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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
It is not the book but my own personal taste. I really wanted to love it, but I just couldn't.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Genocide, Blood, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War
This book just wasn't for me. Love WWII stories but this one missed the mark for me. I struggled to get through the first half but the book redeemed itself at the end. That's why I'm giving it 3 stars instead of 2.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Perhaps I did not enjoy this book as much as others because I am very picky about my YA books... I found it an enjoyable read and I definitely wanted to see what became of the protagonist(s), but I found their character development to be restricted and was not as emotionally invested in their stories as others have been. I enjoyed the suspenseful format of the narrative, but also found the entire structure to be reminiscent of a young child's play-time spy adventure. Certain events were just too unrealistic, which, for me, made me less invested in the characters and their story.
Overall, I liked it as a quick read but was not wow-ed.
Overall, I liked it as a quick read but was not wow-ed.
At first I was skeptical about this book and how it's written in the form of reports and letter but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was hard to put it down and I'd almost instantly pick it back up again when I did.
It was beautiful to see the friendship growing between the two girls and how such traumatic events can bring people closer for the basic comfort of knowing they're not suffering alone. Maddie and Queenie were an unlikely pair but I feel it's what made their friendship that much more enjoyable to read.
I really liked how the second part of the book came full circle and started to explain what was happening in the first half with Queenie. Some things I didn't even pick up on until Maddie's side of the story came through to explain how everything came together.
It was beautiful to see the friendship growing between the two girls and how such traumatic events can bring people closer for the basic comfort of knowing they're not suffering alone. Maddie and Queenie were an unlikely pair but I feel it's what made their friendship that much more enjoyable to read.
I really liked how the second part of the book came full circle and started to explain what was happening in the first half with Queenie. Some things I didn't even pick up on until Maddie's side of the story came through to explain how everything came together.
This is a great book. The type of book where, as I finished it, I wanted to start all over again. But it was 2am and I had to get up a few hours later for work.
I don't want to say too much. If you read this book, try to stay as spoiler-free as possible. Read a bare summary of the plot - just the book jacket if possible, avoid reviews that contain too many plot points, and resist (hard though it may be), resist turning to the end of the book to see what happens. Just enjoy it.
11/4/13 - Just finished the audio version of Code Name Verity. It was a much more deliberate and realistic experience for me than reading on the page. The narrator's interpretation makes the characters more real, and I had a few insights about things I missed the first go round. So good!
I don't want to say too much. If you read this book, try to stay as spoiler-free as possible. Read a bare summary of the plot - just the book jacket if possible, avoid reviews that contain too many plot points, and resist (hard though it may be), resist turning to the end of the book to see what happens. Just enjoy it.
11/4/13 - Just finished the audio version of Code Name Verity. It was a much more deliberate and realistic experience for me than reading on the page. The narrator's interpretation makes the characters more real, and I had a few insights about things I missed the first go round. So good!
adventurous
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Well written but tough subject