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A review by lenoirleon
Devil Darling Spy by Matt Killeen
5.0
It was just a few weeks ago that I realized that this sequel to ,”Orphan, Monster, Spy” has been written and published, and it immediately was put on hold at my local library.
It’s been a bit of time since I read the first book, but the story line-a young Jewish girl marauding as a British intelligence officer’s niece...only the both of them are pretending to be proud, upstanding members of the Nazis-hadn’t faded. After the events of the first book, Sarah/Ursula and the captain have been adjusting to their new home, throwing parties and gathering intelligence(spying) when possible. Things are off-as pointed out by one of their comrades, the captain isn’t himself since he was shot months ago.
But there’s not much time to dwell on the captain’s changes, as Sarah manages to hire a new German/Senegalese young woman to be a maid in their household and then the threesome head off on an adventure in Africa.
I remember, in the first book, thinking so much of Leisel from ,”The Book Thief” and how she could have went down a similar path, had she been grabbed up by the Captain instead of the Hubermans. Sarah lived a lovely life, up until she didn’t, but she’s a fighter and believes in justice and helping others-even if she has to stretch the truth a bit at times to do so. Both girls are strong in their own ways, and both had to hide away parts of themselves and their histories.
Read this-if you’ve read the first. You won’t be disappointed.
It’s been a bit of time since I read the first book, but the story line-a young Jewish girl marauding as a British intelligence officer’s niece...only the both of them are pretending to be proud, upstanding members of the Nazis-hadn’t faded. After the events of the first book, Sarah/Ursula and the captain have been adjusting to their new home, throwing parties and gathering intelligence(spying) when possible. Things are off-as pointed out by one of their comrades, the captain isn’t himself since he was shot months ago.
But there’s not much time to dwell on the captain’s changes, as Sarah manages to hire a new German/Senegalese young woman to be a maid in their household and then the threesome head off on an adventure in Africa.
I remember, in the first book, thinking so much of Leisel from ,”The Book Thief” and how she could have went down a similar path, had she been grabbed up by the Captain instead of the Hubermans. Sarah lived a lovely life, up until she didn’t, but she’s a fighter and believes in justice and helping others-even if she has to stretch the truth a bit at times to do so. Both girls are strong in their own ways, and both had to hide away parts of themselves and their histories.
Read this-if you’ve read the first. You won’t be disappointed.