A review by lawbooks600
Rescue by Jennifer A. Nielsen

adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Representation: N/A
Score: Seven out of ten.

It's here. It's finally here. I wanted to read Rescue for months, but someone transferred it before I could. Months later, I transferred it back to a library I visited so I could pick it up, and then I glanced at the blurb, which made it seem like an intriguing and enjoyable story about secret codes set in WWII. I liked this one. 

It starts with the first person I see, Meg, fleeing from her home and father after the Germans invaded it, and all that's left of him are some encrypted notes. It may seem like all hope is lost for her, but that's not what happens. Meg tries to find her father using her knowledge of codes to solve the mysteries to find her father. This work is one of the slower historical novels I've read, but it was still satisfying much like Words on Fire, even though it's like a younger version of Elizabeth Wein's The Enigma Game. I liked Meg as a character because of her realism since she doesn't get everything right and it takes time for her to succeed. I predicted a plot twist, which tells me I might not be the right audience and I already saw one of the messages in the code long before Meg found it out. However, I didn't see the second message. The pacing is right for me as the slower parts never bored me and the fast-paced conclusion was enthraling. I'd recommend this one for anyone who has a taste in historical/war fiction.
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