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The Rose Code
The Rose Code | Kate Quinn
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The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over. 1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything--beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses--but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of decoded enemy secrets. Imperious self-made Mab, product of east-end London poverty, works the legendary codebreaking machines as she conceals old wounds and looks for a socially advantageous husband. Both Osla and Mab are quick to see the potential in local village spinster Beth, whose shyness conceals a brilliant facility with puzzles, and soon Beth spreads her wings as one of the Park's few female cryptanalysts. But war, loss, and the impossible pressure of secrecy will tear the three apart. 1947. As the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip whips post-war Britain into a fever, three friends-turned-enemies are reunited by a mysterious encrypted letter--the key to which lies buried in the long-ago betrayal that destroyed their friendship and left one of them confined to an asylum. A mysterious traitor has emerged from the shadows of their Bletchley Park past, and now Osla, Mab, and Beth must resurrect their old alliance and crack one last code together. But each petal they remove from the rose code brings danger--and their true enemy--closer...
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Susanita
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1. When I was a kid, I wanted Laura Ingalls to be my roommate, but she‘d probably watch the faux news channel all day the way my current “roommate” does.
2. The main characters in the tagged book are roommates at Bletchley Park.
#two4tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! Happy Tuesday 2w
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BookNAround
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I‘m going to visit my daughter in a couple of weeks and she had (barely) started this here over Christmas but left it behind, perhaps because I hadn‘t read it yet (it‘s mine) so I thought I‘d read it and take it to her when I go.

BennettBookworm Such a great book! I‘m so excited for her newest in March! 2mo
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BookwormAHN
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This was a fantastic novel about three women who met during WWII and worked at Bletchley Park decoding German military codes. Now seven years later they have to reunite to find a traitor and save themselves.

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Probably the only thing I didn‘t like was the convenience of the timing of an event near the end. Thinking more about it, they likely would still have figured it out (in a different way) before the very end. And wow! I was surprised at how much in this story was real! The characters, some based wholly on a real person and some on a mix of people. But even the events… so many of them really happened.

Ruthiella Yes! I was surprised to learn that Osla was based on a real person! 😃 2mo
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annahenke
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1. Yes, I had a goal to reach 100 books and I‘m ninety percent there.
2. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn - tagged
3. The Fourth wing

Bluebird Congrats! 🥳 3mo
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Ruthiella
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#CloakandDaggerChristmas - mystery set during wartime

A soft pick. The book was exactly what the author intended, but I prefer historical fiction without the romance. This is the story of 3 women who work at Bletchley Park during WWII and how they betrayed each other and were betrayed by a society which had little respect for them once the war ended. I did like the details about code breaking and the monumental effort of wartime intelligence.

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Ruthiella
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#Weekendreads

I‘m slowly plugging away at the Lepore essays. I hope to finish the tagging this weekend for #CloakandDaggerChristmas . Then I can really hunker down with the two Sci-Fi novels for #ClassicLSFBC and #LitsySciFiBookClub .

Bookwomble I finished More Than Human today - it's good 😊 I think I'm going to start on the tagged. 3mo
Ruthiella @Bookwomble I‘m glad you liked it! I‘ve barely read 10 pages but hope to get into it this weekend. 3mo
tokorowilliamwallace What do the Laporte essays cover? How is she at covering the subjects? I think there's a Lapore book on the Constitution or on democracy available at one of my local libraries I'm interested in. 3mo
Ruthiella @tokorowilliamwallace The essays are about anything and everything really. I think Laporte is a historian, but the essays don‘t necessarily reflect this. They are the kind of thing you might read in a magazine or newspaper. I think they were all published elsewhere. So far, I‘ve found the one on Rachel Carson and the one on Eugene V. Debs most interesting. But I‘ve also only read maybe a quarter so far. (edited) 3mo
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Mab, Osla, and Beth come from very different walks of life to work at Bletchley Park, the top-secret home of WW2 code breakers. Life at BP is full of mysteries, and among them someone might be spilling the secrets. I thoroughly enjoyed Kate Quinn‘s character development, historical references & mystery. 10/10

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Susanita
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One book down for #SummerEndReadathon

I didn‘t love this book, but I enjoyed it. The story was a bit long, and then it wrapped up quickly. Also, the Kindle version had some typos, including some weird line breaks for the word codebreakers.

I did find the characters and the actual codebreaking interesting, even when some of the personal interaction was a bit overwrought. We should have a good book club discussion.

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Susanita
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Europe during WWII? No thank you!

