I picked this up knowing it was a sequel to Code Name Verity with a different protagonist, but not knowing anything else about it. Man, it was hard to read. I did not realize what I was getting into until we were a third of the way into the book. It is not like Code Name Verity. It's simultaneously more fantastical and more realistic. Rose is not like Julie, but is a plucky American girl scout. Unlike Julie, she did not seem to be a very complex character. But she had a lot of heart. Though the story had a different tone, it was still a great story in its own way. Wein did a fantastic job with her research and incorporating the actual historical events. It was a horrific story, but also uplifting.