The Number of Love - Review

The Number of Love (Codebreakers, # 1)

By: Roseanna M. White

Publication: June 4th 2019 by Bethany House Publishers

400 pages

Genre: Adult, Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction

Source: Publisher via NetGalley (Thank you!!)

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Goodreads description--Three years into the Great War, England’s greatest asset is their intelligence network—field agents risking their lives to gather information, and codebreakers able to crack every German telegram. Margot De Wilde thrives in the environment of the secretive Room 40, where she spends her days deciphering intercepted messages. But when her world is turned upside down by an unexpected loss, for the first time in her life numbers aren’t enough.

Drake Elton returns wounded from the field, followed by an enemy that just won’t give up. He’s smitten quickly by the too-intelligent Margot, but how to convince a girl who lives entirely in her mind that sometimes life’s answers lie in the heart?

Amidst biological warfare, encrypted letters, and a German spy who wants to destroy not just them, but others they love, Margot and Drake will have to work together to save them all from the very secrets that brought them together.

I requested The Number of Love on a whim. I liked the description, but I'm not typically big into spy books or this time period. But something about it drew me in. I ended up putting off reading it because of this. But I'm glad that I ended up reading it when I did.

Sometimes I struggle with characters and people who base so much of their beliefs on science. But I suppose I've never encountered a character that did the same with math. And you know what? I actually ended up liking Margot because of her relationship with math. I also appreciated her relationship with God which involved math as well. It's just how she thinks and processes information.

I loved Drake as well. His understanding of Margot and how her brain works was the most endearing trait. The side characters were bright and complex. I appreciated each one and what they each brought to the story.

I certainly didn't predict each piece of this story which is a good thing. The Number of Love does have a love story, but it took a while to get going and I often thought that piece wasn't the focus of the story. The Number of Love gets 4 Stars even if I don't feel like my review is showing off it's merits as well as I'd like. I enjoyed the romance and the unique way Margot sees the world. Have you read The Number of Love? What did you think? Let me know!