(3.8 / 5)
I took a bit of a risk I think, my very first audio book AND Historical fiction… My most detested of all genres… But I enjoyed it! Just didn’t LOVE it like so many others seem to have done.
The story is written (or told in this case) by two best friends set in World War 2. The first part of the novel is written by Queenie who is a prisoner of war, caught in France by the gestapo. She is made to write an account of why she is in German occupied France, and of her friendship with Maddie, who was flying the plane that brought her into France. The second part of the book is Maddie’s version of events. The first part of the novel written by Queenie is obviously written under duress, and although entertaining, it is not till the second part that it all comes together and the whole truth is revealed.
It was a great book. Extremely well written. The characters were written flawlessly and the research that must have gone into this, especially the planes and navigation aspects, was amazingly thorough!
The audio version itself was impressive. The beautiful Scottish accent of the first narrator was wonderful. I really enjoyed the audio version. I don’t think if i read the written version of this book, i would have enjoyed it quite so much. I enjoyed the audio version because I could do other things. Unfortunately I am yet to master housework and reading at the same time so this allows me to do just that. Its funny, when I read a book I can’t remember much about where I was when I read it. With this audio version I can remember the EXACT moment of the most pivotal shocking moment of the book – I was unloading the dishwasher and nearly dropped a plate!
I really enjoyed how the story came together with the second narrator. Everything started to make more sense and it was extremely interesting. Overall though there were quite a few slower parts but then something really interesting would happen to peak my interest again.
It took me a while to get used to listening to a book being read for me. I haven’t been read to since I was a child so it was a bit difficult for me to stick with it at first. But as the story started to flow I was all in.
I would have liked a little bit of romance. I saw potential there, just to throw a bit in, but nothing really happened. I understand though it was hardly a romantic setting!
Overall I really enjoyed Code Name Verity. However I as I said, I didn’t LOVE it. But that’s not the books fault! Its all me! Its still the highest rating I’ve ever given a historical fiction before.
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