Published in 2012 by Hyperion. 339 pages.
2013 Printz Honor Book.
Code Name Verity was the pick for my October meeting with the "book lunch girls" (aka Natalie's Book Club). I was eager to read it both because I'd heard good things from several friends whose book opinions I value and because I'm all about "girl power" - and I definitely have an affinity for World War II novels. (I mentioned a number of World War II novels that I read with another book club in this blog post.)
Unfortunately, I had a hard time getting into the book and just never really connected to the characters. Maybe I missed something? I was hoping that my book club will fill me in - but, alas, only two of the other members had finished it before our meeting and, given the plot twists, we couldn't really talk about the book. I did discover that both of those that finished had listened to the audiobook - which might be related to the fact that they liked the book better than I did. Also relevant, I think, is the fact that I started the book during a week when I could only read a few pages at a time before bedtime; if I'd been able to invest an hour or two at the start, I think the whole experience might have been a better one.
Melissa Mc at Gerbera Daisy Diaries loved Code Name Verity when she read it last year. Tricia at Library Queue had mixed feelings.
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I think this book would benefit from a consistent reading schedule -- because of the 3rd person narration at the beginning. Yes...I loved it and passed it along to someone who couldn't' put it down, even to brush her teeth! That being said, I'm reading her 2nd book, Rose Under Fire, and having a much harder time finding a groove with it.
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