Spies are awesome, and female spies are even more awesome – you know it’s true. They’re wicked smart, have crazy fighting skills, and always have us holding our breath to see what decisions they’ll make. Our newest favorite spy comes from Crossing the Line, an action-packed thriller about a girl who was kidnapped by a North Korean spy agency when she was young and is now bent on taking them down. Her toughness and intelligence are #goals, so we rounded up our 6 favorite female spies in honor of lady spies everywhere!

Jocelyn Steely from Crossing the Line

Ten years after being kidnapped by a North Korean spy agency, Jocelyn’s ready to escape and take her kidnappers down – but she’ll have to earn the trust of the Americans before the Koreans discover her deception. Everything she does will have you going “wow, and I thought I was strong for not eating my lunch before 10 am today.”

Sydney Bristow from Alias

She’s highly skilled in Krav Maga and can speak over 20 languages. Anyone looking for a study buddy for the Spanish AP next month?

Marvel’s Black Widow

Armed with her martial arts skills and her electroshock Black Widow’s Bite, she’s one of the most talented agents of an international counter-intelligence agency. Because. Ladies. Own.

Nikita

We love that Nikita never lost her humanity through her grueling training, and we’re totally behind her plot to take down the organization that trained her and then betrayed her by assassinating the civilian she fell in love with.

Skye from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Inhuman powers + genius-level hacker skills? Something tells us our weekend plans would be much more exciting with her by our sides.

Susan Cooper in Spy

Ok, her methods may be a little unorthodox but Susan Cooper is super smart, super dedicated, and gets the job done – plus, she’d keep us in stitches 24/7.

Start reading Crossing the Line! And check out more kickbutt YA heroines!