Title: Dragonfly           

Author: Leila Meacham       

Genre: Historical Fiction      

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing        

Format: Hardcover 

Pages: 576

Rating: 5/5 stars 

Synopsis (Goodreads):

At the height of WWII, five idealistic young Americans receive a mysterious letter from the OSS, asking them if they are willing to fight for their country. The men and women from very different backgrounds–a Texan athlete with German roots, an upper-crust son of a French mother and a wealthy businessman, a dirt-poor Midwestern fly fisherman, an orphaned fashion designer, and a ravishingly beautiful female fencer from Princeton — all answer the call of duty, but each for a secret reason of his or her own. They bond immediately, in a group code-named DRAGONFLY. 

Soon after their training, they are dropped behind enemy lines and take up their false identities, isolated from one another except for a secret drop-box, but in close contact with the powerful Nazi elite who have Paris under siege. 

Thus begins a dramatic and riveting cat-and-mouse game, as the young Americans seek to stay under the radar until a fatal misstep leads to the capture and the firing-squad execution of one of their team. But…is everything as it seems, or is this one more elaborate act of spycraft?

Review:

Thank you @grandcentralpub for sending me a copy of this book! It was such a fun read!

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This book centres around 5 Americans who go to Paris during the Second World War as spies in order to help bring victory to the Allies! Each of these five people have their own reasons for wanting to go to Paris during war time, and each member of Dragonfly, their groups code name, makes enormous contributions to the war effort through the connections they make while under cover!

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I really appreciated the time the author took to get the reader acquainted with the 5 main characters, and their leader: the man in brown! I felt that by the time they were in Paris and undercover, I was already connected to them and rooting for their success! And the author did not spend a large amount on each character, but just enough! I also thought it was fun to learn about their code names, and how they communicated with each other! The twists and turns are really fun, and I definitely recommend if you’re a fan of World War Two historical fiction! There seems to be a lot of books set during this time period, but I am not complaining! I’m loving it!

Happy reading!