All Is Fair

Lady Mina Tretheway knows she s destined for greater things than her fancy boarding school, where she s being taught to be a proper English lady It s 1918, and war is raging across Europe Unlike her father and brother, who are able to assist in the war effort, Mina is stuck sorting out which fork should be used with which dinner course.When Mina receives a telegram that s written in code, she finally has her chance to do something big She returns to her childhood home of Hallington Manor, joined by a family friend, Lord Andrew Graham, and a dashing and mysterious young American, Lucas The three of them must band together to work on a dangerous project that could turn the tide of the war.Thrilled that she gets to contribute to the war effort at least, Mina jumps headfirst into the world of cryptic messages, spycraft, and international intrigue She, Lucas, and Andrew have to work quickly, because if they don t succeed,soldiers will disappear into the darkness of war. Free Download All Is Fair [ By ] Dee Garretson [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr You can find the full review and all the fancy and or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight 1.5 World War I books are basically unicorns There are quite a few WWII books floating around, but WWI So rare, and I was so excited to finally dive into one Which is probably why my disappointment stings extra in this particular case I keep trying to come up withpositives, because the Goodreads reviews I have skimmed seem to quite like this, so perhaps I am being a real black You can find the full review and all the fancy and or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight 1.5 World War I books are basically unicorns There are quite a few WWII books floating around, but WWI So rare, and I was so excited to finally dive into one Which is probably why my disappointment stings extra in this particular case I keep trying to come up withpositives, because the Goodreads reviews I have skimmed seem to quite like this, so perhaps I am being a real black sheep here Or perhaps it is that my expectations were too high Regardless, I am having trouble Anyway Let s start with positives The Good The second half picked up After a slow start, the second half of the book did move at a much better pace The time period, it is awesome Like I said, how many WWI books can you think of The Not So Good The first half was painfully slow Especially for such a short book, it felt like nothing happened There was a lot of chat a...This is an excellent young adult reader novel It gives a very balanced look at life in England during World War 1 through the eyes of a young teenage girl Lady Mina Thretheway is at boarding school which should keep her safe from war.But her father and brother are heavily involved The brother is declared missing and presumed dead Mina has grieved over him for months.One day she receives a telegram from her father It is written in code, but only she knows that Her father wants her to come h This is an excellent young adult reader novel It gives a very balanced look at life in England during World War 1 through the eyes of a young teenage girl Lady Mina Thretheway is at boarding school which should keep her safe from war.But her father and brother are heavily involved The brother is declared missing and presumed dead Mina has grieved over him for months.One day she receives a telegram from her father It is written in code, but only she knows that Her father wants her to come home and help a family member with an issue.Through a com...ALL IS FAIR is an action packed, face paced WWI adventure I had to read it in one setting because there s basically a cliffhanger at the end of every chapter It was the book equivalent of a roller coaster Like a roller coaster, you can see some of the twists coming, but there are plenty of surprises As a bonus, I learned some historical facts I didn t know before.The appeal of this book is definitely plot over character The characters were underdeveloped and unremarkable The romance jumps ALL IS FAIR is an action packed, face paced WWI adventure I had to read it in one setting because there s basically a cliffhanger at the end of every chapter It was the book equivalent of a roller coaster Like a roller coaster, you can see some of the twists coming, but there are plenty of surprises As a bonus, I learned some historical facts I didn t know before.The appeal of this book is definitely plot over character ...Love, love, loved it But I suppose you d like to know why I ll tell you 1 Lady Mina Tretheway is the heroine I ve always hoped for She s smart, funny, and a code breaker This book is her coming of age, from a privileged boarding school student to a young adult who can make a real difference in World War I 2 The romance Mina has always fancied her older brother s friend Lord Andrew Graham, but when a young American, Lucas Mueller, comes to visit, she is drawn to him as well 3 The twists Love, love, loved it But I suppose you d like to know why I ll tell you 1 Lady Mina Tretheway is the heroine I ve always hoped for She s smart, funny, and a code breaker This book is her coming of age, from a privileged boarding school student to a young adult who can make a real difference in World War I 2 The romance Mina has always fancied her older brother s friend Lord Andrew Graham, but when a young American, Lucas Mueller, comes to visit, she is drawn to him as we... I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. All is Fair by Dee Garretson promises an adventure The beginning of All is Fair promises a fun, action packed adventure, set in World War I with badass females being involved in espionage After Mina receives a telegram from her father at her boarding school and decrypts the message, she heads home to find her friend Andrew with an American I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. All is Fair by Dee Garretson promises an adventure The beginning of All is Fair promises a fun, action packed adventure, set in World War I with badass females being involved in espionage After Mina receives a telegram from her father at her boarding school and decrypts the message, she heads home to find her friend Andrew with an American named Lucas It s a little predictable, but also fun All is Fair starts off great and I loved seeing Mina decrypting her father s message at school I also loved seeing this play a role later on when Mina has to join Lucas on his