My thanks to NetGalley and publisher Canelo for the ARC.

This is just such a great read! I could easily have been watching a war-time film; lots of drama and intrigue alongside the dangers and consequences of romantic involvements around that time.

It's 1939 and Evie Bishop has won a scholarship to Oxford to study mathematics. However, her father dies after a long illness and, despite making her promise at his death bed that she would follow her dream, after his death she discovers a subterfuge her mother has carried out in order to make her stay at home.
Frustrated, she joins the WAAF and after training is sent to an airfield in West Sussex where she teams up with two other girls, May and Jess - each having their own reasons for joining-up. Jess and Evie are working in the underground Operations Room as Plotters and May is working as a driver.

The reader is taken through the highs and lows of RAF life; the discipline, the disappointments, but also the joy of these three girls' friendships and their support of each other. But things take a sinister turn when it's realised there may be a saboteur at work and the hunt for a traitor leads Evie and Jess into danger.

Riveting! Couldn't put it down; absolutely absorbing.

I would like to thank Canelo for asking me to review this book and to be apart of the blog tour.
The Ops Room Girls is the first book in a lovely new series and one I am very excited about. I adore historical reads and from the amazing cover to the blurb I knew this was one I would enjoy.
Evie Bishop has received a scholarship and an amazing opportunity to go and study mathematics at Oxford however, when tragedy strikes she has to let her dreams go and try and carry on the best she can. Its 1939 and war is breaking out and Evie decides to join the Women's Auxiliary Air Force as an Ops Room Plotter. She meets two other girls who are WAAF's and together they face not only the war but all the other tough situation that arise during that era, including the danger.
This was an incredible read and one I had high expectations for and I was not disappointed. The story is written so well with believable and dramatic scenes. The characters are believable and real and they had me completely immersed in their world.
I am incredible excited for the next instalment of the series.

Absolutely loved this book. The characters brought you into the story. Lovable characters. They made me want to read on when I finished. I really hope this becomes a serious of books about each character. The story tells us about the courage and bravery of the WAAF girls and the pilots in the Second World War what they came up against every day. A brilliantly written book. Hoping for the next book very soon.

The Ops Room Girls is such an enjoyable book. The story gallops along, making it difficult to put down, and there were places towards the end when my heart was actually thudding.

It features three women, all of them young and from modest backgrounds although they all join the WAAF for different reasons. This book (the first in a series) focuses on Evie, a working class girl whose scholarship to an Oxford college was ripped away from her. The characterisation in this book is so good I was feeling for her within the first few pages and really wanted to know where her story was going.

The answer is the operations room of an airfield in West Sussex, where she arrives in the summer of 1940. She makes friends with glamourous former actress Jess and shy May who has been perpetually put down by her father and brothers. All of them are escaping from something but become totally committed to the war effort.

I expected this, and I expected love stories, but what made this book stand out is the mystery that had to be solved as sabotage rears its ugly head on the base. It is a compelling plot strand that certainly kept me turning the pages.

I so enjoyed this book! I was right there with the heroine, Evie all the way through each page, feeling her emotions and was sure I could even hear the aircraft engines. What a great depiction of life in World War Two as a WAAF. Loved all of the characters, especially Evie, May, Jess and Alex. Finished reading the story with a tear in my eye. I need the sequel now please.

What a treat! This is a sweet romance which is perfect for these times. Evie Bishop is a bright, working class girl who has won a scholarship to study Mathematics at Oxford University. The combination of family tragedy and the war means she has a change of plan; joins the WAAF and is noticed for her intelligence, efficiency as an Ops Room plotter and beauty.
Not only are there glorious men in uniform she quickly makes friends with two other WAAFs. The book recognises the fear and danger of the RAFs; the loss to lives as well as the camaraderie these amazing people during the second world war experienced.
There are tragedies, intrigues and a mystery saboteur in the vicinity. But first and foremost this is a book showing how Evie blossoms into an incredible woman, who has love on her side.
There needs to be a sequel now!
Thank you to Net Galley for a copy of this book in exchange for a fair review.

