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Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
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3.75 stars
This book was very good. I will admit, it did take awhile for me to become invested in this story. The beginning was a little dry with all of the technical pilot speak. Also, I wasn't quite sure what was going on as far as the structure goes...but once I realized the context that we were learning all of this information, I found myself growing more interested in the book.

I liked the structure of this novel; the idea that the main character is writing out her confession after being taken prisoner. There were moments of confusion as the narrator switched from first to third person depending on what she was narrating. She also referred to herself in the third person and also had many nicknames/code names. There were many characters with aliases, which made it slightly confusing at times.

All that said, this book was wonderfully crafted. Now that I understand the context of what was going on, I kind of want to re-read it. I feel like this would definitely hold up.