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A review by rnshack
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
2.0
2.5 stars not rounded up.
This was a really tough book for me to get through and in the end I just really didn’t like it.
The beginning of the book was super confusing for me and I spent the entire time forcing myself to just keep reading. A lot of the things in the first part were foundations being laid for the second half and the plot twist but it didn’t work for me. It didn’t really make sense and because I spent the whole time trying to understand what was going on I didn’t connect with the two main characters. It was also so slow. SO SLOW. I read the kindle version and getting half way though this book felt like it took a year.
The second half of the book was much better. Things started to actually happen but by then I didn’t really care about either of the main characters. So although much better and easier to read. It didn’t make up for the beginning and I couldn’t get back to a place where I liked the book.
I also didn’t like the plot twist. So many other, better twist could have been written. And honestly it did nothing for me. I just didn’t care enough by this post to have a reaction.
I love historical novels and history, especially military history. It’s all so fascinating to me. Then you add in women pilots and women spies?! This should have been a home run instead I was just bored to tears.
This was a really tough book for me to get through and in the end I just really didn’t like it.
The beginning of the book was super confusing for me and I spent the entire time forcing myself to just keep reading. A lot of the things in the first part were foundations being laid for the second half and the plot twist but it didn’t work for me. It didn’t really make sense and because I spent the whole time trying to understand what was going on I didn’t connect with the two main characters. It was also so slow. SO SLOW. I read the kindle version and getting half way though this book felt like it took a year.
The second half of the book was much better. Things started to actually happen but by then I didn’t really care about either of the main characters. So although much better and easier to read. It didn’t make up for the beginning and I couldn’t get back to a place where I liked the book.
I also didn’t like the plot twist. So many other, better twist could have been written. And honestly it did nothing for me. I just didn’t care enough by this post to have a reaction.
I love historical novels and history, especially military history. It’s all so fascinating to me. Then you add in women pilots and women spies?! This should have been a home run instead I was just bored to tears.