Lothlorien? Yes please!

#sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern Oooo yes to Lothlorien! 💚 Thanks for sharing! 6mo
dariazeoli Desperation, in the mind of Stephen King? Hell, no! 6mo
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Susanita
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The Rose Code is the current mystery read. It‘s a bit long.

Ten Women is a little depressing, so it‘s slow going.

Children of God has been riding around in my car since the book club meeting on Tuesday. I might have to return it to the library unfinished, because someone else has requested it. I stopped putting off the hold on a book to take its place.

Nothing finished this week, in other words.

#RushAThon

DieAReader ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 7mo
Andrew65 I loved The Rose Code. 7mo
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Amie
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Mehso-so

This was good near the end when the pace picked up, but most of the book kind of dragged. It should have been about half the length, and as with most dual timeline books, I found one story more interesting and unfortunately in this book it was the story that less of the book was devoted to. I hope someday this dual timeline trend will die off.

DivineDiana Also not a fan of dual timelines. 7mo
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Karons1
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This book is sooo highly rated ; it is a good simple story easy to read and well researched but overly long ! My goodness at 656 pages it should have been edited down to 400 some chapters were just totally unnecessary but still a good if overly long read for anyone interested in that period , it was my village bookclub pick if it hadn‘t of been I doubt I‘d have bothered

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Karons1
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April village bookclub read and another one on the April #bookspinbingo 6% on kindle and already an intriguing 🧐 start with a young Prince Phillip & a society debutant / enigma girl , think 🤔 it‘s gonna be a winner 🏆

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kspenmoll
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Eggs ❤️🌹❤️ 12mo
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BeckyWithTheGoodBooks
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Another historical fiction home run for Quinn! Following the lives of three women serving at the British codebreaking headquarters, Bletchley Park, during WW2, Quinn expertly weaves history, friendship, betrayal, and romance together as she writes about this insular world. BP comes to life through the pages, and visiting is now on my bucket list. A little verbose (600+ pages), but this story held my interest, and my heart, unflinchingly. 5⭐️

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Andrew65
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My April choice for #12Booksof2022 would easily be in my top ten for the year, if not top 5. The Rose Code is a fabulous book with some key surprises at the end and covers the work of the code breakers at Bletchley Park in the Second World War.

Also notable mentions for two books from my favourite series, A Room Full of Killers, Book 1 in the Fabulous Matilda Darke Series by Michael Wood, and Six Graves by Angela Marsons. Love Kim Stone books.

kspenmoll I loved this book! 1y
Andrew65 @kspenmoll Have you read the short story she wrote, not directly connected to this but connected to the code breakers and a great time slip element. Only short but 😢😭 Loved it. 1y
Monica5 This has been on my TBR List forever. I really need to get it read 1y
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Andrew65 @Monica5 You certainly won‘t regret reading it. 1y
Bluebird Stacked! I must read this one. I just finished Signal Moon and loved it! Additionally, i love reading about the WWII code breakers, so this is likely my cup of tea. 😄 1y
Andrew65 @Bluebird Glad to hear you enjoyed Signal Moon. This is an excellent read. 1y
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AvidReader25
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You know you‘ve got the best bestie when she surprises you with a Christmas ornament filled with your favorite books from the year.

LeahBergen How wonderful! 😍 1y
JamieArc Wow! What a great gift! 1y
MaureenMc That‘s awesome! 1y
Christine Aww, how lovely and fun! 1y
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Andrew65
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Day 7 #AdventRecommends April Book 1

Simply loved The Rose Code by Kate Quinn, another of her excellent World War II stories, this time focused on the code breaking activities at Bletchley Park. A great story that has some surprising twists and includes some detail on Prince Philip before he married Elizabeth, soon to become Queen. Strongly recommended.

@emilyrose_x

Bookwormjillk I loved this one. I have another of her books I‘m hoping to get to this month 1y
Andrew65 @Bookwormjillk That‘s one I still need to read too. 1y
IndoorDame I loved this book!!!! 1y
Andrew65 @IndoorDame She writes a great story. 1y
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BeckyWithTheGoodBooks
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Here is my list for November #bookspin! Excited to see what comes up. 😀

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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OrangeMooseReads
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This was good. A little predictable.
I enjoy Quinn‘s writing and her interweaving of history and story. I like that she does her research.
Strong women, history, a bit of love and intrigue.
Recommend.

