Spy x Family, Vol. 1 by Tatsuya Endo

 
Spy x Family, Vol. 1 by Tatsuya Endo
My Rating: ★★★★★

Twilight is one of the top spies there is. He specializes in going undercover and can seemingly do anything to get the job done. When Twilight receives his latest assignment, he discovers that he’s finally been stumped. You see, his new assignment requires him to have a wife and child to unknowingly go undercover with him to complete the assignment. It wouldn’t be so bad if a fellow spy could adopt a kid to go undercover as his fake wife, but there’s a shortage on spies due to people reporting them. Now Twilight is pressed for time and unknowingly marries an assassin after adopting a telepath.

This is probably one of the funniest books that I’ve read in a while. We follow Twilight, who is extremely talented at going undercover, especially if it requires him to change his face. When his new assignment takes him way out of his comfort level, all kinds of hilarious things happen and cause him to think he’s losing his touch as a spy. It gets even more hilarious once his wife comes into the picture because they have no idea who the other really is.

Other than how funny this book is, I love the dynamic between each of the characters. While the relationship between Anya and her new assassin mother, Yor, hasn’t had time to develop yet, I think I’ll love that one as well in the next volume. That said, the relationship between Twilight and Yor is so cute. He has no idea how to be a parent and she thinks being a spy is like her favorite TV show, so some hilarious events unfold. However, she is happy to finally have a home that will hopefully stick, and he has grown to care for her.

The relationship between Twilight and Yor hasn’t had a lot of time to develop yet, but I think they match each other well, especially because Yor also needs the cover that being married provides. She seems to also care for Yor in her own way. I’m interested in seeing how their relationship develops into how the dynamic between the three of them continues to develop as the series continues. I can tell this is going to be a great series, so I’m excited to check out the next volume.