Code Name Verity (Anniversary Edition)

Words cannot even describe how I feel about this book. Throughout, I cried (A LOT), I laughed and I was touched by the friendship and love shown in this book. It was so hard to write a book report about this book. (Which I had to do for school) For I really want everyone to know that they should definitely pick it up and read it, but there were no words to describe how much I ADORED this book or how I think everyone should read it. Here's my breakdown of the book.THE PREMISEVerity was captured by the Germans while in France on a mission. She is then tortured and feels forced to give up eleven codes, becoming a traitor in the process. Okay that is all I feel comfortable saying, for I fear that any more will give two much away.THE PROS1. Verity and Maddie. They were amazing.2. The concept. This concept of a spy and the things she faces feels so unique. This book just amazed me with how great the author managed to write the stories of both girls.3. Verity and Maddie's friendship. This friendship was so amazing. I have never read a book with characters that touched my heart in the way that Maddie and Verity did. Their friendship was so strong and the cared so greatly for each other. It was a friendship so beautifully written and so amazingly strong. I cannot explain how epic this friendship was.4. The writing style. The author wrote this in such a unique way, and it was so beautifully written. I just loved this.5. I loved the ending. I'll leave it at that.6. Okay there is A LOT more that I simply loved about this book, but I really can't write anymore because it will spoil the book. Writing this review is so hard because of the amount of things, seemingly insignificant at first, but really made up the latter part of the story.THE CONS1. I read part of this in public. (At a hockey game) Thankfully I didn't get to any parts that made me cry. (I only read for like fifteen minutes) Be forewarned; DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, READ THIS IN PUBLIC!! Because, trust me on this, you will look strange if tears are pouring down your face. (People, for some reason, might look at you funny or ask you what's wrong. That interruption would be awful for it would keep you from reading the book!)2. This book is a slow burn kind of book. Normally I read really fast and will finish a book in less than a day. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE BOOKS. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but if your looking for a quick light read then do not read this book, for it is deep.3. The beginning starts out slow. I picked it up and put it down several times. But hear me out on this because it picks up pretty quick. And becomes hard to put down.OVERALLThis book (To re-establish a fact that I've already said many times) IS EPIC. My only regret about this book is I did not read it sooner. If you don't read this book I'm telling you that you are missing out. This is a book that will not be here today and gone tomorrow, I have a feeling that this book is going to stick around. Another con (which isn't really a con) is that this book upped all of my book standards. I have, since finishing this book two weeks ago, read other books and none of these book have lived up to these new standards. In fact they feel inadequate. (Well that's not entirely true because I have read other good books, but they lack the emotional impact I felt while reading Code Name Verity.) In fact I have taken two weeks to write this review in order to gather all my thoughts. Now looking back I realize that this is a rambley review with little information and no real reason why you should read this book other than the fact that it might (probably will, unless you are heartless) make you cry and that is an awful reason to read a book. This book, I don't know how to put this, was amazing. It is a book that YOU should pick up and read. You can go read other reviews and maybe decide this book isn't for you and there is no way I can think of that might actually convince you to read it. This is me telling you that, yeah maybe you don't like historical fiction or perhaps you don't like books that involve World War Two, because let's face it, that is extremely depressing subject matter. I'm asking you to give this book a chance, for it is possibly the best book I've read in my life. Okay I may be in High School and I may have not read all those classic books out there, but I'm saying this; this book has affected me above all else, it has shown me friendship and truth, and so many things that have touched my heart. I would go so far as to say that if I had to pick one book to read in my whole life, I would choose this book. So give this book a chance and maybe you'll feel the way I do or maybe you won't. It's up to you, but this is a book, in my opinion that no one should miss out on.Thank you for reading my extremely biased review, that seems to ramble A LOT. I congratulate you upon your determination to see this review through to the end.WOULD I READ THIS BOOK: YESWOULD I BUY THIS BOOK: YES, it is worth the moneyWOULD I REREAD THIS BOOK: YES.WOULD I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK: YES! TO EVERYONEWILL I READ MORE BY THIS AUTHOR: YES!!!!Fav quote: (This is non-spoilery when read out of context) "Suddenly she laughed wildly and gave a shaking yell, her voice high and desperate. "KISS ME, HARDY! Kiss me, QUICK!""This is one of those books where I wish I could rate higher than five stars.

After all of the incredible hype, 5 star reviews and awards won, I finally got a chance to read this book. Code Name Verity is the story of two girls during WWII, one English and one Scottish (don't get this wrong, she'll correct you!) who are best friends, brought together by their collaboration in the military from 1940 - 1943. One ends up captured by the Gestapo and chaos ensues. The book is told in two parts, one part from each girl's POV, and reads like a diary. The reader should be aware that there is a lot of detail about flying planes and military operations, as well as potential for tears and gasping.Let's get what I didn't like out of the way first. The attention to detail, while meticulous and admirable, really bogged me down. There is paragraph after paragraph of this and at times I wished for more dialogue to break it up. If I'm being really honest, it took 50 pages to convince me not to put it down and 185 pages before I really started feeling invested in the characters. I think this is a case of "it's not you, it's me" because I've had this problem with other books where the level of detail and description is very high. Most other readers haven't taken issue with this, so just be aware and don't let it deter you from giving the book a shot.The story itself is really fascinating. These two girls are working all sorts of jobs - mechanic, pilot, interrogator, super secret spy stuff, etc. that I had no idea were available to women at that time. If nothing else, this is a lovely history lesson in girl power! The friendship that exists between the main characters is also excellent and really a testament to how deep love for one another can go. I also found the willingness to sacrifice for others, loved ones and country, displayed by all the characters to be very refreshing. I thought often of my students and the young people who will soon be leaders of our world and how I don't feel quite as many have that same passion and drive anymore - I'd love to be pleasantly surprised one day though. Also, the ending of this book is quite heart-wrenching and I will admit to crying at the last page.I have a lot of respect for the work Elizabeth Wein has done here. The research aspect is really amazing and the love she had for this story is quite evident. Did I love it? No. But I liked it a lot and would definitely recommend it to others. This is more a book I appreciated versus enjoyed, and I feel it is definitely one that everyone should read once because it is an important story.4/5

My 16 year son was assigned this book for summer reading for an advanced English course. He loved it so much, he bought the whole series from this writer!! He enjoyed both the subject / content, and the writing style. My son was reading and not on his phone for a while - I count that as a win!

It was a nice book, the characters are interesting and the story was really good. Fast paced, with plot twists (not very original plot twists!), well written. I recommend it.

The writing is mesmerising. The story is intelligent and beautiful at the same time just like the two friends its all about. Very well researched and plausible. Some of you may find the Flights jargon overwhelming but eventually you will understand later its importance. For those who love war time stories it’s worth your time and trust me it will make you cry!

Took over a week to read it, because I did not want it to finish. Broke my heart a little and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants a good read. It`s the story of two strong women and a great friendship. During the book, I kept wishing they could be together once more, because they were so great as a team. Turns out they did not need to be together to be great. Don't want to spoiler it. Trust me, it`s worth the read.

The media could not be loaded. Book came in good condition. Printing was great n words were not to small :)Storyline was about a crash landing in ww2, great n interesting! wld rate it a 9/10