leahrosiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Death, and War
Moderate: Medical content, Sexual content, Alcohol, Medical trauma, and Sexism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Bullying, and Mental illness
linesiunderline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I don’t think The Rose Code was as tense a read as The Huntress, however the way that Quinn brings the three central female characters to life is every bit as satisfying as the page turning quality of her previous novel. I could’ve read an entire book about each one of the code breaking women at the heart of The Rose Code.
One of the most tantalizing qualities of great historical fiction is how it gives the reader a feeling of being transported, and Quinn excels at this. When I read her books, I am temporarily pulled away from the present time and I sink down into an experience from the past, and I love that sense of traveling away into the story. I can get lost in her books.
Absolutely brilliantly narrated on audio, and certainly worthy of rereading, this will be one of my favourite books of the year!
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, and War
betwixtbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death, Violence, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Rape and Toxic relationship
jenkneebee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence