Reviews

The Killing Code by Ellie Marney

mharding014's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

gingie's review against another edition

inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

zoesbookobsession's review against another edition

3.0

-Sapphic
-Women in STEM
-I hate men
-murder mystery
-unnecessary historical fiction?? felt like the historical fiction part was an after thought, but maybe that was me not paying complete attention the entire time
-the actually mystery/thriller part was stretched out and slow which i didn’t like
-but the last like 1.5-2 hours were entertaining

sammalynn05's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

poorashleu's review against another edition

2.0

2.5

rileyswan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

agentalpo's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

lkaystep's review against another edition

I ran out of time borrowing my friends book and got too busy in my schedule :(

lucabruck's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

mdettmann's review against another edition

3.0

I was hyped for this book back when I heard about it but was pretty let down. It’s not a bad book, it’s just so meh. It dragged more than I would’ve thought for the mystery/thriller portion of the plot. The sapphic romance was not expected, but having romance at all seemed a bit misplaced since it since it was just kind of there. The way racism was dealt with also felt a bit off too. We have one Black code breaker dealing with it, but it always felt like an afterthought added in like “Well this is this 1940s… gotta be realistic!” If you like historical fiction and girls doing the thing, with some serial killer murder, this could still be the book for you.