Oh my goodness! This book is amazing. A must read for any historical fiction fan.

I absolutely loved The Alice Network and The Huntress so I was really looking forward to some more amazing women and I was not disappointed.

The story focussed in three women who work to crack codes the German’s were sending back and forth. The characters are all unique and real. I loved their interactions and learning about the goings on of Bletchley Park.

I had so many emotions while reading; i went from pleasantly amused to utterly heartbroken to tense with nerves.

The audiobook narrated by Saskia Maarleveld was fantastic. I absolutely loved her performance. She truly brought the characters to life.

Wow. I have recently been shying away from historical fiction because 2020 had me craving light and fluffy... but this book cemented why historical fiction can be magical. This book snared me immediately. Not only did it grab me, but it gave me all the feels. I won't spoil anything, but this book is excellent.

I love dual timelines. I love mutiple perspectives. I love books that span socioeconomic lines and backgrounds. I love books with nuanced characters. I love strong, intelligence women. I love the WWI Era. I love stories that make you see the personal, private, heart-rending stories happening all around, every day. This book delivered it all.

The narration was spot on. It added to the experience, the voices and emotions were great, and I felt sucked into the world.

I highly recommend this book. It's fantastic. Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collins for the wonderful ARC and to Kate Quinn for writing such a great story.

This novel was enrapturing. From the character development, budding friendships and romances, the processes of code breaking, discovery of a traitor, and life within an asylum, Kate Quinn’s latest work had me hooked. It’s a rather long book (a whopping 657 pages) but well worth it.

The chapters take the reader from present day to flashbacks of the early days of WWII, as it introduces Beth, Mab, and Osla’s and the journey within Bletchley Park. I honestly loved every bit of this book, even when Quinn’s story line broke my heart, I understood why it had to be told that way and thought it added to the plot so much more. The characters were all likable and easy to connect with, even if you’re a reader with nothing in common with them. At the end, my heart was racing for the traitor that was thought to be a friend to be caught.

The Rose Code is a terrific retelling of what went on behind the scenes at Bletchley Park and sheds some light on the dark past of Asylum life throughout the 20th century. Even reading about Lobotomies had my skin crawling and my blood boiling. How little power women had to make decisions for their own interests and the procedures they were forced to endure made me enraged. I enjoyed how much historical fact was placed in the novel, there will always be embellishment with the characters, but I felt the place and time came to life. I was constantly looking on my search engine to see how much really happened and get more information on how things worked at the park during the war and of course to read about the real life people that inspired her characters.

The Rose Code by Kate Quinn is a historical fiction mystery novel about three women code breakers during World War II.

In London in 1940, three women receive a mysterious message telling them to meet at a certain location. They were called to break Nazi codes. Osla is beautiful and rich but wants to prove to everyone that she is more than that. She uses her fluent German to help break codes. Mab has a difficult past and wants to find a husband. Beth is shy and lacking confidence but great at puzzles. The women develop a friendship, but unfortunately that friendship is torn apart.

In 1947, one of the women is in an asylum. The women are now enemies and don’t know what the others have been up to for the last few years. They receive a mysterious letter and are forced to work together to solve a new code. One of the women is in an asylum. The past is brought to the present and the only way the code can be solved is with their cooperation. They are left wondering

The Rose Code is an interesting book. I liked how this book is a mix of a historical fiction novel and mystery. World War II is my favorite time period to read about and the aspect of trying to figure out who is responsible for one of them entering an asylum. I was intrigued by the dual time line between past and present. In the past, the women are developing a friendship and learning how to break codes. In the present, the women have to work together and put their personal differences aside. They each have to decide if the one in the asylum belongs there and what happened in the years they didn’t talk. The Rose Code kept me thinking throughout the book. All of the characters are interesting and use their different talents towards the same goal. Osla, Mab, and Beth are very unique characters but easily develop a friendship.

I listened to the audiobook narrated by Saskia Maarleveld and enjoyed her narration. She was a great voice for Oslo, Mab, and Beth. I think I would’ve liked reading this book as much as I liked listening to the audiobook.

