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Cross My Heart

Carmen Reid

4.25 · Rating details · 342 Ratings · 51 Reviews

Brussels, 1940. Fifteen-year-old Nicole watches as the Nazis invade Belgium. Determined not to stand by as her country is brought to its knees, Nicole vows to fight back and joins the Belgian Resistance. Under her new alias - Coco - Nicole embarks on a dangerous new life as a spy, where the only question is not if you'll be caught, but when...

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Published August 1st 2013 by Corgi Childrens

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Oct 19, 2017 Aleida Oskam rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Actual rating: 4,5 stars

Wat een prachtig boek is dit over de tweede wereldoorlog. Ik kon mijzelf goed inleven in de personages en de gebeurtenissen die zij mee maakte. En aan het einde stroomde de tranen over mijn wangen. Een prachtig fictief verhaal gebaseerd op ware gebeurtenissen. Een echte aanrader als je geïnteresseerd ben in de Tweede Wereldoorlog

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Jan 19, 2015 Eric Boot rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This book will be literature within 10 years time! Certainly, this was really good stuff. I rarely read books related to WorldWar II, so this one came as a big surprise. Initially, my thoughts were more like 'Will I like it, will it just be a typical book about war, or will it be different?'. But only after 20 pages already, I was convinced to read it until the last page.

The main character is Nicole; 15 years old and living in Brussels. Nicole has a boyfriend whose name is Anton. Together with ...more

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Sep 30, 2014 Femke rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Mijn verstand zegt 4 sterren, mijn gevoel wil er misschien wel 5. Nog even denken over de precieze waardering, maar één ding staat vast: dit boek is een aanrader!!

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Jan 19, 2015 Marjolein rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I couldn't talk for at least 10 minutes when I closed this book.. I recommend this book to anyone! WOW...

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Aug 19, 2017 Linda rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Na een kwartier lelijk huilen in een hoekje weer tevoorschijn gekomen. Wat een einde.

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Sep 10, 2014 Sanne rated it it was amazing

Cross my heart is an amazing book by Carmen Reid. It came out in the Netherlands a view days ago, I got it yesterday and I've already finished it.

Cross my heart is not just an ordinary book about World War II. I always thought those history books were boring, but this book is the opposite of boring.
It's about love, being brave, protecting your family and your country.
When you start reading you won't be able to stop, something Carmen herself warned me for: "Don't stay up all night" she tweeted ...more

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Apr 16, 2014 Sandra rated it it was amazing

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Finally a book about resistance during WWII not set in France. They are always set in France but not this time, even better they are set in my own Belgium. Well written, realistic, etc. all the ingredients for a wonderful book. If you buy it then it will be money well spend and worthy of several rereadings.

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Jan 09, 2017 Jessica☆ rated it it was amazing

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This was an amazing book, so heartbreaking.

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Feb 05, 2014 Ajita rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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The Germans have invaded Belgium. Nicole’s father is arrested because he was a member of the resistance during World War I. The brother of her best friend Anton is sent to a labor camp. The conditions are getting worse. Nicole can not watch without doing anything and together with Anton she joins the resistance. The missions start to get more dangerous, they lose people around them and the risk increases.

WWII has always fascinated me. I think it’s one of the most interesting subjects and I have ...more

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Oct 25, 2014 Jolien De Pauw rated it it was amazing

Net als de cover sprak het verhaal van het boek mij onmiddellijk aan. Het is een boek dat echt ontzettend vlot leest, zelf had ik het op 2 dagen uit. Dit komt waarschijnlijk doordat het een gigantische pageturner is. Al van bij de start wil je weten wat er met Nicole en haar vrienden en familie gaat gebeuren. Het is een verhaal vol moed, verdriet maar vooral hoop. En dat je nooit, nooit, nooit, nooit moet opgeven en dat je nooit te jong of klein bent om iets te betekenen. Ik ben het boek beginne ...more

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Mar 28, 2016 Roos rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Ik vond dit niet echt een goed boek. Er stonden zo veel historische fouten in dat het na een tijdje irritant werd. Maar waar ik mij het meest aan irriteerden was Coco. Ze was zo verschrikkelijk naïef, zelfs na alles wat ze mee heeft gemaakt. Ik had totaal geen klik met haar. Daarnaast heeft ze zoveel geluk gehad dat het ongeloofwaardig werd na verloop van tijd.

