“The Bletchley Girls” by Anna Stuart was a bit different from what I expected. I’ve read a number of books based on Bletchley Park, so I was expecting “more of the same.” This book wasn’t more of the same, which was a really nice surprise. For instance, part of this book takes place away from the UK - in both Egypt and Malta. What I knew about Malta during WWII before reading this book would be about two sentences long. So, learning about that aspect was very interesting. I also didn’t know that at first people working at Bletchley Park were lodging with townsfolk (seems logical, but the books I read were all later in the war effort). Some parts of the book were predictable - meaning in what happened to the characters - but only one character’s ending I didn’t like (I understand why the author did it, but I don’t have to agree with it). Do read the Author’s Note regarding how she came up with the idea and the included history, in FAQ form, about Bletchley Park. The writing was engaging and the banter between characters enjoyable.

Read a book very similar last month. This phenomenal story will touch your heart in so many ways… an amazing escape that you are sure to cherish long after you finish reading… I absolutely loved this little piece of history.