Elizabeth

Very different from the time travel series

Revisado: 09-20-23

Blackout and All Clear are my favorite time travel stories and possibly my two favorite books in general, but I picked up this one because I've been to Roswell. The place is over the top, though there was no festival at the time and I met no silly characters as described in this book. The book is amazingly fun, witty, and - when everything is wrapped up at the end - clearly cleverly written. Each character is a well fleshed out addition to the story, even the irritating one you'll wish they'd just ditch somewhere. So much fun to listen to - I laughed throughout.

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One of the best books I've read in a long time!

Revisado: 09-04-22

Amazing research; amazing story, amazing narrator who captures so many voices! I loved every minute of listening to this one. I visited Bletchley park in August of 2014 after reading about it in Susan Elia MacNeal's Maggie Hope series. The Rose Code delves much more into the lives of the codebreakers, and includes versions of my two favorite stories they tell at the park - about spouses who didn't know each other had worked there due to keeping their oaths, and the anecdote about Admiral Cunningham and the freshly whitewashed cottage. Even the author's notes at the end are fascinating - I loved learning the origin/inspiration for her characters. It's a gripping piece of historical fiction - I felt the stresses of the characters during critical moments in wartime and even more so the gaping emptiness they felt after losing that vital work and community. I love that this novel (and others as well) highlights the difficult and secret work these people dedicated their wartime efforts to, and am grateful that the house and grounds now serve as a museum and heritage site.

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Too abridged

Revisado: 08-24-22

I couldn't follow the main character's proceedings as the story was too abridged. But the narration is spot on and I laughed out loud at so many of the comments objectifying women that would be so unacceptable today! It was still entertaining. Stacey Keach does a terrific job at the narration.

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What a great twist on the original!

Revisado: 08-24-22

Oh, what fun this one was! Perfect capture of Austen's own voice, and I just bet she would find humour in it herself!

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Barbara Rosenblat as narrator is magnificent!

Revisado: 08-24-22

Ms. Rosenblat blew me away with her varied voices - even the same gender same nationality characters had different voices. It was very difficult to imagine that the men's voices were actually that of a female actor - amazing work on her part!
The story started out slow, and I found that I wasn't too interested in the main character's holiday since she wasn't doing the treasure hunting hinted at in the beginning. But I kept listening, and the way it was all woven together at the end made the story good. I'm tempted to read it again to catch all the hints and foreshadowing - I'm quite sure the 'slowness' of it was just me not understanding it the first time through.

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Laugh, cry, and learn

Revisado: 06-23-22

The author claims she was not a gardener when she wrote this book, yet she brought the gardens and characters alive for me in this tale. I will definitely seek out more books by Ms. Kelly! Thoroughly enjoyed it and found it hard to stop listening each night at bedtime.

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So well woven, with tons of humor!

Revisado: 06-17-22

The research that went into this tale - like all Willis' stories - blows me away. She weaves it all into a tale of chaos and hilarity with an ever-patient main character who takes it all in stride. Fire Watch, Blackout, and All Clear are my favorite Willis titles, but after reading Bellwether, I'm going to seek out the rest of the books outside her time travel series. This one was just as clever and highly enjoyable.

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Not just for kids!

Revisado: 11-15-20

I loved this book. It had funny parts, sad parts, and a terrific happy ending that I'd given up expecting by the time it showed up. Nicely written - a good read for all.

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Another brilliant Sophie Kinsella comedy!

Revisado: 11-03-20

It seems like these lovebirds are so far apart they could never agree on anything, and in any case a mesh of the two would be something fierce to behold! Still, I love how patient and respectful they are of one another - it's refreshing to find disagreeing characters who don't constantly fight. As always, it's served up with the extra dose of comedy that only Sophie Kinsella can bring, and Fiona Hardingham's performance is spot on!

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Did not want this book to end!

Revisado: 10-31-20

This book was SO much fun! I loved the insight into what the characters were thinking and the hilarious things they said to each other! It was one of those books I never wanted to end, and the author is most certainly going on my must read list!

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