The Lies We Leave Behind by Noelle Salazar

4.24 AVERAGE

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aliebreads5's review

4.25
emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

brielemongrain's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
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elanallama's review against another edition

4.5
dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
I really wanted to love this book but I lost the thrill about 2/3 through it. I loved the challenges through the war and the mysteries about her family but when
she was caught and taken away
I lost the excitement for the book. I have nothing against the history, I just started to feel like the story lost my interest when I knew what was going to happen in the future. I was still of course heartbroken at the end and overall still very happy with this read. 

carollynnw's review

Okay ---  not the best or worst book I’ve read 

ryjarrard's review

3.0
slow-paced

littlemisspopey's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

bhunsberger's review

5.0
4.5

joli_folie's review against another edition

3.5
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

amcathel's review against another edition

4.0
emotional inspiring medium-paced
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one_more_book's review against another edition

5.0
This is my first book by Noelle Salazar and she knocked it out of the park! Talk about a gripping, page-turner, historical novel . . . The war is real, the characters are extremely well developed, and the story line is filled with love, fear, hope, death, and showcases the measures people will go to in order to help others during wartime.

Kate, a flight nurse, is dedicated to giving each of her patients the best care in near impossible circumstances during World War II. She meets a charming lieutenant who captures her unwilling heart. After Kate suffers a wartime injury and is sent home to recover she is sent to a new base in the English countryside.

When her love returns to active duty she receives news about her family and her past. She takes great personal risks to find her long-lost little sister while facing the atrocities of her past and her parents.

I can't recommend this book enough!