CoverToCoverGirl This my fav by her. 🧡 1y
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MittenGirlPeach
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My #HHS package has mailed as planned! Estimated delivery in Texas is Tuesday. I‘ll update and tag the lucky (I hope she agrees!) recipient then. A terrific swap and season. @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Yay! 🙌🏻🎃🖤 1y
MittenGirlPeach It was delivered today! Hopefully @MatchlessMarie received it without any issues. 👻 🍂 1y
MatchlessMarie I‘ve been home all day and I haven‘t. But hopefully that means they left it with my leasing office. I will check with them in the morning. Thank you 🙏 1y
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MatchlessMarie Actually I just checked my informed delivery and it does say there was a package delivered to the office around 3pm. I bet that‘s it. I‘m so excited! 👻 (edited) 1y
MittenGirlPeach @MatchlessMarie The tracking says it was delivered at 2:57 pm to front desk/reception; does that sound right? I‘m so pleased at how quickly it made it to you; 🤞 you‘ll have it in the morning. 1y
MatchlessMarie @MittenGirlPeach yep that‘s the time I have. I swear I‘m gonna be the girl who cried package 😂 I had a really hard time with mail access at the last place I lived (I moved in June) so I gave my office a heads up about the swap and have been checking in every once in a while. I will post once I have it in my grubby paws 😄 1y
MittenGirlPeach @MatchlessMarie 😉 that sounds great! I saw you‘d had problems with mail in the past on your form so I wanted to be sure nothing went awry. 1y
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OrangeMooseReads
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Another Kate Quinn. She‘s becoming an auto-read for me.

KristiAhlers I loved this one as well. 1y
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SanjanaGhosh
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Kate Quinn is slowly but steadfastedly becoming one of my favorite authors!

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vlwelser
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I loved this. But be warned about the tears. You will probably cry. So maybe read it at home. Or out in the wild with the other commuters. If you don't mind crying in front of strangers.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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vlwelser
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Missed my train. Trying not to do screamy things right now. So me and big bertha here are getting an extra HOUR together. Also if you dislike crying in public, read this at home.

Soubhiville Uh-oh. Sorry you‘ve got to wait now, but yay for extra reading time? I loved this book. 2y
vlwelser @Soubhiville I love it also. I wish I had planned better. Because book club dinner is tomorrow. 2y
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vlwelser
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So behind on book club books. Actually lugging this chunkster on the train. It's exercise, right?

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monalyisha
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For some reason, I‘ve been telling myself lately that historical fiction isn‘t my thing — and I was dreading reading this book. Turns out, I was wrong! It‘s a story about female codebreakers during WWII. Concurrently, it‘s a story about fighting against societal expectations, and about life-defining relationships (both romantic and platonic). Remember, though: “there‘s a war on.” Don‘t read without your tissues! 😭

kspenmoll This was a great book! 2y
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monalyisha
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I went on vacation with my book club (friends from college); here are a few of us, all reading the same thing at the beach. 😅 It made me laugh.

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Looks like a lovely time! 🥰 2y
BittersweetBooks Aww I love this! Wish I had a book club as close as this one. 2y
monalyisha Thanks @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm & @BittersweetBooks! We graduated in 2008 & have been doing this book club thing since 2012. That‘s a whole decade of book club! 🥹 2y
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AmyK1
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Kate Quinn 2 days in a row 😂 But this one actually fits the #letterR. I loved it!
#alphabetgame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks On my shelf 📚 2y
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DisneyFan
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Great Book. Considering how much I love reading non-fiction and fiction books about WWII, I was surprised I still learned a few new things. 600+ pages flew by. 4 out of 5 stars.

#bookspinbingo
#August2022

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Jas16
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Three young women who couldn‘t seem more different fall into and out of friendship while working as codebreakers at Bletchley Park. After the war is over two of them are asked to help the third with a life or death situation. Love, war, loss, and betrayal, and three smart women strong enough face it all. This was a terrific book with rich characters and twists and turns that made me want it to never end.

CoverToCoverGirl Terrific book! My favourite by her. 🧡 2y
Leftcoastzen What a sweet face !🥰🐶 2y
kspenmoll Love this author & wonderful book! 2y
batsy 😍🐶 2y
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wen4blu
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Me: “I need a break from World War II books”

Me, two days later: “oohhhh, female code breakers”.

