Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein was a bit of an emotional roller coaster. This novel tells the story of two girls during World War II: one, an accomplished pilot for England and the other an accomplished spy. Through their various meetings they become friends. Wein does a fantastic job of reeling the reader in. I wanted to know what happened. And why. She tells the story in media res , so we're being told events that have already happened. Wein accomplishes this in a way that makes the novel almost impossible to put down. I had heard from various people how amazing the book was before I ever picked it up, and they weren't wrong. But it is a little hard to summarize and explain to people who haven't read it. There are many twists and turns and possible paths so it creates a conundrum of what is considered a "spoiler" or not. I don't like to spoil books for others. So I'm going to keep this review short. I think it was very well-w...