as delightful as I expected it to be. loved this one so much. one of my most favourite universes ever and I hope you will dive into it today

Fans of Spy x Family get a few new missions to read in this collection: Anya goes on a camping trip with her class and tries yet again to make friends with Damian; Yuri ends up babysitting Anya for a day; Franky falls for an opera singer who has lost her sight; and more.

For me, the two strongest stories were the first two. Anya's attempts to succeed both in school and in making friends with Damian are always endearingly awkward, and this one is no exception. And though Yuri is one of my least favorite characters, his interactions with Anya in this story are funnier than usual. But the writing overall is a bit simplistic, leaning into overly obvious description as if giving a panel by panel reading of the manga. Perhaps this is standard fare for light novels but it felt almost juvenile in spots. Some of the dialogue also felt a little off for the characters (especially Franky).

The book does include a few original drawings by Tatsuya Endo, the creator of Spy x Family, which is a treat, and it's fun to imagine additional adventures in this universe, but overall the stories are a little lacking. 3 stars.

Thank you, VIZ Media and NetGalley, for providing an eARC of this book. Opinions expressed here are solely my own.