A review by nataliesboooks
All Is Fair by Dee Garretson

2.0

For some reason, I thought that Mina would do a lot more code breaking than she did, and that her father would have a bigger role in the story. The first half seemed completely unnecessary (what was the point of having that play at their house? Or having the sister Margaret have a secret affair with Prince Albert?). The identity of the spy was completely anticlimactic. The love interest was alllll over the place. One minute he’s being all flirty with Mina, then he’s judgmental of her, then he’s aloof and ignoring her - and the whole time she’s captivated by him. I can’t stand a wishy-washy love interest, so he did nothing for me.

The second half had a bit more excitement, but parts of it felt rushed. I didn’t really buy the ending either, and I thought the book ended very abruptly.

There are not many YA WWI books, so I was intrigued by this one, but it didn’t quite deliver.