Author: Monica Hesse
Series/Standalone: Standalone
Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Mystery
Pages: 310
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Year Published: 2016
Format: Audiobook
"Amsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after black market goods to paying customers, her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents and every waking moment mourning her boyfriend, who was killed on the Dutch front lines when the Germans invaded. She likes to think of her illegal work as a small act of rebellion.
On a routine delivery, a client asks Hanneke for help. Expecting to hear that Mrs Janssen wants meat or kerosene, Hanneke is shocked by the older woman's frantic plea to find a person- a Jewish teenager Mrs Janssen had been hiding, who has vanished without a trace from a secret room. Hanneke initially wants nothing to do with such dangerous work but is ultimately drawn into a web of mysteries and stunning revelations that lead her into the heart of the resistance, open her eyes to the horrors of Nazi war machine, and compel her to take desperate action.
Beautifully written, intricately plotted, and meticulously researched, Girl in the Blue Coat is an extraordinary, gripping novel from a bright new voice."
My Rating: 4.5/5
Another audiobook that I zoomed through. I seem to be in the mood for historical fiction lately and I'm just going for it with my audiobook. I think this book includes a perspective that I haven't read before. The idea of mystery and resistance and taking a hard look at the small things that happen in a huge war and disaster. The changes in friendships and lives that took place during this time never fail to amaze and horrify me. I was just a little disappointed in the ending, and a few of the choices that Hanneke made.
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
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