Published by Sourcebook's Landmark Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, War
Format: ARC, eBook
Magic tricks, WW2, gadgets, British Military and romance equal an absorbing and gripping tale by the author old Sold on a Monday.
There is so much packed into this book and yet it not only worked – but it also floored me. Fenna Vos learned how to survive at a young age. Her mother died in childbirth, and she was raised by her father. She was in the Italian Hall tragedy in 1913. I had not heard of this and after reading about it, I turned to Wikipedia to learn more. She and her best friend, Arie Jansen, communicate by a series of knocks. This use of code, will come into play later in the book!
Fenna has always been fascinated by magic and grows up to work as an assistant to Charlie, an escape artist. One evening after work she is approached by a man who wants to recruit her to work with his secret M19 team designing escape aids.
Doesn’t sound too exciting, does it? Yet, after the first couple of chapters, I could not put this book down. Fenna is tasked with designing tools and gadgets which will help the soldiers and spies to escape and stay one step ahead of the Germans during the war.
WOWZA! This was such a well written and extensively researched book. Fenna was a great character. I rooted for her the entire book. This book is full of courage, intrigue, and romance as well. I love reading about people being placed in difficult situations and watching as they shine. Fenna is very clever and talented. She also feels very real as she is strong yet flawed.
This one will stay with me for quite some time.
Highly Recommend.
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Thank you to SOURCEBOOKS Landmark, and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.