Evie Bishop dreams of a scholarship its 1939 in oxford she aims to go to university but her family hard up and her father not a well man means she has to stick out working as assistant at Henderson's grocers store. When her father passes away her dreams of going to Somerville in the autumn are lost to her with war looming she joins the WAAF as a clerke aircraft woman and moves to RAF amberton in sussex. Meeting and friending may lidford and jess halloway they become the ops room Girl's. What a wonderful book this is, I really enjoyed all the story right through. A unique book, and dreams do come true for Evie. I highly recommend it.

I have to say i really enjoyed reading this book about Evie Bishop and her dream to study at Oxford but when those dreams are stolen from her she flees and joins the WAAF.When On the train to camp Evie meets May who is a driver they travel together as they are both nervous.As they are leaving the station a bubbly girl joins them they learn her name is Jess and she shows Evie where she has to go as May is in a different part.Evie Bishop is now an Ops Room Plotter a great test for her brain.I have to say that this book was so different to others i have read and i do hope there will be a another to follow as i laughed,cried and got annoyed in parts.5*

Absolutely fantastic, couldn't put this book down. When does the next one come out?! Great style of writing. Likeable characters that were easy to relate to. Gripping story line; I had my inklings early on but was keen to read on to see if I was correct! A brilliant new series of books which I look forward to reading. Well done to this new author :-)

I absolutely loved this book. As an avid reader of historical fiction this was first class. Excellent storyline with interesting and likeable characters make it a book well worth reading. I highly recommend this book and am looking forward to reading any more that are brought out in this series.

It's 1939 and 3 young girls are in the waaf. Evie, May and Jess become firm friends. All come with there own reasons to escape the lives and join the Waaf. They end up embroiled in a plot to sabotage the pilots interwebbed with love.
This is lovely start to what I hope will be a set of books.
It's a story of loyalty and love
Thank you netgalley for the opportunity to read this advanced copy for an honest review.
#netgalley #blackopsroomgirls

Evie wins a scholarship to study Maths at Oxford, to the delight of her father and horror of her mother. She is ready to take up the place when her father dies suddenly; her mother, unknown to her, refuses the scholarship on her behalf. Distraught, she goes to the RAF recruiting office and joins up - her skill in Maths means she is sent as a plotter at an RAF station. There she meets others who have left their day-to-day lives to take on the challenge of wartime service.
Pilots, romance, friendship and intrigue all come together to make this a really enjoyable read

I loved this book. I am a real sucker for anything WWII as long as it is done well and this certainly was. I loved the main character Evie and seeing her grow over the course of the book. I loved the friendship with her fellow WAAFs and I loved the romance. There was plenty of action and adventure over the course of the book to keep me hooked right the way through the book and I really didn’t want it to end. I cannot wait for the next one in the series.

With grateful thanks to netgalley and canelo for an early copy in return for an honest review.
Firstly I would just like to say what a fabulous book the saga of Evie Jess and May was. such an inspiration and incredibly well thought out plan, heart warming funny and intriguing. I just loved how the 3 girls were such a great inspiration for each other.
I can't wait to catch up with these wonderful girlies again and follow there journeys. I can't praise this book enough and can highly recommend this OUTSTANDING book and Author.

A story describing the lives of women in the war. Three ,diverse characters brought together by war who become good chums when they are stationed together. A good read.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

1939 and Evie Bishop has received a scholarship to study mathematics at Oxford. But after tragedy which turns her life upside down.
Evie has to seek a new future for herself and, joins the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force as an Ops Room plotter.

Posted on the Sussex Coast fighter station, Evie befriends two other WAAFs – May and Jess. Earning the approval of strict officers and trying to find their way in a male dominated world, the three girls band together to overcome challenges, new romances and keep their pilots safe in the skies.
Thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Await the next one.
Recommend it.