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4.38 AVERAGE
4.38 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation
Read a few pages where main character checks out the men on a bomber with her. But she's married so eyes only lol. Can tell this isn't for me.
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lawhon does a remarkable job of developing each character. This is based on real people. Some were absolute heroes and accomplished much to help the war effort and those suffering. Some were absolutely despicable and I wanted them to die. My emotions were all over the place with this. So well written.
inspiring
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5 only because on audiobook, the timeline jumps were incredibly confusing! Very good otherwise!
emotional
inspiring
tense
An excellent historical fiction about a total bad ass woman!
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Absolutely fascinating story. I knew very little about what took place in occupied France during WWII prior to reading this, and I appreciated learning about it primarily through the lens of a female spy and leader. I almost can’t believe how much of what transpired in this book is true. It’s both heartbreaking and heartwarming at times, but definitely worth the read.
Refreshingly good ww2 book after so many repetitive plots! Very sarcastically funny main character without being gimmicky, based on the true story of Nancy Wake.