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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, War
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
Well I’ll say! I might’ve liked this even better than the first one. Good on you, Pearce! The writing is so jolly it makes one want to talk like it’s wartime all the time. I hope there’s another one, I need to see Jack pull Bunty back out of her shell. And Mr. Collins deserves to find love!
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
This second volume of the series opens with Emmy attending a staff meeting for the Woman's Friend, a magazine where she learns that she will have more responsibility in writing for the advice column, now that Mrs. Bird has left the magazine. She will consult with a more experienced woman on the staff for her answers, but will write the actual column, and she's thrilled by her new role. Also, the editor, Mr. Collins, brings her along for a journalists' meeting with the Ministry of Information, where they are asked to use their platform to recruit women into the war effort. Emmy begins a series of articles about women munition workers and soon becomes very involved in their struggles to find childcare so they can work their shifts. Her romance with Charles continues apace in this lively installment. Looking forward to the next in this series for sure.
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
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
This delightful sequel to Dear Mrs.Bird finds our heroine, Emmeline Lake, promoted to the position of advise columnist (with a bit of help from senior staff). In 1941 wartime Britain, the women’s magazines are trying to be relevant. When the Ministry of Information reaches out to seek assistance in recruiting. women to join the war effort, Emmy is eager to do her part. She finds that women are eager to do their part but face hardships (finding child care, discrimination and low wages.) Readers who enjoyed the first book will not be disappointed in this latest story.
I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for this review.
I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for this review.