Wow, I have been off here for awhile. I have been so busy at school and then went to the AASL conference in Hartford this weekend. Plus this book was long. I debated through the first 50 pages whether I would actually finish it. I have not read The Romeo and Juliet Code although I have heard a lot about it and wish I had time to read it now. I don't feel that it affected my reading of this book. Enough background was given throughout the book to catch me up.
I really enjoyed this book. It is a coming of age tale as Fliss comes to terms with her daddy-uncle, her uncle-daddy and her mom's relationship. She deals with loss, first love, and some mystery. There almost seemed to be 2 stories. The first part focused on the German spy and then when that was resolved it settled into the waiting that comes with war.
The writing was done well. I really felt connected with Fliss and could understand Winnie and The Gram's conflict and emotions. For the first half of the book before Gideon went away I also connected with him. Some of the other characters were not as developed - especially Derek but I suppose that was part of the mystery of Derek and least from Fliss' perspective. All in all this was a good read.
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