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So this book was so good until the very end. Trained soldiers leave an old lady with her cane, a knife with the cheese board, and accidentally drop a gun? The only way for the old lady to accept Kate is when they survive a hostage situation? Just so unnecessary. Wish the author would have stuck to the story of family and class set in Ireland with WW2 as a backdrop without the TV movie ending. And the only person of color in the book is large, handsome, and gentle.... and the author’s lack of character development here is problematic.

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informative slow-paced

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

2.75

What the heck? Everything was fine until about 50 pages from the end. Except the typesetting: that was bad from the beginning. But the story. It was slow-ish, but it was fine. Then, 50 pages from the end, the story became utterly ridiculous.

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2.0

Shame on me for getting sucked in to a Kindle ad. Double shame on me for finishing it. Triple shame on me for paying for it.

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3.0

Set in Ireland as WWII is beginning, (British) Lord Kennefik has died after gambling his wealth away and leaving his family unable to sustain their ancestral home. This story follows his arrogant British wife, his spoiled daughter and his noble and handsome (of course) son as they lose their life of privilege, as well as the lives of the Irish family that has served them for years. There was a predictable romance, and all the loose ends tied up just a little too neatly in the end, but I did enjoy the historical references and learned some about the early years of the IRA and Irish independence. Undecided if I'll read the sequel.

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