Publisher: Harlequin Trade Publishing, August 9th, 2022

Format: ebook

Pages: 336

Rating: 3/5 stars

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

A spellbinding novel of World War II based on the little-known history of the “X Troop”—a team of European Jews who escaped the Continent only to join the British Army and return home to exact their revenge on Hitler’s military.

A lone soldier wearing a German uniform stumbles into a British military camp in the North African desert with an incredible story to tell. He is the only survivor of an undercover operation meant to infiltrate a Nazi base, trading on the soldiers’ perfect fluency in German. For this man is not British born but instead a German Jew seeking revenge for the deaths of his family back home in Berlin.

As the Allies advance into Europe, the young lieutenant is brought to recover in Sicily, where he’s recruited by a British major to join the newly formed “X Troop,” a commando unit composed of German and Austrian Jews that’s training for a top secret mission at a nearby camp in the Sicilian hills. They are all “lost boys,” driven not by patriotism but by vengeance.

Drawing on meticulous research into this unique group of soldiers, The Last of the Seven is a lyrical, propulsive historical novel perfect for readers of Mark Sullivan, Robert Harris and Alan Furst.

My Review:

Thank you Harlequin Trade Publishing for the copy of this book!
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Read if you like: WW2 fiction, army and soldier focused.
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This book follows a German Jewish man who joins the British army in order to fight against the Nazi’s. During his time in the war he joins an all Jewish fighting brigade.
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I loved the premise of the book, but found myself bored and skimming some parts and some descriptions. But overall the last quarter was engaging with lots of action!
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CW: war, violence, death, anti-semitism, amputation, suicide, execution.