A Portrait of Loyalty by Roseanna M. WhiteMy rating: 💛💛💛💛
“The world may still look dark, but if photography had taught her anything, it was that there was always more light to be found. Sometimes you just needed to change your lens. And sometimes you need a flash. Neither ever changed what was really there... but it showed it in a new way.”
I really enjoyed this final book in this Codebreaker series. I think it might be my favourite of the series. I loved the plot and the thread about the Russians and how Lily used her photography skills to fight the war.
But I think what I enjoyed the most was the relationships. Apart from the relationships between all the Room 40 codebreakers, especially the friendship between Zivon and Clark, there was sweet romances and my favourite, sibling relationships. Zivon and his brother's relationship was complex, but the love was there, but I absolutely adored Lily and Ivy's relationship. They were so much more than sisters and some of their scenes were my favourite.
There was mystery, intrigue and the Spanish flu (which made it feel so much closer to home with COVID), and there was HEARTBREAK! I had a suspicion something was coming, but when it did, I totally did not want what happened to be true.
Another great Historical by Roseanna M White with a few characters to love for long periods to come.
*I listened to this on Scribd. I'm very glad I listened to the audiobook, because I would not have been able to catch the Russian and French so perfectly in my own head.*
About the book:
Zivon Marin was one of Russia's top cryptographers, until the October Revolution tore apart his world. Forced to flee after speaking out against Lenin and separated from his brother along the way, he arrives in England driven by a growing anger and determined to offer his services to the Brits.
Lily Blackwell sees the world best through the lens of a camera--and possesses unsurpassed skill when it comes to retouching and recreating photographs. With her father's connections in propaganda, she's recruited to the intelligence division, even though her mother would disapprove.
After Captain Blackwell invites Zivon to dinner one evening, a friendship blooms between him and Lily. He sees patterns in what she deems chaos; she sees beauty in a world he thought destroyed. But both have secrets they're unwilling to share. When her photographs reveal that someone has been following Zivon, his loyalties are called into question--and his enemies are discovered to be far closer than he'd feared.
Lily Blackwell sees the world best through the lens of a camera--and possesses unsurpassed skill when it comes to retouching and recreating photographs. With her father's connections in propaganda, she's recruited to the intelligence division, even though her mother would disapprove.
After Captain Blackwell invites Zivon to dinner one evening, a friendship blooms between him and Lily. He sees patterns in what she deems chaos; she sees beauty in a world he thought destroyed. But both have secrets they're unwilling to share. When her photographs reveal that someone has been following Zivon, his loyalties are called into question--and his enemies are discovered to be far closer than he'd feared.
About the author:
Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award nominated author who has long claimed that words are
the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary. She and her family make their home in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia. You can learn more about her and her stories at www.RoseannaMWhite.com.
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the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary. She and her family make their home in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia. You can learn more about her and her stories at www.RoseannaMWhite.com.
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