A review by cursed_bog_witch
Devil Darling Spy by Matt Killeen

4.0

This book has been a deeply thoughtful, tense, and gripping read - following Sarah’s employment as a spy, she’s taken to Africa to stop a deadly disease from being made into a weapon and saving millions of lives around the world. The characters are complicated and dimensional, and Sarah struggles with her inner demons and the bloody actions she must commit to save innocent people. While the story was an incredible read, what I found stood out the most was the research that went into the plot and world building - the author, knowing full well that he can’t speak for the millions of minorities who suffered during WII and throughout history, wanted to amplify their voices and the crimes that were committed against them. He wanted to shine a light on the parts of history that Eurocentric/ western history doesn’t like to focus on, and I feel like he does a great job providing this within a YA book.
One of my favourite quotes from the authors note - “If you assume or even hope that you would have been the kind of person to defy Nazi’s, now is the time to find out.”

I am hella keen for the next book and to see what Killeen does next!