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Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Oct. 13th, 2013 12:07 amThe Blurb On The Back:
I have two weeks.
You’ll shoot me at the end no matter what I do.
11th October 1943 A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a shot at survival. The other has lost the game before it’s barely begun.
Devastating, shocking, compelling and inspiring – once read, never forgotten.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Elizabeth Wein’s YA historical thriller is a gripping read that focuses on the contribution that women made to the war effort as pilots for the Air Transport Auxiliary and agents for the Special Operations Executive. Although it took me a while to get into (mainly because the confession set-up feels a little artificial at the start), it’s a gripping read with strong themes of friendship and immense personal courage and it’s a notable rarity in YA fiction as neither main character is a teenager. If I’m going to nitpick then I’d say there are a few anachronisms within the dialogue and I’m not 100% convinced that the characters would have known about the concentration camps, but this didn’t prevent my enjoyment of the book and I immediately went out to buy the companion novel ROSE UNDER FIRE.
You’ll shoot me at the end no matter what I do.
11th October 1943 A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a shot at survival. The other has lost the game before it’s barely begun.
Devastating, shocking, compelling and inspiring – once read, never forgotten.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Elizabeth Wein’s YA historical thriller is a gripping read that focuses on the contribution that women made to the war effort as pilots for the Air Transport Auxiliary and agents for the Special Operations Executive. Although it took me a while to get into (mainly because the confession set-up feels a little artificial at the start), it’s a gripping read with strong themes of friendship and immense personal courage and it’s a notable rarity in YA fiction as neither main character is a teenager. If I’m going to nitpick then I’d say there are a few anachronisms within the dialogue and I’m not 100% convinced that the characters would have known about the concentration camps, but this didn’t prevent my enjoyment of the book and I immediately went out to buy the companion novel ROSE UNDER FIRE.
