It’s amazing what the real Lewis and Roos did to fight an uphill battle to stop Naziism in the US during WW2, and loved the story of women spying to help. Also crazy the extremes the US took - practically ignoring domestic Nazis and their threats pre-Pearl Harbor and then post, interning anyone who was remotely German or especially Japanese, stripping them of their rights and homes.

The book itself had some great information and I learned a lot about what Southern California looked like during that time. How much the Government became pigeon holed looking at Communism, that really, they’d continue to do for decades, rather than an obvious threat right in front of them. And how, as usual, women were underestimated and therefore perfect options for spying and working undercover.

Some of the dialogue seemed a little forced and unnatural at times, while other times it seems like there is wonderful detail in a scene, and then it jumps to a later scene without a lot of connection or character development. Because of that I never really identified with Veronica or Vi beyond a surface level. It also felt like Veronica lacked some of the stability and backbone someone in a successful spying role would need.

Overall I liked it but it wasn’t quite as gripping as I wanted it to be. Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are mine alone.