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by Elizabeth Wein · about this book

Loved Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein? If its historical fiction, series and world war ii hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Nightingale, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena and Atonement. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Code Name Verity: Historical Fiction · Series · World War II · Female Lead · Female Friendship

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   The Nightingale

   Kristin Hannah

   World War II · Tearjerker · Tragic · Historical Fiction · Espionage

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   A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

   Anthony Marra

   Tragic · Torture · Survivor's Guilt · Bittersweet · Historical Fiction

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   Atonement

   Ian McEwan

   World War II · Tragic · Unreliable Narrator · Survivor's Guilt · Historical Fiction

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   The Room on Rue Amelie

   Kristin Harmel

   World War II · Tearjerker · Historical Fiction · Bittersweet · Female Friendship

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   All the Broken Places

   John Boyne

   World War II · Historical Fiction · Tragic · Survivor's Guilt · Unreliable Narrator

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   All the Light We Cannot See

   Anthony Doerr

   World War II · Tragic · Historical Fiction · Bittersweet · Emotional

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   Nineteen Steps

   Millie Bobby Brown

   World War II · Survivor's Guilt · Historical Fiction · Tragic · Bittersweet

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   The Last Lifeboat

   Hazel Gaynor

   World War II · Tearjerker · Survivor's Guilt · Historical Fiction · Bittersweet

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   Never Let Me Go

   Kazuo Ishiguro

   Tragic · Female Friendship · Bittersweet · Emotional · Unreliable Narrator

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    The Librarian Spy

    Madeline Martin

    World War II · Espionage · Historical Fiction · Rebels and Resistance · Female Lead

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    The Things We Cannot Say

    Kelly Rimmer

    World War II · Tearjerker · Historical Fiction · Emotional · Bittersweet

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    Ruthless Vows

    Rebecca Ross

    Epistolary Format · Tearjerker · Bittersweet · Young Adult · Multiple POV

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    The Bronze Horseman

    Paullina Simons

    World War II · Tearjerker · Historical Fiction · Tragic · Emotional

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    Corrag

    Susan Fletcher

    Prison · Epistolary Format · Historical Fiction · Tragic · First Person Narrator

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    The Book Thief

    Markus Zusak

    World War II · Tearjerker · Tragic · Historical Fiction · Emotional

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    A Torch Against the Night

    Sabaa Tahir

    Prison · Young Adult · Torture · Friendship and Betrayal · Rebels and Resistance

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    Strange the Dreamer

    Laini Taylor

    Survivor's Guilt · Bittersweet · Young Adult · Emotional · Tragic

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18. 

    Human Acts

    Han Kang

    Tragic · Torture · Historical Fiction · Survivor's Guilt · Emotional

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    Kingdom of Ash

    Sarah J. Maas

    Torture · Tearjerker · Emotional · Bittersweet · Series

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    The Kite Runner

    Khaled Hosseini

    Tearjerker · Tragic · Historical Fiction · Emotional · Survivor's Guilt

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