Code Name Verity
by Elizabeth Wein
Why is this considered a YA book? I saw nothing that would recommend it to the young adult market over a general audience. It's gruesome and painful to the point where I'm glad I didn't read it at seventeen--it would have given me nightmares.
It's twisted in plot but never vague; a thumping good spy thriller; a World War II action movie where the battles are realistic and gritty and often hopeless, and throughout a masterpiece of friendship, love and honor. It's probably the best book I've read in years. The minute I was done, I wanted to pick it up and start over.
My recommendation is: don't read the cover blurb and don't read reviews. Start on page one and allow yourself plenty of uninterrupted time--you won't welcome visitors. Or listen to the excellent audiobook.by Bolinda Audio. The latter will help you with the Scottish accents.
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