Dit boek heeft zoveel potentie maar het komt niet tot zijn recht. Het gebeurde allemaal veel te snel, zo veel actie met weinig rust ertus ...more

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Jan 19, 2015 Dagmar rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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dit is echt een van de beste boeken die ik ooit heb gelezen!!!!! hier zijn geen woorden voor!!

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Nov 25, 2014 Irene rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

WOW.............dit is echt een supergoed boek. Het leest ontzettend vlot, ik had het boek ik 2 uur uit. Echt een aanrader voor iedereen!!!!!!!

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Apr 26, 2017 Jayme Teague gauthier rated it really liked it

I almost gave this book five stars. It was so good and sad and I loved the characters, there is even a love story, and I could barely put it down. I should read more WWII books. It's a young adult book but I wished it hadn't been written so juvenile I guess. And all the "surprises" or "twists" I saw clearly through.

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Feb 03, 2015 Caitlin Mosterd rated it liked it · review of another edition

Het boek geeft een helder beeld van hoe de onderdrukten de Tweede Wereldoorlog ervoeren; niet alleen in België maar ook in Nederland en andere onderdrukte landen. Het zorgt ervoor dat je echt gaat nadenken over die tijd. Stel dat de dingen anders waren gelopen; zou de wereld zoals we die nu kennen dan nog steeds zo zijn? Je neemt jezelf dan voor dat zoiets als de Tweede Wereldoorlog nooit, maar dan ook nooit meer mag gebeuren.

Het verhaal van CodenaamCoco wordt gedetailleerd en levendig beschreve ...more

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Sep 26, 2013 Kim rated it it was amazing

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A departure from her normal style of books- but a real page turner. It was about the resistance movement in Belgium and really interesting. A young teenage couple joined up and it followed their fight against the enemy.

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Sep 27, 2014 Hope rated it liked it

I really liked this book and liked the storyline! but this book took me a little while to get into but after that I really got into the story

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Feb 06, 2015 The Book Queen rated it really liked it

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God, this made me cry.

It's a really beautiful book. Please read it. It's lovely and heartbreaking and you won't regret it. Honestly.

And you will cry too.

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Jan 22, 2014 Faye {Daydreaming_Star} rated it really liked it

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As soon as I heard about this book I was instantly intrigued. I have an odd fascination with war books, and yet I tend not to read that many of them! I prefer the second world war but there is just something about fictional stories set admist a war that just pulls me straight towards a book. This book was one that I found to be incredibly unique and one that pulled me in right from the very start. I started this book a long time ago, then put the book down but when I returned to it and started b As soon as I heard about this book I was instantly intrigued. I have an odd fascination with war books, and yet I tend not to read that many of them! I prefer the second world war but there is just something about fictional stories set admist a war that just pulls me straight towards a book. This book was one that I found to be incredibly unique and one that pulled me in right from the very start. I started this book a long time ago, then put the book down but when I returned to it and started back from the beginning, I found myself unable to put the book back down again. It was an intense read that grips you and forces you to become truly involved in the story. I am incredibly glad that I went back to this book as it is now one of my favourites and I know that I’ll be keeping an eye out for anything else that Carmen Reid publishes.

Interwoven around a country that is being invaded by the Nazi’s is a young girl who isn’t willing to simply back down and let these German invaders destroy her home and her way of living. She’s angry and resentful and refuses to be the girl who just sits back and watches the horror around her. Thus she joins the resistance and begins an incredible journey that is truly inspiring. The plot of this book was absolutely stunning. It was full of tension, kept you right on the edges of your toes and really had you gasping for more. I was pleading with the book that things would change, or work out better as soon as they could. I obviously knew the war was going to end eventually, but that just made my hope for Nicole that much stronger. I just needed her to survive through it all because she deserved that and so much more. The only issue I had with the plot was at the very last chapter. There was so much intensity throughout the novel that the last chapter felt somewhat off-balance with the rest of the book. It was definitely needed and summed up the book perfectly, but it also fell a little flat for me which was a shame.

