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One Good Thing

Georgia Hunter

4.28 AVERAGE

mbedrosian's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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: No

boekenpearls's review

5.0

adventurous dark hopeful reflective sad fast-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: Yes

lwisney4's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

mrsmisko's review against another edition

4.0

dark hopeful slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

craftyanty's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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: Yes

Having been a big fan of Georgia Hunter's We Were the Lucky Ones, I jumped at the chance to be able to read this book.
I had very high hopes, and Hunter did not disappoint. She has a way of writing that places you in the setting of her book. She makes the story come to life around you. In this case, we get to travel throughout Italy on foot, dodging danger at every turn, wondering whom to trust and whom to run from. The selection of World War II historical fiction books is vast, but few of them focus on what was happening in Italy during that time, so this one stands out.

There were a few spots in the book where I questioned the author's choices, and many times when I didn't feel Theo's character was convincing as a 2- or 3-year-old. Overall though, the book comes together nicely and is a worthwhile read. Hunter does an excellent job of weaving history and fiction together.
While the audiobook narrator was very talented, I'm not sure she was the right choice for this book. She mispronounced a lot of the Italian words, many repeatedly. This was extremely distracting and detracted from the authenticity of the story. A quick Google search by the narrator or the producer could have gone a long way.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group for allowing me early access to the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

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