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graciegoldielocks's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Grief
fallenxx's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, War, and Death
rebekaho24's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I didn’t like the ending, and felt like there wasn’t any focus on character development/flaws. It was okay, but honestly I think it could’ve been a bit better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Violence and War
Minor: Pregnancy and Cancer
dwigz's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Honestly a good debut for Millie. I’d never heard of the Bethnal Green tube station incident before.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death
Minor: War and Death
selincck's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: War and Cancer
datskira's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, and Death
Moderate: War
Minor: Terminal illness and Pregnancy
strawberrymivvy's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Whilst the writing style will never set the world alight, this novel really kept the pages turning as it introduced me to a true event in British WWII history that I had never heard about.
No spoilers, but the devastating build up and aftermath had me reading well into the night and feeling incredibly emotional and keen to learn more about why this isn't common knowledge.
Likeable, rounded characters make this an easy read, though the perfect rounding up of all their stories at the end felt a little too pat - not sure how much of that is truly based on the author's grandmother.
I may consider reading more if this author continues writing historical fiction
No spoilers, but the devastating build up and aftermath had me reading well into the night and feeling incredibly emotional and keen to learn more about why this isn't common knowledge.
Likeable, rounded characters make this an easy read, though the perfect rounding up of all their stories at the end felt a little too pat - not sure how much of that is truly based on the author's grandmother.
I may consider reading more if this author continues writing historical fiction
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Child death
rainyday_reader's review
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, and Death of parent
bella613's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child death, Death of parent, War, and Grief
morethanmylupus's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
2.0
Another WWII novel that runs together with all the rest. Nothing about this one stood out to me or is likely to stick with me any more than any other. I originally requested it from the library because I was curious about Millie Bobby Brown's writing skills given that she's famous for being an actress not a writer. Turns out it was ghostwritten and while I have no issue with ghostwriting per se, I didn't think was a particularly well written book. Professional ghost writers usually have better writing skills (which is kind of the whole point), so I'm not sure what happened here. I read this on audio and Millie Bobby Brown did a great job narrating (which makes sense given her acting skills) but the dialogue was stilted and as mentioned the story didn't really stand out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War and Death