Nicole may well be one of my favourite characters. She is strong, stubborn, resiliant, inspiring and powerful. She is also vulnerable, weak and rash and it is these flaws that make her so likable. How she survives isn’t because it’s molded into her very core, but because she overcomes her fears and thinks about everything she is doing for other people. I found her to be a character that I very much came to care about and wanted to just urge on in the best ways as well as pull her from her world and place her somewhere where she would be safe and secure. This is a character that would truly inspire you to do the right thing, even if it didn’t end well for you. Every other character in this book was well-written and most were those that you could truly root for. Seen through the eyes of Nicole it is easy to see why she holds them close to her heart. I adored Anton, Monsieur Durance, Hope, her mother, her grandmother, her father, Raven, Plum, and I also found Effie to be heart-breaking. Carmen Reid has just managed to make these characters so realistic and loveable.

There was something so rich and raw about the style of writing in this novel. Carmen has managed to carve the details of the war into a setting that sets your teeth on edge and makes you incredibly grateful that you weren’t alive during that time but also that you have ancestors who helped to fight against the horrible crimes of the German Nazi’s. The world she’s written feels so real and incredible, and I couldn’t help but imagine myself in Nicole’s place and shuddering every time I did. I cannot say how accurate the details were having not been taught about what happened in Belgium during the war, but it felt accurate enough for the story so I think that definitely makes up for it. I loved the way that Carmen eases you into the setting before throwing you fully into this nitty gritty world that is full of torture, hate, and just despicable living conditions. The setting really adds to the story and it wouldn’t be anywhere near as powerful if the writing of this world fell flat and therefore it is easy to state that Carmen did a brilliant job re-creating this historical moment.

Cross My Heart is a book that is full of inspirational moments, powerful scenes, and incidents that will take your breath away. It is moving, heart-wrenching, intense and utterly entertaining and I am incredibly glad that I took the time to read this book. It was incredibly well-written and takes you on an exceptional journey that will stick with you for days after you’ve finished reading this book. I have a feeling that Nicole will be a character that will inspire many people and that this is a book which will remind people of how lucky they are to be in the position they are currently in and not in the middle of a war zone. It is a book that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys war stories, as well as to anyone who wants to read a book full of tension, that grips you and grabs you into the story, and one that makes it impossible to simply put the book down. I truly enjoyed reading this book and simply cannot wait for the next book that Carmen writes. If you’re looking for an inspired book to read, I would definitely suggest giving this book a try. ...more

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Oct 12, 2014 Mehsi rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Ik zag dit boek liggen bij de Kinderboekenmarkt in Oktober en ik was zeer geinteresseerd. Jammer dat het uiteindelijk toch niet zo'n goed boek was.

Ik vond Nicole in het begin echt een leuk meisje, dapper, standvastig en ze wist wat ze wilde. Ik dacht dan ook dat zij en het verzet een goede match zouden vormen. Helaas was dat niet zo. Nicole is een idioot. Een echte, grote idioot.
De eerste keer dat ze idiootje speelde was toen ze wacht moesten houden bij een treinspoor zodat iemand anders een bo Ik zag dit boek liggen bij de Kinderboekenmarkt in Oktober en ik was zeer geinteresseerd. Jammer dat het uiteindelijk toch niet zo'n goed boek was.

