The Rose Code | 
pickAnother 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. 5βοΈ
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.
panUnpopular opinion alert. I dinnae like it. It just felt ... basic. If someone were to tell me to write a book about Bletchley Park, this is probably the exact storyline I would have dreamed up in my head. I wanted to be surprised, I wanted to be challenged. I also do not care for using real people in historical fiction and fictionalizing their lives.
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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.
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"'I don't require protestations of eternal love from the women I take to bed, but I do require consciousness.'"
"'Ah , domestic life,' mused Giles, ducking in after Osla. 'Why wait for death?'"
pickThis 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.
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pickKate Quinn is slowly but steadfastedly becoming one of my favorite authors!
pickI 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.
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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.
So behind on book club books. Actually lugging this chunkster on the train. It's exercise, right?
pickFor some reason, I‘ve been telling myself lately that historical fiction isn‘t my thing β 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: βthere‘s a war on.β Don‘t read without your tissues! π
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. π It made me laugh.
Kate Quinn 2 days in a row π But this one actually fits the #letterR. I loved it!
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pickGreat 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.
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pickThree 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.
Me: βI need a break from World War II booksβ
Me, two days later: βoohhhh, female code breakersβ.
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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. Anywhoβ¦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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The last 600 page book I read, but one of my favourite reads of the year so far. Most definitely recommended if you havenβt read it yet.
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pickAnother good novel by Kate Quinn, but I enjoyed The Alice Network and The Huntress more. Still, worth a read.
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
pickLoved 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
End of Day 3 of the #AwesomeApril Readathon, no books finished but 419 pages read.
Overall
Finished 3 / 6 books
Read 1493 / 2400 pages
pickI 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
pickThe 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!
Reading The Rose Code in anticipation of this 20 author book event tomorrow in San Diego. Kate Quinn is going to sing the National Anthem!
Kansas to San Diego or Bust!
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pickEven on a #reread, I couldn't put this book down. Nothing hooks me like three best friends breaking codes and catching traitors at Bletchley Park! #historicalfiction
pickLoved this book even more than The Alice Network! It was so hard to put down, because I loved the story of these three girls coming together to work during the war with jobs that were so secret, that they could barely talk about it with each other. But despite that, they managed to form an unbreakable friendship that really proved itself when it mattered most.
pickI really enjoyed this story. To be fair this author is an auto buy one for me so there is that. This is about three very different women working at Bletchley Park during WWII. A real page turner. #100readschallenge
pickI really loved this WW2 code breaking novel. The ending was perfect. A great way to start the reading month.
pick5βοΈ! This was one of those fabulous pieces of historical fiction that uses real people, places, and storylines in a way that really makes the fiction come alive. As far as WWII fiction goes, this was on the cheerful end of the spectrum. It did make me cry once, but it‘s set in Britain the entire time and told from the perspective of young (straight, white, Christian) women, so Nazi cruelty is a very far away threat.
pickRead this. It was incredible, such an intricate and wonderful story
pickI loved this one. I‘ve been fascinated with the WWII female code breakers at Bletchley Park since watching Bletchley Circle. This book loosely fictionalizes a few real women & creates an incredible historical novel. I loved the author‘s note at the end explaining what was fact & all the real people & events she included. The 3 main characters: debutante Osla, no nonsense Mab, & shy Beth, have depth & complicated motives. I loved their friendship.
pickThis was excellent historical fiction! I loved it. The characters, the story, the setting .. I was picking it up whenever I could to keep reading! Gee I would love to visit Bletchley Park some day. (The Google search result is amusing π) βββββ Great book π
#Bookspin and #Doublespin picks for the month of January. Very excited for both of these!! I started with The Rose Code last night and am hoping to get in some good reading today!! π
My favourite read for #august. Really liked how the three women portrayed as being independent and bright and intelligent and it not being a bad thing. It was the best written of the buzzy books that I read this year. #12booksof2021
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Thank you so much for my Best-of-2021 package! I love it all! The candle smells wonderful and I‘ll be having a cup of the tea after lunch!! I can‘t wait to read both books. They‘ve been popping up in my feed frequently so I‘m excited to dive in! I haven‘t been to The Strand in a few years, but the bookmark is reminding me that it‘s time for a road trip to NYC!! Love the notecards tooβ¦ a great package. Thank you!!
Historical fiction at its best.While working as code breakers at the mysterious Bletchley park during WWII,3 women from very different backgrounds forge an unlikely friendship.After the war,they part ways.Much later in life they reluctantly meet again,to engineer a rescue of another worker.
The world of Bletchley Park is bought to life due to the author‘s impeccable research & her writing of the intricate details of life at this mysterious place.
