM9OLYAhUNR6wKHbNDBCQQsxgIKg&biw=949&bih=953
this link takes you to a shopping web site where there are many good little trinkets that are hidden cameras. I thought it related to the book because both the book and the items both have a james bond theme to it. ]]> 2018-01-19 01:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222665081 rytime13579 https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222665370 Recently in news a there was a family caught holding children and other people as hostages so to speak. The story is really sad and cruel. But they got caught because of a 17 year old girly who found out about all of this and escaped through a window and called the police. She was A spy in the house.]]> 2018-01-19 01:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rytime13579/aspyinthehouse/wish/222665370