Rose Under Fire

when my heart "aches" (you know what i mean) my stomach usually hurts too for some reason and my stomach hurt a lot at 4am while reading this and not bc i was hungry (although i was hungry)

Book #82 Read in 2013 Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein (YA) I couldn't get into Wein's other holocaust book, Code Named Verity, but I loved this book. In this book, Rose Justice is an American pilot who is taken to a concentration camp. She details the horrors faced by those in the camp in her journal and through her poetry. She becomes friends with "the Rabbits", young girls who were tortured through medical experiments done to them by the Nazis. I am never failed to be appalled at the horrors and evils that were done to these people during the Holocaust. Wein's writing is gritty and real. Her characters are remarkable and strong. Readers will become immersed in this book immediately. I recommend it. http://melissasbookpicks.blogspot.com

Amazing book. I cried so much. At the start. A thousand times during. And in the end. The research made to write this in such an impeccable and true way is to be admired. The main character has girl-power in a time this was rare to find, and very much needed. I can relate to all WWII stories, but this was unexpectedly amazing.

I loved Code Name Verity and I have been hesitant to pick this one up because I just didn't think the follow up novel could ever compare. Boy, was I wrong. Rose Under Fire is completely stand alone but gives you glimpses of the life surviving characters from Verity. Rose Justice is her own person with her own reasons to fly in the Air Transport Authority. The novel shows Rose in three stages of her life: England, Ravensbruck and Nuremberg. England paints a picture of a strong young woman who loves to fly and allows you to see the happy Rose. Ravensbruck puts you through the horrors of the concentration camp, not just with Rose but with all the women Rose becomes friends with. This section of the book paints a vivid and horrifying picture of what these women went through and there were several times I found myself reading with tears streaming down my face. Nuremberg deals with the aftermath of surviving Ravensbruck. The war crimes trials are an important part of the book but this portion of the book does not just focus on the trials. The last part shows how survivors figure out how to live again. A beautifully written book about an important subject. A tough emotional read. Read from a digital ARC from Netgalley and also listened to the audiobook.

Wein has done it again! With the sequel to Code Name Verity, Rose Justice, a pilot for the ATA is suddenly thrusted into the middle of Nazi Germany and finds herself in the women's concentration camp of Ravensbruck. Where she meets and befriends some interesting characters. Elizabeth wein captured me with Code Name Verity. Her telling of events in WW2 keeps you captivated and is worth every minute of the read

So much better the second time around, this book also has major spoilers for Code Name Verity so...yeah I don’t recommend you read this prior to that if you’re interested, even if they all could work as standalones. God I am such a mess right now. I really love this series ＞﹏＜