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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
Ok, so this was a slow build and it was frustrating me that It wasn't grabbing me from the start. However, it was compelling enough that I didn't give up. I pushed through the middle and then...woaaH! So heartbreaking, beautiful, sad, intense--I agree with other reviews I read that after I finished, I wanted to go back and read again. So many clues hidden throughout that are hard to catalog in your head when you don't realize they are clues.
I love this book. So much. Definitely made my top 50, if not top 25.
More like a 3.5
Wouldn't have read this if it wasn't for freshman year English. I thought I would hate it but it ended up being kind of good. I didn't see the twists coming and it made summer reading a little more enjoyable. Only reason for 3 stars is that I had to read it for school and I prefer reading for pleasure.
Wouldn't have read this if it wasn't for freshman year English. I thought I would hate it but it ended up being kind of good. I didn't see the twists coming and it made summer reading a little more enjoyable. Only reason for 3 stars is that I had to read it for school and I prefer reading for pleasure.
This is a really creative telling of the story of Queenie and Maddie, two unlikely friends (an aristocrat and a commoner) supporting the British WWII effort in 1943. My 3.5 star rating is because it took me a while to figure out the story (although it's definitely worth sticking with it), there were a few too many details about planes and pilots, I couldn't really figure out who was a spy, I still can't decide how old I think they are supposed to be, and I really really thought they were going to be more than just friends.
Wow - what a roller coaster. This is written in letter/diary form from the perspective of a lady caught by the Gestapo. It focuses a lot on her friendship with another woman involved with the war effort in Britain. There's an amazing number of twists and turns, which makes writing a review v v difficult.
I liked this book, but it came with so many high recommendations that I expected to really love it. The story certainly had some unexpected twists, and it had a lot of factual information about WWII.
I like spy fiction very much. However, I'm not such a fan of historical fiction or aviation stories, particularly WWII historical fiction aviation stories. Thus, while I can't personally hop on board the 5-star train with this novel, I salute all who do and don't begrudge you a thing. The core plot trajectory is quite cool, with a great opening and closing. However, to traverse between the two, I had to get through a lot of story in my least favorite milieu. I'm glad I did, because there's a cool puzzle running through it that's worth seeing put together in the end. I just wasn't as deeply engaged in the journey as I would have liked to have been.
This doesn't feel like a YA novel to me. Queenie sounds too old. Also, I don't understad the hype.
Both Julie and Maddie are unlikeable (esp. Julie) and I didn't buy thier friendship.
I would be hard pressed to give this to a teen, unless of course they were die hard WW2 fiction fans.
Both Julie and Maddie are unlikeable (esp. Julie) and I didn't buy thier friendship.
I would be hard pressed to give this to a teen, unless of course they were die hard WW2 fiction fans.
There is so much detail and character voice in this story, it's hard to know how to start praising it. I love the first person narration, first from Verity's POV, then Maddie's. There's just enough information held back to keep you reading, but not so much that you give up. The plot is woven together so well and all the details fall into place almost perfectly. A wonderful tribute to the women of the SOE and WAAF - everyone who served, really - in World War II!
