Review by Fahd James -- Sandra Eden's War by Michael Low
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Review by Fahd James -- Sandra Eden's War by Michael Low
[Following is a volunteer review of "Sandra Eden's War" by Michael Low.]
Mike Low starts the story by creating a great deal of suspense for the reader when the main character, Sandra Eden who is a special operations executive (SOE) is assumed to be dead. But she has to be alive somehow, right? Well, that is the question that kept me hooked to the book and even after her miraculous survival, I could not put down Sandra Eden’s War till the very end. The bravery shown by Sandra is unmatched. That bravery coupled with great teamwork ensures the success of the fight missions against the oppressive Nazi regime throughout the story. The main character goes on to prove her critics wrong – persons who kept on doubting her abilities due to the fact that she is a woman. She crushes that notion consistently by showing that anyone and everyone can succeed if they put their heart and maximum effort to anything they want to do.
Unlike some stories where the main character is portrayed as invincible, here Sandra Eden at some point falls for a trap and pays a heavy price for it. This portrays her as totally human with strengths and weaknesses. Sandra has an incredible sense of urgency which was crucial in preventing the planned missions from reaching the ears of the enemy i.e. the quicker a task is done, the less time available for the plan to reach unwanted recipients. Unfortunately despite that principle of operation, Sandra’s team is faced with a challenge when she suspects that one of the team members is a secret informer of the enemy. How could she prove it? She does a brilliant job to prove it and the informer is eliminated from the team.
In light of the events that surrounded the elimination of the informer, the story has several accounts of violence which I expected since Sandra Eden’s War, as the title says, is a story that takes place during a war, the Second World War. There are accounts of shootings, bombings and torture. Through these accounts, the author gives a picture of how serious the war was and really does a great job in displaying the mental, physical and emotional strengths of the characters.
“Where is the wind coming from?” That was one of the code questions that one had to answer correctly in order to positively identify themselves as an ally. The story shows that everyone whether civilian or soldier, played an important role in the war. Civilians gave Sandra Eden a place to stay, which was an ideal set-up as opposed to living in a camp for soldiers or special operations executives, which could be easily discovered by the enemy.
I think that the story is very well written and I give it 4 out of 4 stars. There are almost no errors, which made reading Sandra Eden’s War enjoyable. The violence is not excessive and it definitely helps give a clear picture of the story. That being said, I do not recommend the book to very young readers and readers who are sensitive to any form of violence. Personally I really enjoyed the book and I look forward to reading more books by Mike Low.
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Mike Low starts the story by creating a great deal of suspense for the reader when the main character, Sandra Eden who is a special operations executive (SOE) is assumed to be dead. But she has to be alive somehow, right? Well, that is the question that kept me hooked to the book and even after her miraculous survival, I could not put down Sandra Eden’s War till the very end. The bravery shown by Sandra is unmatched. That bravery coupled with great teamwork ensures the success of the fight missions against the oppressive Nazi regime throughout the story. The main character goes on to prove her critics wrong – persons who kept on doubting her abilities due to the fact that she is a woman. She crushes that notion consistently by showing that anyone and everyone can succeed if they put their heart and maximum effort to anything they want to do.
Unlike some stories where the main character is portrayed as invincible, here Sandra Eden at some point falls for a trap and pays a heavy price for it. This portrays her as totally human with strengths and weaknesses. Sandra has an incredible sense of urgency which was crucial in preventing the planned missions from reaching the ears of the enemy i.e. the quicker a task is done, the less time available for the plan to reach unwanted recipients. Unfortunately despite that principle of operation, Sandra’s team is faced with a challenge when she suspects that one of the team members is a secret informer of the enemy. How could she prove it? She does a brilliant job to prove it and the informer is eliminated from the team.
In light of the events that surrounded the elimination of the informer, the story has several accounts of violence which I expected since Sandra Eden’s War, as the title says, is a story that takes place during a war, the Second World War. There are accounts of shootings, bombings and torture. Through these accounts, the author gives a picture of how serious the war was and really does a great job in displaying the mental, physical and emotional strengths of the characters.
“Where is the wind coming from?” That was one of the code questions that one had to answer correctly in order to positively identify themselves as an ally. The story shows that everyone whether civilian or soldier, played an important role in the war. Civilians gave Sandra Eden a place to stay, which was an ideal set-up as opposed to living in a camp for soldiers or special operations executives, which could be easily discovered by the enemy.
I think that the story is very well written and I give it 4 out of 4 stars. There are almost no errors, which made reading Sandra Eden’s War enjoyable. The violence is not excessive and it definitely helps give a clear picture of the story. That being said, I do not recommend the book to very young readers and readers who are sensitive to any form of violence. Personally I really enjoyed the book and I look forward to reading more books by Mike Low.
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