1.76k reviews for:

Code Name Hélène

Ariel Lawhon

4.38 AVERAGE

jtstice's review against another edition

2.0

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This book could've been great but the way it is written made it hard to follow and below average. It skips around in time, tells future events then backtracks and tells time preceding events. Makes it hard to follow and put it all together chronologically in your head.
Also, I figured out early on that the chapters titled with Nancy's name are mostly irrelevant, telling the story of how she met and married Henri. Those chapters held absolutely zero interest for me and in my opinion, wasted time that could've been spent telling more details of her fascinating exploits in the war. I ended up completely skipping most of those chapters until about halfway or more thru the book.
After reading this book I think I'm going to find another book that tells this amazing story in a more linear, easy to follow timeline.

amcastle's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mkendrab's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

carolynfls's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

hi_its_me_chelsey's review

4.0

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

pfranklin48's review

3.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, War

Moderate: Sexism, Torture, Violence, Police brutality

Minor: Sexual violence, Antisemitism

wollstone92's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

naptimereads24's review

4.75

medium-paced

jamjay2107's review

4.0

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

cgutnayer's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional informative tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No