Ik vond Nicole in het begin echt een leuk meisje, dapper, standvastig en ze wist wat ze wilde. Ik dacht dan ook dat zij en het verzet een goede match zouden vormen. Helaas was dat niet zo. Nicole is een idioot. Een echte, grote idioot.
De eerste keer dat ze idiootje speelde was toen ze wacht moesten houden bij een treinspoor zodat iemand anders een bom onder het spoor kon leggen. Tot daar ging het goed, daarna beging ze de fout om tralalala naar de bom te lopen (hij ging niet af), wat magische dingen te doen en voila boem. Nu komt het idiote stuk, trein is dus in stukjes, en zij hoort iemand om hulp roepen. In plaats van gewoon slim zijn en wegrennen, of nog beter, haar gezicht bedekken. Nee, mevrouw loopt gewoon naar de machinist toe en helpt hem! Natuurlijk wil hij geen help (ah duh, je hebt net zijn trein gesloopt) en natuurlijk geeft ie je aan. Wat dacht je dan. Stom wicht.
De echte grote tweede keer (er zijn nog wel wat kleinere momenten waar ik mijn hoofd aan het schudden was) was toen ze die bom in dat station moesten doen. Mevrouw kreeg gewetenswroeging en vertelde aan een DUITSE vrouw dat er een bom was. En natuurlijk was Nicole weer helemaal verbaasd toen de vrouw niet zo blij was met haar en haar aangaf.

Echt meid, wat is er mis met je? Je werkt in een verzetsgroep, dat is geen fucking theekransje waar je gezellig af en toe wat fout kan doen, nee, dit is het echte leven.
En ik had dan ook geen enkel greintje medelijden met haar toen ze werd opgepakt en al die dingen gebeurde. Sorry hoor, was ze opgepakt omdat ze vluchtte en ze vonden haar, dan had ik meer medelijden gehad met haar dan nu ze gewoon stom is geweest. Ik was nu voornamelijk mijn hoofd aan het schudden.

Het kamp gedeelte was interessant, maar ik vond het een beetje ongelooflijk dat ze er zo snel weer weg was.

Ik heb dan ook een nieuwe naam bedacht voor haar. Geen Codenaam Coco, maar Codenaam Cuckoo.

Ik mocht de andere karakters heel veel meer. Voor de Uil, Hope en Raaf, Le Belle waren mijn favoriete karakters en ik had gewild dat dit boek meer ruimte voor deze mensen had. Misschien een boek over deze karakters? Zou ik heel erg leuk vinden.

Ik vond het een beetje jammer dat ze aan het eind zo'n tijdsprong maken. Ik had graag willen weten hoe het nou verder met iedereen ging (vooral Hope) en nu is het gewoon, 2 jaar later, insert graven en done.

Ja, ik heb het boek 3 sterren gerate, voornamelijk omdat het een WWII boek is, het over verzetstrijders gaat (+1 idioot wicht die denkt dat ze verzetstrijder is) en als we Nicole even niet meerekenen het een goed verhaal was.

Zou ik dit boek aanraden? Ja, ookal geef ik wel de waarschuwing mee over Nicole.

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Jul 28, 2013 Fabulous Book Fiend rated it it was amazing

This book had me hooked right from the word go! It was full of action and suspense and yet a clear moral value running all the way through. It is set in 1940 and war has just broken out. Nicole lives in Belgium and Nazi soldiers have begun their invasion. She joins a Resistance group, and that is where the action really begins. I think this was a great idea for a storyline because, we hear a lot about children evacuated from the UK during the war, about soldiers in the UK, USA and Europe, but th This book had me hooked right from the word go! It was full of action and suspense and yet a clear moral value running all the way through. It is set in 1940 and war has just broken out. Nicole lives in Belgium and Nazi soldiers have begun their invasion. She joins a Resistance group, and that is where the action really begins. I think this was a great idea for a storyline because, we hear a lot about children evacuated from the UK during the war, about soldiers in the UK, USA and Europe, but there really isn't an awful lot about teenagers during the war, those on the cusp of adulthood, not quite a soldier and yet not a child any longer either!

I loved the character of Nicole, she really did her part for feminism in every chapter of the book. She is strong and stand up for what she believes in. Even when she knows she shouldn't, even when she is being told it isn't safe, she couldn't do it, she goes for it, for the greater good of her country. She has strong ideas and uses her initiative, she doesn't follow the crowd and she definitely isn't concerned about what others think of her. The things that she overcomes in this story and truly phenomenal, I won't go into them too far because the amazement you experience as a reader, hearing the trials and tribulations she faces on a hourly basis of immense.

