Review: Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
This is a companion
novel to ”Code Name Verity” which I have also read and reviewed
(and loved!). In this one we see a few of the same people, but since
it is a companion novel we mostly meet entirely new people.
As with ”Code Name
Verity” this book is set during WWII and the main protagonist is a
young American woman, Rose, who has come to England to work for the
ATA ferrying planes for the Royal Air Force. During one of her
flights, she is captured by the Nazis and sent to a concentration
camp. The book then follows her experience in this camp and with the
people she meets there.
The book was
well-written and the story compelling, but I must say it was not as
good as ”Code Name Verity”. That one had a few twists and tricks,
that ”Rose Under Fire” did not have. This was more a
straightforward story-telling. There is nothing wrong with
straightforward, but ”Code Name Verity” kept you guessing all
along, while ”Rose Under Fire” just didn't have that quality. The
story was still beautiful though, and I would recommend this book to
everyone. Some of the content is rough reading though, as I think we
all know that a book about experiences in a Nazi concentration camp,
can't be very bright or happy. But there are moments of beauty, even
in that setting, and the stories of courage and defiance have a
beauty of their own.
This book also had
me teary-eyed a few times, mostly when it referenced the events in
”Code Name Verity” but also on its own merit a few times. I gave
this book 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads.
Click here for my
review of ”Code Name Verity”:
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