271 reviews for:

The Enigma Game

Elizabeth Wein

3.92 AVERAGE

koberhan's review against another edition

4.0

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I liked this book, but it definitely isn’t my favorite in the series. I keep getting surprised when Elizabeth Wein writes another book in this series because I don’t feel the need to read more about the characters that were introduced in Code Name Verity. And I love the characters in Code Name Verity. I also like Elizabeth Wein’s writing and storytelling which is why this book was on TBR list before I realized it was part of the series. I would prefer reading about new characters. Now that I’ve said all that I will say that I’d totally read a book that focuses on Louisa’s experiences during WWII.

rachf_77's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-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: Complicated

annakim's review against another edition

4.0

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Code Name Verityabsolutely devastated me when I first read it and since then, I've been a great fan of Elizabeth Wein's books. I'm happy to say that The Enigma Game did not destroy me and ended on a much more positive note. Because it had been awhile since I read Verity, I didn't recognize Jamie or, for that matter, his sister until much, much later in the book. And even then, I didn't recognize Julie until she literally said her nickname and that was literally at the end of the story.
I really liked all of the characters. One of Wein's strengths is her ability to imbue each of her characters with so much personality. This makes it easy to really feel connected to each one and empathize with their situations.
I also appreciate Wein's handling of the racism and the supreme irony of these Western countries allying to fight against Nazi Germany while they overlooked their own racist policies at home. This also extended to Ellen's treatment as a Traveler in the UK.

Spoiler

Another reviewer mentioned it, but the one part that really did not ring true and threw me off was the death of David near the end. There was no indication that he was Depressed anywhere in the story or suffering from other trauma so for him to just....give up like that was incredibly unexpected.

julie_h's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jacquet_mipa's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

courtney_frances's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional informative medium-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

alos3478's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-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: Complicated

ham_pancake's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark sad medium-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: Yes

swarmofbees's review against another edition

2.5

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ktmtjoy's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No