Title: Wolf by Wolf (#1)
Author: Ryan Graudin
Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: Oct 20, 2015
Description:
The year is 1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan rule the world. To commemorate their Great Victory over Britain and Russia, Hitler and Emperor Hirohito host the Axis Tour: an annual motorcycle race across their conjoined continents. The victor is awarded an audience with the highly reclusive Adolf Hitler at the Victor's ball.
Yael, who escaped from a death camp, has one goal: Win the race and kill Hitler. A survivor of painful human experimentation, Yael has the power to skinshift and must complete her mission by impersonating last year's only female victor, Adele Wolfe. This deception becomes more difficult when Felix, Adele twin's brother, and Luka, her former love interest, enter the race and watch Yael's every move. But as Yael begins to get closer to the other competitors, can she bring herself to be as ruthless as she needs to be to avoid discovery and complete her mission?
Review:
I honestly can't believe I didn't pick this up right when I received it from netgalley.com now that I have completed it.
In this alternate history a young Jewish girl hopes to overthrow the Axis powers by killing Hitler. She happens to be a cruel experiment (X-Men style) gone wrong when she can shift into any person she sees. Pretty amazing and far-fetched but still highly entertaining.
She participates in an Axis territory wide motorcycle race disguised as last years victor. A victor who is the only person to get the chance to dance with Hitler. She hopes to replace the victor and dance with the leader again in order to kill him the night of the Victor's Ball.
Amazing concept. Very well executed and thought out. Peppered with elements of the Third Reich that would have most likely happened if Hitler had survived and won with Japan riding his coat tails into a leading power of the world.
Great dynamics involving family, a slight love interest, and an action packed race sequence that keeps the reader entertained.
The ending of this book was nothing short of spectacular and thank goodness it has been continued in a sequel because if not I don't know what I would have done to get closure.
I loved this. As a big fan of historical fiction I thought this had a great blend of actual history and fictionalized elements. A must read and now I can't wait to pick up my e-book copy of the author's other fairly recent release, The Walled City.
My Star Rating:
4.5 out of 5
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