Reviews

Band of Sisters by Lauren Willig

anleggett's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring

4.25

emilylovesreading_'s review against another edition

2.0

I loved that this book told a little known story of a group of women from Smith College and their bravery to serve impacted French communities during WWI. Unfortunately, I just couldn’t get into the characters in this book and felt bored reading through all of the narrative. I know I am really in the minority here!

apochemu's review against another edition

4.0

It seems like all the war books are about the second world War so it was interesting to finally read one about the first. I'm all for books showing the empowerment of women especially in a time when we were so oppressed. These women did remarkable things and still had a sense of humor.

mad_taylh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative 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? Yes

4.5

"We're all such masses of contradictions- we can barely understand ourselves, much less anyone else. And the more we care about someone, the more we have the capacity to wound them." 

ameserole's review against another edition

4.0

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Band of Sisters was a such a fun book to dive into. Without knowing, I got to dive into a story that ended up being true. I also got to meet some pretty wonderful characters that lived in France during the World War I.

In it, you will meet Kate Moran. She is from Brooklyn, NY and went to Smith College on a full scholarship. Then you will meet Emmie, who became her true friend in college. Although after they graduate, they tried to write to one another whenever they could.

Not long after, they are reunited. From that moment, Kate's life has changed forever. So much happens along this journey that I had to stop and think about it all. Some of it was sad and I almost drop a tear or two. Others were pretty interesting to hear about since I wasn't alive back then and I don't remember much from my history classes in high school or college.

These girls showed so much bravery throughout the book. Even if they knew something was beyond dangerous, they still went into it without hesitation. It was amazing to read about and I am so happy that I got the chance to dive into this book.

Now I feel like I need to dive into more historical fictions books when it comes to NetGalley.

kennyrae89's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

cheryl1213's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

barbaraskalberg's review against another edition

4.0

This takes place in France during WW1, but the focus of the story is this group of young women from Smith College. I loved hearing the author at the end share where the inspiration for the novel came from and explain how though the characters were all her imagination, the events in the story came from the actual letters from the women of Smith College Relief Unit.

amurray2023's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

keelser_33's review against another edition

hopeful informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0