misslucyelizabeth's reviews
24 reviews

This is absolutely hands down one of my new favourite novels! 

For someone like me - who has been studying the Second World War since I was a teenager, I shamefully knew next to nothing about Enigma and the Code Breakers. 
So, the Rose Code has opened an entirely new world for me within this interest of mine. And not only this, but as a writer myself, I was beyond impressed with the research that Kate Quinn conducted for this novel, as well as distinguishing between facts and fabrications for us at the end. 
The characters themselves were beyond captivating. Mab - Queen, of course, as well as Osla. The growth that darling Beth experienced was unlikely the growth that the others faced within that time, and again, it was beyond captivating to read. 
The tears that I shed when Francis (and Lucy) passed — how dare you Kate Quinn, however, how fitting it was to show us how real, common, and incrediably unfair death and grief was within that time. 

I absolutely applaud you, Kate Quinn, for creating such a beautifully constructed piece of literature, that also exposes us to, and educates us on a corner of the Second World War that so few know about. This leads us to feel respect and admiration for these women (and men) that they have so long deserved.

I absolutely love this book. 

This is the second novel of Elizabeth Noble that I have now read. 
I love her work, and I love her characters and story lines (I loved many characters of this book, especially Tess & Gigi), but the continuous theme of body shaming throughout her females characters is getting old. 
Let your women evolve, Elizabeth. Let them be centred within themselves and their bodies, without the harshness that you place within them regarding their appearance. You’re already half way there, as there is truly such a beautiful self-centred-ness within both Tess & Gigi, both deciding to lead their lives by their own decisions, which is fantastic! But the body shaming has to stop.