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A review by vinjii
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
3.25
Wonderfully written, but some bits of it are so wholly unbelievable that the longer they went on the less I was able to suspend my disbelief. If I ignore those bits, I'm left with a wonderful friendship, a novel about courage and loyalty, and I liked all of that.
I struggled with the fairly slow start, but the plot itself is gripping, and the characters well developed. Unfortunately, I was promised a mind-blowing read, and it just wasn't. (Although, admittedly, I would have absolutely loved this twenty years ago.)
I think this is a case of "it's not you, dear book, it's me" and if you typically enjoy YA novels, and like the sound of the premise, you will most likely love this.
I struggled with the fairly slow start, but the plot itself is gripping, and the characters well developed. Unfortunately, I was promised a mind-blowing read, and it just wasn't. (Although, admittedly, I would have absolutely loved this twenty years ago.)
I think this is a case of "it's not you, dear book, it's me" and if you typically enjoy YA novels, and like the sound of the premise, you will most likely love this.