There are a host of other characters in this book that are equally fabulous and support Nicole throughout her journey. The main male character in the book Anton is a fellow Resistance member and he and Nicole have a lovely relationship. This runs throughout the whole of the book and softens the edges of the fighting and drama that is going on in occupied Europe. I am pleased that their romance isn't the dominant storyline here though, i think the story told, was far more important and far more enjoyable!

Normally I'm not brilliant at reading a book with a setting, not so close to home. I've never been to a concentration camp, or to Germany, and obviously I haven't visited Belgium during the war, however, the setting wasn't a bit problem in this case. The rooms and houses that Nicole was in, and the predicaments she got herself into in other locations were so well-described that I had no problem picturing the solitude, and damp and darkness, it practically leapt off the page at me!

Whether you have read anything by Carmen Reid before or not, I would thoroughly recommend giving this novel a go. Even if, like me, you aren't normally into books set in the war, or action books, this one totally stands out as something different! It had me gasping, and encouraging characters to change their minds out loud. This was a completely new discovery for me, and I think one that other readers should get to experience for themselves!

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Nov 16, 2014 Jacoline Maes rated it it was ok · review of another edition

De schrijfstijl

Het boek leest fijn. De schrijfstijl is namelijk prettig en dit in combinatie met de blijvende spanning, zorgt ervoor dat je het boek in een mum van tijd uit hebt. Ook heeft Blossom Books vaak een fijne indeling van hun boeken qua bladspiegel (naar mijn idee) en zorgt dat ervoor dat er bij hun boeken een behoorlijk leestempo in zit.

Het verhaal

Codenaam Coco begon voor mij heel veelbelovend. Je wordt in het verhaal gegooid wanneer de Duitsers België binnenvallen en vanaf bladzijde é De schrijfstijl

Het boek leest fijn. De schrijfstijl is namelijk prettig en dit in combinatie met de blijvende spanning, zorgt ervoor dat je het boek in een mum van tijd uit hebt. Ook heeft Blossom Books vaak een fijne indeling van hun boeken qua bladspiegel (naar mijn idee) en zorgt dat ervoor dat er bij hun boeken een behoorlijk leestempo in zit.

Het verhaal

Codenaam Coco begon voor mij heel veelbelovend. Je wordt in het verhaal gegooid wanneer de Duitsers België binnenvallen en vanaf bladzijde één zit de actie erin. Wat dat betreft kreeg ik dus een positief gevoel, jammer genoeg viel dit snel weg. Er zaten punten in het verhaal die ik niet altijd even geloofwaardig vond en ik had moeite om er echt in te komen, deze dingen hebben echter vooral te maken met de karakters en niet perse met het verhaal zelf. Wel positief was dat er een plotwending in zat die ik niet zag aankomen (hoewel de ander dan weer vanaf het begin van het verhaal). Maar dat was wel een pluspuntje.

De karakters

Jammer genoeg zijn spanning en actie niet de dingen die ik het belangrijkste vind in een verhaal. Ik ben meer geïnteresseerd in personages en hun achtergronden en hier ontbrak naar mijn mening wel wat. Waar er een heleboel karakters geïntroduceerd worden die interessant lijken, komt er naar mijn mening eigenlijk geen tot zijn recht. Je maakt kennis met ze en voor mij voelde het alsof het daarna ophield, ik raakte niet verbonden met de karakters en als ze iets overkwam werd ik daar niet door geraakt. Er worden zeker gruwelijke dingen beschreven, marteling en geweld komen voorbij. Maar behalve het feit dat je je realiseert dat het gruwelijk is wat er gebeurt, voelde ik zelf niet meer mee met de karakters dan wanneer ik zulke dingen op het nieuws voorbij hoor komen.

Zelfs Nicole, die toch de vertelster is van het verhaal, voelt voor mij nog steeds als een vage kennis. Iemand waarvan ik een paar karaktertrekken ken maar over wie ik niet meer dan enkele dingen kan vertellen. Daarnaast maakt Nicole verschillende keren keuzes die ik niet snap. Ze doet dingen die haar nadrukkelijk afgeraden zijn en ondanks dat dit de eerste keer niet goed uitpakt, doet ze het elke keer weer. Dit maakte het niet makkelijker om me in Nicole te verplaatsen.

