Code Name Verity
Format: kindle
ASIN: 13481748
Publisher: Egmont UK
Pages no: 354
Category:
Young Adult,
Adventure,
Teen,
History,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
War,
World War II,
Fiction,
Historical
Re-read for July 2016 UC Book Club selectionIt is pleasure to know that some books stay as good as you remember. Now, if you need me I will be the crying mess in the corner that is cursing Hollywood that this hasn't been filmed yet.Old ReviewThere is something lacking in war stories that make it to ...
Mostly I enjoyed this book, and found it touching in parts. But I didn't like it as much as I thought I'd do.Although writing a proper review about it without spoiling is a little bit hard, what I can say is that the "report" format didn't work too well for me. It wasn't bad per se, only it kept nag...
Oh, this book. Broke my heart, made me cry, but I LOVED it. Absolutely loved it. Brilliantly written, fascinating, and the characters were just so... alive.
Reviews all seem to agree that the less said about this book, the better. That is, the less you know going in, the more effective this moving, intricate and evocative plot will be for you. If that's all you need to hear from me, good. Read this if you haven't already. If you'd like a few more non-sp...
I had high expectations for this novel. Also the blurb sounded so promising and the overall Goodreads rating was exceptionally good.I love historical fiction especially with in the period around World War II, but then I was let down. All the technical terms and the talking about all that plane stuff...