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A review by buttonsbeadslace
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
5.0
I have far too many feelings about this book to explain them all, but here is a thing that recommends it: Have you ever complained about two-dimensional characters? Have you ever thought it was boring when a hero didn't have any flaws or complex feelings, or when a female character only existed to help the male characters?
This is a book about two young women who have flaws and fears and make mistakes, but are also incredibly smart and brave and determined, and who accomplish great things despite being terrified a lot of the time. Their reactions to that terror are complex and realistic. "An underqualified young woman gets stuck in a war zone when a plan goes wrong" could be a really sad, pathetic story, but this book doesn't even give you the chance to think that. It throws you straight into the main characters' perspectives so you can see the fear and see them cope with it for yourself.
This may not mean much to anyone else, but I'd rate this on the same level as [b:The Way the Crow Flies|7199|The Way the Crow Flies|Ann-Marie MacDonald|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1394297491s/7199.jpg|2547473] for horrible heart-breaking sadness, for stunningly beautiful, evocative language, and for a complex, twisty plot that makes you feel like you should have known the twists all along.
This is a book about two young women who have flaws and fears and make mistakes, but are also incredibly smart and brave and determined, and who accomplish great things despite being terrified a lot of the time. Their reactions to that terror are complex and realistic. "An underqualified young woman gets stuck in a war zone when a plan goes wrong" could be a really sad, pathetic story, but this book doesn't even give you the chance to think that. It throws you straight into the main characters' perspectives so you can see the fear and see them cope with it for yourself.
This may not mean much to anyone else, but I'd rate this on the same level as [b:The Way the Crow Flies|7199|The Way the Crow Flies|Ann-Marie MacDonald|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1394297491s/7199.jpg|2547473] for horrible heart-breaking sadness, for stunningly beautiful, evocative language, and for a complex, twisty plot that makes you feel like you should have known the twists all along.