“The planes looked like distant pinpoints at first, and few who saw them took them seriously even up to the moment they dropped their payloads.”
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“The planes looked like distant pinpoints at first, and few who saw them took them seriously even up to the moment they dropped their payloads.”
#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl
pickI enjoyed this historical fiction about a brother and sister who work at Bletchley Park while also trying g to unravel the mystery of their mother‘s disappearance. There‘s lots of interesting information about codes and code breaking. I agree with some other reviewers that the ending is a bit rushed, but overall it‘s a great story with an interesting group of characters, including mentions of a few real people who worked at Bletchley Park.
so-soThe history seemed well researched, but the ending... I expected something more.
pickA very fun and interesting book. Set just after WWII, not a time I‘ve read a lot about, featuring a group of mostly women code breakers working to identify Soviet spies in a top secret group.
pickA bit lengthy, but Elizebeth Friedman‘s story is so interesting, I didn‘t mind! She was a pioneer in code breaking, but of course, at the time, her achievements and contributions were overshadowed by her husband (also a code breaker) or not recognized at all.
#pop25 - a book about an overlooked woman in history
🌹In our home we got a morning newspaper and an evening newspaper. That meant me begging someone to read the comics to me x2/day!! Also loved any book about kittens or pups.
🌺🌺 Vicky Austin from Meet the Austins
🌷🌷🌷I gave the tagged HF 4 ⭐️s
Happy Wednesday ✨ #WondrousWednesday @Eggs
DebinHawaii, iread2much, kspenmoll, Kshakal, Texreader, Leftcoastzen, Susanita, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, mcipher, monalyisha, Sleepswithbooks, TheBookgeekFrau, TheSpineView, dabbe, ElizaMarie, Klou, lil1inblue, AnnCrystal
pickLike other books set in WWII Philippines, parts of this book is brutal. The treatment the soldiers received from the Japanese was horrendous and this book does not sugar coat any of it. Specifically, the scenes on the warship were the stuff of nightmares.
I liked that the story was told from the perspectives of the two main characters, Sam and Sarah.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/review-hold-strong/
pickCarryover read from 2024. Overall, a good middle grade book set at Bletchley Park. There‘s a mystery element, along with code breaking and ciphers. It seemed like the ending was a bit rushed. Still, fun read.
I finished this at my parents‘ house with one of their cats Della on my lap.
Some Sunday reading now that grocery shopping is complete and laundry is underway.
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