Official Review: Wolfgang's Castle by Rex W Last
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Official Review: Wolfgang's Castle by Rex W Last
Major Archie Wellings, a member of the Secret Operation Executive, SOE, was in the right place at the right time to notice Miss Jenny Wilkins, a new trainee at the Photographic Interpretation facility, who besides being self-confident and courageous, has an exceptionally keen eye and a special gift for analyzing and interpreting complex information. Her career took a huge jump, as she was aptly integrated into the SOE by Archie, who saw her as an asset. Wolfgang and Ursula Schmidt are a couple who—despite the risk involved—have dedicated their lives to helping people escape the ghastly tyranny visited upon the Fatherland by the Nazis. John and Sam are two bold and adventurous POWs (Prisoners of War) who were courageous enough to escape from the Nazis, by jumping off a moving train, during their transit to an unknown destination. Other characters worth mentioning are Johann and Elise, a medical couple, and Kaspar, a skilled counterfeiter who could forge documents, identity cards, and other papers.
As fate would have it, the paths of these characters crossed. They joined hands on a life-threatening mission to save Britain from an impending doom imposed by the Nazis. Was this mission successful? How were they able to pull this off? And were they all able to make it out alive?
Wolfgang’s Castle is a C/T/M/H book written by Rex W. Last. It is part of a continuing series of novels about the endeavors of a group of Germans to counter the unstoppable advance of the Nazi régime in 1940. Though it is the second book in the series, it is a stand-alone book. The author, who is not one of the characters, tells the story using the first-person narrative. Wolfgang’s Castle is divided into three parts, and it has fifty chapters in all. A glossary was provided at the end due to the many acronyms and slang used in the book, after which Rex showcased six of his recent books like “Cursing the Darkness”, the first book of the series.
Wolfgang’s Castle is a very captivating and fascinating book. I read it with rapt attention, as I was totally absorbed in it. The fast-paced storyline is amazing, and it has a lot of twist in it; this is what I love the most about this book. Wolfgang’s Castle is not crowded with characters. Rather, there are few of them, and they are all strong and well developed. Rex did a good job of connecting them. Also, this book has a good mix of action, suspense, humor, and a bit of romance in it.
I must say, there is a great improvement in the editing of this book, as this is the second time I am writing a review on it. I highly commend the author for his response to my first review. However, I still noticed a few errors; these are mostly single words like ‘forever’ and ‘offshore’ presented as ‘for ever’ and ‘off shore’. Nevertheless, I gladly rate Wolfgang’s Castle, my best war-related book, four out of four stars, as the errors are just a few.
I strongly recommend Wolfgang’s Castle to all lovers of C/T/M/H books, war books, and historical books. And generally, I recommend it to anyone who loves books that keep one captivated and in suspense. Finally, this book contains absolutely no profanity; however, though it has no sex scenes, it contains a scene of nudity. For this reason, I will not recommend that it be read by children.
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