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The Enigma Game by Elizabeth Wein
4.0

A review copy of this book was sent to me in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.
This review can also be found on my blog: https://phanniethegingerbookworm.wordpress.com

During the whole book we follow our three main characters, Ellen, Louisa and Jamie. It was so interesting to read the journey through their eyes. Especially how they saw each other.

While The Enigma Game didn’t emotionally touch me as the authors’ previous works did it was still incredible to read how such young people tried to figure out the Enigma Machine. (if they were successful or not is your job to figure out )

The Enigma Game tells us the story of three “outsiders” that quickly become friends and who try their best to fit in a society that doesn’t want them. I loved the writing, it was beautifully written and showed the important role the main characters played during WWII.

The story was very gripping. The only thing I didn’t like as much was the fact that the pace was very slow. Especially the beginning. I found it very hard to get into but I’m glad that I kept reading because this book is worth your time!

If you like to read historical fiction books about World War II, then you might want to give The Enigma Game a try.