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kawarwick's review
3.0
Interesting story of young female Jew spying as a German boarding school student but I couldn’t get invested in the story.
amarreth's review
4.0
Excellent historical fiction. Excellent YA. Sarah is interesting, infuriating, and incredible. The conceit of a spy in Nazi Germany isn't new, but the narrative felt different in Killeen's hands. Both more raw and languid. Definitely recommend if the time period is of interest, or your enjoy female-fronted spy stories!
kacie_marria's review
1.0
I didn't finish Orphan Monster Spy because it was just a little weird. I mean, who's going to trust a random stranger who shows up in an alley in the middle of a war in the middle of the night??!!?? Also, the school really bothered me because it one of those things where the adults didn't do anything at all. I just don't like that kind of thing at all because it seems really unrealistic. The book was also just a little too violent for me. I mean, it wasn't actually that bad, but I just didn't want to read about people ripping out hair out of other peoples' heads until their eyes start bleeding, or thinking they accidentally killed someone who was trying to kill them. Idk. I just didn't like that. Finally, there was a creepy music teacher, who was just a little too interested in the girls...
Overall, I just didn't like this book enough to finish it and a lot of it really bugged me.
Overall, I just didn't like this book enough to finish it and a lot of it really bugged me.
sarah_reading_party's review
4.0
whoa. this was intense!! but in the best of ways. listening to the audiobook was tough at times - the reality of violence, of war, of fighting between jews and nazis and spies... it was crazy, and not always fun. i never knew what was going to happen next but sarah was so strong and brave!! loved her character.
twistedreader93's review
4.0
Actually a pretty good read I started reading it before I said on goodreada because I wanted to make sure it wasn’t another book I would just stop reading and it actually wasn’t! Really good read
purplejumping's review
5.0
Wow! I have no words for the thrilling rollercoaster of a plot that I just went through. This book was incredibly captivating. Sometimes it did get too violent, but in retrospect it was perfectly appropriate for the time period.
lenorecanneversleep's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
runningonwords415's review
3.0
Happy book birthday, "Orphan Monster Spy"!
Thank you to Penguin Random House LLC for an advanced copy of this book!
Sarah, abandoned at a checkpoint in Nazi Germany because her mother was shot and killed (a really thrilling first chapter, I must say), finds refuge with a man she soon refers to as Captain (ORPHAN). In his company, she is able to channel her survival skills in order to help prevent a bomb from destroying most of Europe (SPY). During her mission, however, she is presented with multiple situations that lead her to the verge of dying, and is presented with many life or death choices (MONSTER).
While many chapters had me flipping pages constantly, most of the book drug on for me. The parts I found interesting were often the quickest to be passed over, and I felt many questions were left unanswered - What about Mouse? How did Sarah actually feel toward the Ice Queen? Stern?...hello?? - and the ending was quite abrupt for how much build up there was leading up to it. It was a pleasing read and sparked many questions from students (it's a striking cover), but left much to be desired along the way. It did meet my espionage and thriller quota for the month, though! High marks in those categories, for sure.
Thank you to Penguin Random House LLC for an advanced copy of this book!
Sarah, abandoned at a checkpoint in Nazi Germany because her mother was shot and killed (a really thrilling first chapter, I must say), finds refuge with a man she soon refers to as Captain (ORPHAN). In his company, she is able to channel her survival skills in order to help prevent a bomb from destroying most of Europe (SPY). During her mission, however, she is presented with multiple situations that lead her to the verge of dying, and is presented with many life or death choices (MONSTER).
While many chapters had me flipping pages constantly, most of the book drug on for me. The parts I found interesting were often the quickest to be passed over, and I felt many questions were left unanswered - What about Mouse? How did Sarah actually feel toward the Ice Queen? Stern?...hello?? - and the ending was quite abrupt for how much build up there was leading up to it. It was a pleasing read and sparked many questions from students (it's a striking cover), but left much to be desired along the way. It did meet my espionage and thriller quota for the month, though! High marks in those categories, for sure.