Conclusie

Een boek dat me enthousiast maakte met een begin vol actie, maar dat jammer genoeg te weinig op de karakters ingaat. Toen ik het boek dichtsloeg had ik niet het voldane gevoel van een boeiend boek waarop ik had gehoopt. Mocht je actie leuk vinden en niet per se hele uitgewerkte karakters te zien, zou ik dit boek wel aanraden, maar het was niet helemaal wat ik verwachtte. Ik geef dit boek 2,5 sterren en ik betwijfel of ik meer van deze auteur zou gaan lezen. ...more

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Feb 19, 2017 Ladyannick Lentacker rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Wow - just could not put the book down.

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Aug 06, 2013 Pearl rated it it was amazing

Cross my heart by Carmen Reid for me was one of the best books I have ever read and one I would recommend to all ages who love to read fiction especially books based on the Second World War.
Nicole was an ordinary girl who at aged 15 she lived for her friends, her school and of course her family who she clearly adored. When the Nazi army marched into her homeland in 1940 she knew her life would never be the same again.
This is more than a book of a girl who hated the Germans, Nicole joined the res ...more

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Mar 07, 2014 Emma rated it it was amazing

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Cross my Heart is another book after my own heart! World War Two Resistance in Belgium is something I knew next to nothing about but as another facet of World War Two history I was hooked from simply reading the synopsis. I’m loving how more and more authors are writing about this period of history in different ways and making it accessible to younger readers who are more than likely being let down by our less than satisfactory National Curriculum (despite hundreds of truly fantast ...more

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Mar 27, 2014 Big Book Little Book rated it really liked it

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As the Germans walk into Belgium in May 1940 Nicole’s world is turned upside down. Despite the danger, the warnings and the fear Nicole can’t help herself and joins the Resistance as her world is torn apart. Nicole shows herself to be a brave and resourceful member of the team. She is flung into more and more hazardous situations and has to make difficult and even life threatening decisions. Nicole is an inspiring h ...more

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Aug 17, 2013 Katey Lovell rated it it was amazing

Cross My Heart proves just how versatile Carmen Reid is as an author, demonstrated by her ability to tackle the horrific subject matter of WWII in a sensitive, informative manner.

Nicole, a fifteen year old Belgian girl, finds her life thrown upside down when the Nazis invade. Her best friend Lottie is a German Jew and flees Belgium seeking safety, her Papa disappears without trace and before long Nicole decides she has to make a stand. Against her family's wishes, Nicole and her friend Anton j ...more

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Jul 07, 2014 Lara rated it it was amazing

Review in which I ramble on and on about thoughts only somewhat related to the book... Read at your own risk of boredom!

I picked up this book in a desperate search for English books, which aren't all that abundant in Belgium. I've always found the history of World War Two not only interesting but also important, so I thought 'why not?' when I saw this book. What I didn't know was that the story was set right here, in my country, in places I've visited and even lived in... That just made it hit c ...more

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Jul 28, 2013 Chrissi rated it it was amazing

I’ve read some of Carmen Reid’s books before so I knew she was a talented writer. I stupidly didn’t realise that she wrote outside the ‘chick-lit’ genre, so I didn’t immediately make the connection when I was given this book in Random House’s goody bag. When I eventually did make the connection I was incredibly intrigued to see what Cross My Heart was like. It’s a book ‘inspired by real people, real places and real events.’

If I had to sum it up in four words, those words would be ‘this book dest ...more

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Jan 16, 2014 Smithjamest rated it really liked it

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Cross My Heart by Carmen Reid was an inspirational adventure set in the Second World War. Following plucky bold Nicole as she joins the Belgian resistance, determined to do all she can to make it harder for the Nazi Germans who have stolen her city for them-selves, Reid tells a emotional heartbreaking story with vivid threads of truth sewn through it which gives it an edge over other fictional novels.

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