Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen was given to me from the Publisher in exchange for my honest Review.
Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen
Pages: 432
Published by Viking Books for Young Readers on March 20th 2018
Genres: Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Teen & Adult Mystery & Suspense
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Her name is Sarah. She's blonde, blue-eyed, and Jewish in 1939 Germany. And her act of resistance is about to change the world.
After her mother is shot at a checkpoint, fifteen-year-old Sarah meets a mysterious man with an ambiguous accent, a suspiciously bare apartment, and a lockbox full of weapons. He's part of the secret resistance against the Third Reich, and he needs Sarah to hide in plain sight at a school for the daughters of top Nazi brass, posing as one of them. If she can befriend the daughter of a key scientist and get invited to her house, she might be able to steal the blueprints to a bomb that could destroy the cities of Western Europe. Nothing could prepare Sarah for her cutthroat schoolmates, and soon she finds herself in a battle for survival unlike any she'd ever imagined. But anyone who underestimates this innocent-seeming girl does so at their peril. She may look sweet, but she's the Nazis' worst nightmare.
From the moment I settled in and started reading I could hardly put it down. It has been awhile since I've been so captivated by a book to this degree. I admit I was totally unsettled during some parts of the book, I was scared and I was also hanging on for dear life at times all caught up in the suspense. Excellent writing, I could perfectly see all the details come to life from the pages of this book. It was like dreaming while being awake. From the beginning when she saw her dead mother's eyes staring back at her as she escaped from the car I was invested in Sarah. The Mama bear came out in me, but Sarah is so courageous and strong willed. Years of her Mom's acting lessons proved their worth as she is able to craft this alternate person to squeak by Nazi soldiers and is really put to the test when asked to join arms with a certain someone to infiltrate a boarding school filled with important Nazi official's daughters. She is there on a mission and watching her navigate this new world while she's sorting out a ton of mental baggage is fascinating to watch unfold. As she hides her Jewish identity she must also be a step ahead of those relentless, bullying girls. To complete her mission, this blond hair, blue-eyed girl has to become friends with a Scientist's daughter. Can she do it, does this Spy complete her mission and survive? I'm not telling....
AUTHOR BIO:
Matt Killeen was born in Birmingham, in the UK, back when trousers were wide and everything was brown. Early instruction in his craft included being told that a drawing of a Cylon exploding isn't writing and copying-out your mother's payslip isn't an essay "about my family." Several alternative careers beckoned, some involving laser guns and guitars, before he finally returned to words and attempted to make a living as an advertising copywriter and largely ignored music and sports journalist. He now writes for the world's best loved toy company, as it wasn't possible to be an X-wing pilot. Married to his Nuyorican soul mate, he is parent to both an unfeasibly clever teenager and a toddler who is challenging his father's anti-establishment credentials by repeatedly writing on the walls. He accidently moved to the countryside in 2016.
WEEK ONE
3/12 – Crossroad Reviews – Review
3/13 – Twinning for Books – Q&A
3/14 – Lindsay Karson – Review
3/15 – Spinatale Reviews – Review + Creative Picture
3/16 – Bookworm Banter – Review
WEEK TWO
3/19 – The Young Folks – Playlist
3/20 – Cracking the Cover – Review
3/21 – Bookish Connoisseur – Review
3/22 – Bookfoolery – Review
3/23 – Four Violet Reviews – Review
WEEK THREE
3/26 – Katy’s Library Blog – Creative Instagram Photo
3/27 – Adventures in YA Publishing – Q&A
3/28 – The Heart of a Book Blogger – Book Aesthetics
3/29 – Forever Young Adult – Review
3/30 – Bookablereads – Review
WEEK FOUR
4/2 – The Lovely Books – Review
4/3 – Here’s to Happy Endings – Review
4/4 – Once Upon a Twilight – Review + Fav Quotes
4/5 – Books Coffee and Repeat – Spotify Playlist
4/6 – Book Reporter – Review
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