Thank you Harper Audio, William Morrow, and NetGalley for The Rose Code.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Audio for the advance listen. Narrator did a fabulous job narrating this story. Another amazing book by Kate Quinn. She does a great job writing historical fiction. Strong female characters. Loved them all.

Much like The Alice Network, this novel immediately leaves you wanting to know how much of this actually happened and read the full true story. Personally, I love historical fiction that helps you uncover new pieces of history like this one does. While telling this lesser known part of history, the novel follows the path of World War II and its impacts in England in one storyline while following the impending marriage of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (an aspect fans of The Crown will enjoy). The three main characters are all very different yet very enjoyable, and together make a great team. The novel is relatively long yet entertaining throughout, with the last few chapters providing many twists and turns and nail-biting excitement.

Kate Quinn strikes again with another winning historical fiction book full of strong female characters. I was a little iffy about listening to this rather than reading but the audiobook was captivating!

The story itself was amazing! The 3 main characters were each unique and interesting in their own ways which made me connect to each of them. The plot was full of secrets and codebreaking....the perfect combination to keep me intrigued.. The ending was full of action and intense.

Overall this was a book full of history, friendship, and tragedy. I highly recommend this, especially for people who don’t usually enjoy historical fiction books. Kate Quinn had a way of making history captivating.

Thank you NetGalley and HarperAudio for an advanced audiobook.

Kate Quinn has done it again. I want to start this book over again once I finished. I love the characters and the storyline. You will love this book.

I have to say this is by far my favorite Kate Quinn book so far. It's starts off introducing you to three very different women, one at a time, and I thought, oh boy, I'm going to have to keep them all straight and this is going to be one of those books that alternate chapters from one to the other to the next. Well, I was very pleasantly surprised to find that after the character introduction of Osla, royalty, Mab, the self-made working girl, and Beth, a village resident, they all end up together, working at top secret Bletchley Park starting in 1940. As the story progresses, through and after the war, the way these women band together all the while looking for and avoiding love interests is a very well told story. Both male and female narrators do a wonderful job with this engrossing piece of historical fiction. #therosecode #netgalley March 2021 Publishing Date.

WW2. Female friendship. Working undercover deciphering German messages. A literary society. What more could you want?

To be honest, I didn't start getting into this one until the second half when things got realllll interesting, but the ending was SO abrupt. If I could go back I would probably pick it up on paper because I think that would help me keep all the details straight.

To say the most important thing first…I LOVED this book and highly recommend it. Yes, there are many, many novels currently being published that are set in WWII. I have read and enjoyed many of them. Still, even if you feel WWII fiction fatigue, give this one a chance.

The Rose Code’s main setting is Bletchley Park. As most know, this was an important location for those who broke codes and helped to win the war. Into this setting come three women:

Osla: She was a debutante before the war took her to BP but she has always wanted to do more and to be seen as more than this. Osla had a haphazard upbringing by a neglected mother but she moves in society’s highest circles; her godfather is Mountbatten and she knows a certain Phillip very well.

Mabel, renamed (by herself) as Mab: She grew up in Shoreditch where expectations for her were low. Coming to BP allows her to do and become more.

Bethan/Beth: She has lived in the shadow of a domineering mother but BP allows her particular genius and talents to flourish. She has a laser like focus and a great talent for the work she does.

What happens to these three and the events and people around them form the core of this immersive read. There are romance, joy, friendship, traitors, hardship, mystery and more contained in the pages of the story. It will engage readers who will wish that the book were even longer than its hefty length.

I listened to the audio of this title. The narrator was fantastic. She created each of the characters with their own voice.

Whether you like to read or listen, put this one on your TBR list.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.

Kate Quinn writes beautiful and harrowing historical fiction. The research she puts into her work is evident and appreciated. The characters she creates fit their roles and grow as she allows them.

I listened to the audiobook version via NetGalley. The narration was A+. Emotion came through the voices and drew me deeper into the story.

This is going to be a top book of 2021. Highly recommend giving it a listen!