mission so he could succeed.But Garretson s novel is relatively predictable as I called some of the twists before they happened While this may suck out of the fun for some people, I found myself letting the easy predictions...Pretty good overall but the ending felt a bit too rushed.I received this as an egalley from the publisher through Edelweiss in return for an honest review So I was intrigued by this novel because to me, its premise made it sound like it was going to be about espionage and decoding ciphers to help the Allies against Germany during the Great War I m not sure why that s what I thought it was going to be now that I look back at the summary, but what this turned book turned out to be was definitely a far cry from what I expected And not all of it wasI received this as an egalley from the publisher through Edelweiss in return for an honest review So I was intrigued by this novel because to me, its premise made it sound like it was going to be about espionage and decoding ciphers to help the Allies against Germany during the Great War I m not sure why that s what I thought it was going to be now that I look back at the summary, but what this turned book turned out to be was definitely a far cry from what I expected And not all of it was good.I would say right off the bat, this book is good for younger readers Like, middle grade to about mid high school I would say It s easy to read and follow, is very engaging, and keeps the reader going The action doesn t get lost in the details, and I would say this is good for someone who...All is Fair is a fictional story of love and war set in England during the first world war What makes this story fascinating and that sets it apart from other historical ya fiction is indeed it setting World War I books are rare stories even rarer in the YA genre, so you can just imagine my immense fascination and love for the topic to be brought up in this story.The plot follows Thomasina in her detective journey to finding out certain secrets about the war which aids her in helping her broth All is Fair is a fictional story of love and war set in England during the first world war What makes this story fascinating and that sets it apart from other historical ya fiction is indeed it setting World War I books are rare stories even rarer in the YA genre, so you can just imagine my immense fascination and love for the topic to be brought up in this story.The plot follows Thomasina in her detective journey to finding out certain secrets about the war which aids her in helping her brother and love interest for the war effort A story of war a...All is Fair is a well written, intriguing WWI rescue story with a hint of romance I read the ARC tonight and in just one sitting I love a good female empowerment book and our heroine in this novel has moxie, brains, and a good sense of humor While it is possible that some people will sigh about another rescue novel we have had some incredible ones recently , I especially like this novel for upper middle school and lower high school It has some complexity that will appeal to a slightly old All is Fair is a well written, intriguing WWI rescue story with a hint of romance I read the ARC tonight and in just one sitting I love a good female empowerment book and our heroine in this novel has moxie, brains, and a good sense of humor While it is possible that some people will sigh about another rescue novel we have had some incredible ones recently , I especially like this novel ...Disclaimer I received this free book from Netgalley This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest I immediately liked Mina There s a fire, a spunk, a personality to her that instantly attracted me Whether it be the fact that she is wildly creative, empathetic, or incredibly clever, I wish I was friends with Mina But in this time period She is cunning and her wit allows her to be an excellent code cracker as well as quick on her feet So from the summary alone, it was a pre Disclaimer I received this free book from Netgalley This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest I immediately liked Mina There s a fire, a spunk, a personality to her that instantly attracted me Whether it be the fact that she is wildly creative, empathetic, or incredibly clever, I wish I was friends with Mina But in this time period She is cunning and her wit allows her to be an excellent code cracker as well as quick on her feet So from the summary alone, it was a pretty good b...Mina is summoned home from school to help her father, a spy for the British Home Office during WWI Mina finds that lots of strange things are happening as she does her best to help her brother s friends Things move slowly at first, until Mina must head into Germany on a secret mission.In the beginning, this story seems like a less complex version of Downton Abbey But Mina is not just another Lady Mary She heads straight into the middle of danger with Lucas, an American, and tries to save eve Mina is summoned home from school to help her father, a spy for the Br...Full review to come.I will start with the bad before getting to the good The first half made me wonder if I had impulsively decided to read this because of a misleading summary before looking at reviews and doing further research It starts with Mina leaving boarding school upon receiving an urgent and ciphered letter from her father demanding her to return home She meets a cute American named Lucas on the train that claims they will meet again soon Mina arrives home to the news that Lucas and her brother s best I will start with the bad before getting to the good The first half made me wonder if I had impulsively decided to read this because of a misleading summary before looking at reviews and doing further research It starts with Mina leaving boarding school upon receiving an urgent and ciphered letter from her father demanding her to return home She meets a cute American named Lucas on the train that claims they will meet again soon Mina arrives home to the news that Lucas and her brother s best friend Andrew wi...The pacing of this book was off, which threw everything else off, and made it all seem very rushed I feel like it would ve been better had this been stretched intothan 273 pages The story needed time to actually develop, instead of just being crammed into as few pages as possible.2 stars.

• English
• 05 July 2017
Dee Garretson
• Hardcover
• 288 pages
• 1250168694
• Dee Garretson
• All Is Fair