Reviews - The Killing Code

321 reviews for:

The Killing Code

Ellie Marney

3.83 AVERAGE

theinkdrinker's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

books4susie's review against another edition

5.0

A great historical mystery

katemcreader's review

adventurous informative inspiring mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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aseel_reads's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really enjoyed the premise of this one and all the cute gal pal moments but I think the ending was a bit rushed and I wished there were a few more Easter eggs that implicate the killer more, to make it more engaging

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porschefreund24's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

esshgee's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this YA thriller with the code-breaking backstory

sd227's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Interesting look at the female code breakers in America during World War II, although it focused far more on the mystery and the relationships between the women than the historical angle. The characters felt two-dimensional, but at the same time, their relationships were well sketched out and felt more vivid than the characters did individually. I read the whole thing in a day, mostly because I really wanted to figure out who the murderer was. It was an obvious choice in hindsight, but there were a few possible suspects along the way.

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