If I could give this book 100 stars, I would! I absolutely LOVED it. The story was unique, and engaging - and the narratation was entirely wonderful. I recommend this story to anyone interested in learning about WWII from a different perspective, one I hadn't known much about prior to reading this book. The characters are all so wonderful and deeply developed, I didn't want their stories to end. I can't wait to recommend this to everyone!

Kate Quinn, the queen of historical fiction, does it again!
The story of female codebreakers + the history of Bletchly Park + romance is just the perfect combo for her newest novel. This is such a rich and suspenseful story that will keep you engaged despite the long audio listen (15+ hours!!!).
You will fall in love with Mab, Beth and Osla...and immediately want another read from Kate Quinn.

Another soon-to-be best seller from Kate Quinn. Fans of The Alice Network will surely love this one!
Well developed characters and an intriguing plot kept me glued to this one. The narration was a little too fast for me. It required more concentration that I would like from an audible book, but I did get used to it after a while.
Highly recommended book, but I would recommend the printed version over this audible narrator.

Kate Quinn does it again. She is wonderful at spinning gorgeous historical fiction and The Rose Code will not disappoint the throngs of loyal Quinn fans. Not the first tale of war code breakers, Quinn weaves a fascinating and suspenseful story with engaging and multidimensional characters. If you love historical fiction, you will love The Rose Code.

This audiobook kept me engaged throughout. The narrator brought this story to life expertly, striking just the right balance between joviality and gravitas.

Thank you to the author, NetGalley, the publisher, and the narrator for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook ahead of publication. The opinions in this review are entirely my own.

Wow ! This was the best book I’ve read in a long time. Even though it’s over 600 pages, it flew by. I loved this story about the WW2 code breakers. The characters were so great that I fell in love with them. This story will stay with me for a long time. I highly recommend this. I cannot wait to read Kate Quinn’s other books. Coming out in March 2021, run to your bookstore and get a copy.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC audio version of this book. The narrator was excellent!

I was enthralled by Kate Quinn’s books The Huntress and The Alice Network. She has become an author that I know I will read whatever she writes next. I could not stop listening to this audiobook. She did a great job reading the different characters. This book centers around three women from different backgrounds who are code breakers during WWII. They cannot talk about their jobs with anyone. It weaves a web of friendship between them.I like that this book focused not as much of the gore of WWII as those that were working behind the scenes. There was far more than people fighting on the front lines. It moved me to google the history of women decoders.

Triggers: miscarriage, sexual scenes, family death, grief

The Rose Code switches between two time periods: 1940 & 1947. In the first time frame, three women bond as friends while rooming together and working at Bletchley Park doing code breaking for the British government during WW2. Several years later, personal tragedy tears these women apart until one of them informs the others that there is a spy in their old group and they must work together one last time to break the code.

This audiobook was a wonderfully narrated by Saskia Maarleveld. I was drawn in by each of these women’s stories and intrigued until the very end!

Review posted: January 26, 2021
Expected publication: March 9, 2021
Thank you to Kate Quinn, Harper Audio, and NetGalley for this ARC.

I enjoyed this audiobook so much, I couldn’t stop listening! The history, the characters, the romance, the mystery...all of it deserves all the stars!

The Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld did an excellent job differentiating between the different male and female characters in the story. It was enjoyable to listen to her pleasantly accented voice. A good narrator in my view fades away and you experience the book almost as a movie in your mind. That is what happened to me while listening to this book. It was over 15 ½ hours, but I didn’t want it to end. Narration Rating: 4.5/5

The story follows two main timelines, during WWII and in 1947 before the royal wedding. Sometimes it is hard to follow time switches on audiobooks, but that wasn’t the case with this audiobook.

The three main characters couldn’t be more different, but are united through their war work. I’ve read books about Bletchley Park and codebreakers, however this was such a fresh and interesting look at the subject through the eyes of these main characters.

The underlying mystery in this story was so well done. I was trying to figure out who the security leak was, and didn’t guess it at all.

There is also a romance for each one of the main characters. The most interesting to me was Osla’s relationship with Prince Phillip before he married Princess Elizabeth.

I recommend this book to readers who enjoy well researched WWII historical historical fiction with a touch of mystery and romance.