The Juliet Code in Aussie Readers

May 04, 2018 Brenda rated it it was amazing

Shelves: aussie-authors, sent-by-publisher, reviewing-by-request, 5000-books, 2018-release, historical-fiction, arc, own-read

After weeks of training within the secretive Special Operations Executive, wireless operator Juliet Barnard was parachuted in to the forests surrounding Paris – behind enemy lines. It was 1943 and the operatives had been trained in code and special signals. They moved from place to place, always sending their coded messages back to Baker Street at a scheduled time, then moving on again. They had also been warned their cover could likely be blown and if they were caught by the Germans, their futu ...more

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Jul 11, 2018 Kate Forsyth rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical, historical-mystery, australian, aww2018

Australian author Christine Wells has been making a name for herself writing intelligent, suspenseful historical novels. Her latest offering, The Juliet Code, begins in 1947 when a young woman named Juliet Barnard is being interrogated about her role as an undercover wireless operator in Nazi-occupied France during the war. She is wracked with guilt and remorse over the disappearance of a friend and colleague of hers, and so agrees to help to her friend’s brother track down what happened to her. ...more

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Apr 28, 2018 Helen rated it it was amazing

Oh my this is another brilliant story from MS Wells I do hope I can do it justice with this review, it is a poignant, heart-rending at times, a tale of a real hero a woman sent behind the enemy lines in occupied France during WW11 and the things she went through, but also the strength that holds her together and the love that she has for the man who will always love her, this story is a must read I am sure you will not be disappointed.

Juliet Barnard becomes a British agent with the Special Opera Oh my this is another brilliant story from MS Wells I do hope I can do it justice with this review, it is a poignant, heart-rending at times, a tale of a real hero a woman sent behind the enemy lines in occupied France during WW11 and the things she went through, but also the strength that holds her together and the love that she has for the man who will always love her, this story is a must read I am sure you will not be disappointed.

Juliet Barnard becomes a British agent with the Special Operations Executive SOE as a radio operator she is fabulous at codes but according to her superiors reports not so good in other areas but they are in desperate need of radio operators, so Juliet meets code breaker Felix Mortimer and there is a spark instantly, he devises special plans for Juliet in case she is ever caught and then off to France she goes for a dangerous and mind changing time but through thick and thin and being caught and tortured Juliet stays strong. While at home Felix keeps his hopes high and always believes in her.

Juliet makes it home and after all that she has been through is not the same person that left England, it is now 1947 and Juliet has a lot that she keeps locked away hopefully never to spoken about again but with a lot of other SOE agents missing when SAS officer Mac finds her and asks for her help this brings Juliet back to France the last place she wants to be but with Felix by her side and some sheer determination Juliet finally opens up and comes to terms with the guilt that has kept from looking to the future.

There is a lot happening in this story, the pain and struggle that Juliet and others went through and what the Nazis did to them the mind torture as well as physical torture was horrible but I loved the strength that shows through and MS Wells has made these characters so real and alive I was turning the pages, savoured every word to see what happened, and what an ending it is just so fabulous after everything that had happened, really I cannot highly recommend this book enough so emotional and moving it will be a long time before I stop thinking about Juliet, Felix and so many awesome characters, thank you MS Wells for another fabulous keeper.
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Apr 04, 2018 Tien rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction, australian-author

I read Code Name Verity a few weeks ago so found the premise of this book even more compelling. Unlike Code Name Verity, however, The Juliet Code follows the aftermath of captivity. There is a dual timeline, albeit only a few years apart, of course, to provide the background of her capture and ultimately, on her survival.

Juliet Barnard is not one of those 'kick-ass-heroine' or at least, she's not described as such to begin with. In the opening chapter, she's a broken woman, fearful of what's hap ...more

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