#currentlyreading

Soubhiville I loved this one! 2y
DivineDiana I feel the same way, but this book took me by surprise. In a good way. 🙂 2y
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DGRachel
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Not the tagged book, but this short story releases August 1st (not in the Litsy database) and it features a listening station that sends data to the code breakers featured in The Rose Code. Anywho…this is a wonderfully written short story with two timelines (1943 and 2023). It‘s available from Amazon First Reads now. I loved the characters and the plot. It‘s not original, but her writing skill is undeniable and it feels like she had fun writing.

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Andrew65
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#BigJuneReadathon #600Pages

The last 600 page book I read, but one of my favourite reads of the year so far. Most definitely recommended if you haven‘t read it yet.

@Clwojick

Clwojick I adored this book! Looking forward to reading some more of her books. Have you read anything else by her? 2y
Andrew65 I‘ve read the tagged book which is equally as good @Clwojick
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Andrew65 Also last month read the tagged book which was also very good, and now want to get to The Huntress. (edited) 2y
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kspenmoll The Huntress was fantastic too! (edited) 2y
Andrew65 @kspenmoll Thanks, next on my list. 2y
CoverToCoverGirl This is my favourite book by her. 2y
Andrew65 @CoverToCoverGirl Mine too of the ones I‘ve read. 2y
Clwojick Awesome! I‘ll be checking them all out then! ☺️ 2y
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Lauriezp
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Another good novel by Kate Quinn, but I enjoyed The Alice Network and The Huntress more. Still, worth a read.

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Dragon
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I‘m going back to the book sale tomorrow- today I went to softcover fiction and romance. There‘s lots more to look at. Planning my attack with this handy map. What you can‘t see in the photo is upstairs are children and teen books while downstairs is self help

Centique Whoa. A book sale so big it needs a map! 2y
Dragon Thanks @Centique it was the first sale since 2019 so it was even bigger than previous years- there were boxes and boxes of books under the tables - it filled the whole curling rink as well as the upstairs and downstairs ( I didn‘t make past the main floor) 💚🐉 2y
Centique @Dragon that is phenomenal! I‘d probably lose my mind (but in a good way) 😜 2y
Dragon It‘s a bit overwhelming @Centique but so worth it 👍😄 2y
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Skeeterisme
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Wow

CoverToCoverGirl Right? 🧡🧡 2y
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Andrew65
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Loved this book, one of the best books and stories I have read in a while. Thoroughly recommend this to others.

Book 4 finished for #AwesomeApril

Bookwormjillk I liked this one a lot too. Great ending. 2y
Andrew65 @Bookwormjillk Definitely agree. 2y
tpixie @Andrew65 Smoke signal is a novella on audible with Marie Benedict‘s Agatha Christie & Kate Quinn‘s Osla 2y
Andrew65 @tpixie Thanks,will check it out. 2y
tpixie @Andrew65 🌺💙🌺 2y
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Andrew65
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End of Day 3 of the #AwesomeApril Readathon, no books finished but 419 pages read.

Overall

Finished 3 / 6 books

Read 1493 / 2400 pages

kspenmoll Loved The Rose Code! 2y
Andrew65 @kspenmoll It is a great story. 2y
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Andrew65
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Starting my next book for #AwesomeApril Readathon. Looking forward to this one.

Tove_Reads I really miss buddy reads. I should soon have time for it as well! 2y
TrishB I enjoyed this one 👍🏻 2y
Andrew65 @TrishB About 2/3 way through and really enjoying it so far. 2y
Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Yes me too, on both counts. 2y
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rebbyj
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So good

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janeycanuck
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I don't think this needed to be 600+ pages, and would have been all that much better if it had been shorter but this is classic Quinn with complicated, strong women. There is a bit of romanticisation of the war, which I've long grown tired of but I don't think I'd have wanted Bletchley Park from anyone other than Quinn.

Book 3/3 for #MarvellousMarch

Eyelit Ooh, I‘ve got that up on hold from the library on audiobook. Looking forward to it. I think all of Quinn‘s books could be slightly shorter, but I don‘t begrudge her too much cause I always get sucked into the character development. 2y
janeycanuck @Eyelit Yeah, they are alway fast reads. She‘s got a new one out at the end of the month, too! 2y
Andrew65 I want to read this. Well done 👏👏👏 2y
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coffeebooksandchaos
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The Rose Code was an enthralling look at female code breakers in WWII. Simultaneously fast-paced and detailed, this book swept me up in the story immediately and never let me go. I was wholly unfamiliar with this portion of WWII history and found both the story and the characters to be captivating. Be sure to read the Author‘s Note at the end, as it contains extremely interesting information. Cannot recommend this one highly enough!