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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This WWI-era novel is a refreshing take on wartime women's fiction. 'The Liberty Scarf' follows three women from three different countries as they each navigate captivating romance and how they can make a difference in a hurting world.
If you enjoy reading clean historical romance, then I recommend this book to you! The authors do a great job of balancing the POVs for each woman and her love interest.
Special thanks to HarperCollins Focus and Net Galley for a complimentary copy of this audiobook. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
If you enjoy reading clean historical romance, then I recommend this book to you! The authors do a great job of balancing the POVs for each woman and her love interest.
Special thanks to HarperCollins Focus and Net Galley for a complimentary copy of this audiobook. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
The Liberty Scarf is a beautiful story set during World War I and told from multiple perspectives. Three young ladies who don't know each other yearn to lighten the terrible devastation of the Great War in completely different ways. In doing their part, they exude glimmers of sunshine in the heavy darkness surrounding them. A gorgeous scarf connects them in unexpected ways. I love how something not critical to life becomes so meaningful, so inspirational. It gives sparks of hope.
Iris is fiercely independent and works hard. Her creativity is quashed by her boss at work who is very grey and beige. Her dream of designing colourful scarves is tested but Iris is persistent. Geneviève is a Quebecois immigrant who becomes a Hello Girl and helps relay telecommunications intelligence with the US Army. Clara is a nurse who brightens soldiers' days with her storytelling and uplifting spirit. What she sees is horrific but she pushes through by focusing on her patients. She is given a stunning scarf which is woven into the fabric of several lives. The description of fingering the buttery fabric is wonderful.
The three girls all meet kind and respectful men and enjoy sweet romances.
Though a bit too pat at times, the story is lovely and endearing and pulled me in. The letters back and forth between characters are particularly interesting.
My sincere thank you to HarperCollins Focus and NetGalley for providing me with an early digital copy of this captivating novel.
Iris is fiercely independent and works hard. Her creativity is quashed by her boss at work who is very grey and beige. Her dream of designing colourful scarves is tested but Iris is persistent. Geneviève is a Quebecois immigrant who becomes a Hello Girl and helps relay telecommunications intelligence with the US Army. Clara is a nurse who brightens soldiers' days with her storytelling and uplifting spirit. What she sees is horrific but she pushes through by focusing on her patients. She is given a stunning scarf which is woven into the fabric of several lives. The description of fingering the buttery fabric is wonderful.
The three girls all meet kind and respectful men and enjoy sweet romances.
Though a bit too pat at times, the story is lovely and endearing and pulled me in. The letters back and forth between characters are particularly interesting.
My sincere thank you to HarperCollins Focus and NetGalley for providing me with an early digital copy of this captivating novel.
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma
Thanks to NetGalley for this advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review.
I was unfamiliar with the authors for the most part, but was intrigued by the story promise and the concept of the scarf weaving its way through the three stories. Having been a reader of Historical Fiction for a long time, I come into a new HF with great expectations, especially when the book is dual or more timelines. Its not easy to weave more than one narrative together and keep the reader interested and intrigued in the story.
This is a historical fiction of world war 1. I will share my pros and cons and you, gentle reader, can decide if you want to read further.
Pros: Each storyline was interesting (for the most part) with romance and hints regarding the war. I especially enjoyed the musicians tale as my husband served as a musician in the military and in Belgium. But, The descriptions of Belgium could have been a little more thorough. I also liked the way the author of the first storyline talked about the manufacturing of the scarves in London.
Cons: The stories read like three novellas instead of 'interwoven'. The first and second stories just end with a teaser and then you don't see them again until the last chapter where the weaving and wrapping up happen at the same time. By the time I got to the end, I had to remind myself of stories 1 and 2. I also spent a good deal of time wondering what happened to 1 and 2. Story three, even though it had the musician, was far too long. It really dragged at the halfway point...leading to more thoughts of whatever happened to 1 and 2.
Overall I liked it and had no trouble reading it. It is clean and a nice trio of romance novellas. I dont think I will choose it for my book club though.
3*
I was unfamiliar with the authors for the most part, but was intrigued by the story promise and the concept of the scarf weaving its way through the three stories. Having been a reader of Historical Fiction for a long time, I come into a new HF with great expectations, especially when the book is dual or more timelines. Its not easy to weave more than one narrative together and keep the reader interested and intrigued in the story.
This is a historical fiction of world war 1. I will share my pros and cons and you, gentle reader, can decide if you want to read further.
Pros: Each storyline was interesting (for the most part) with romance and hints regarding the war. I especially enjoyed the musicians tale as my husband served as a musician in the military and in Belgium. But, The descriptions of Belgium could have been a little more thorough. I also liked the way the author of the first storyline talked about the manufacturing of the scarves in London.
Cons: The stories read like three novellas instead of 'interwoven'. The first and second stories just end with a teaser and then you don't see them again until the last chapter where the weaving and wrapping up happen at the same time. By the time I got to the end, I had to remind myself of stories 1 and 2. I also spent a good deal of time wondering what happened to 1 and 2. Story three, even though it had the musician, was far too long. It really dragged at the halfway point...leading to more thoughts of whatever happened to 1 and 2.
Overall I liked it and had no trouble reading it. It is clean and a nice trio of romance novellas. I dont think I will choose it for my book club though.
3*
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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:
Complicated
Really great threads between 3 stories of women finding and conveying hope and beauty in their circumstances during ww1. I liked the concept of art and creativity offering some brightness in difficult circumstances, and how overlooked the impact of it makes, as well.
With each of the women’s stories it showed a different aspect of ww1 that women were involved in, as well as a different location. It worked well to give the reader a rounded view of what the war was like for women involved and how it opened doors for women afterwards because of it.
As to the individual stories themselves, I enjoyed Iris and Rex’s story the most - their chemistry and banter, and the commonality of their creativity and wanting to be successful with their dreams. Genevieve’s story I struggled a little with her attitude that just felt snappy and biting to everyone around her as well as her excuses for her behavior initially. Clara’s story got so introspective and sort of philosophical that I kept losing the plot and sometimes was left confused. All in all, I liked each of their stories tho and how they integrated with each other.
Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are mine.
With each of the women’s stories it showed a different aspect of ww1 that women were involved in, as well as a different location. It worked well to give the reader a rounded view of what the war was like for women involved and how it opened doors for women afterwards because of it.
As to the individual stories themselves, I enjoyed Iris and Rex’s story the most - their chemistry and banter, and the commonality of their creativity and wanting to be successful with their dreams. Genevieve’s story I struggled a little with her attitude that just felt snappy and biting to everyone around her as well as her excuses for her behavior initially. Clara’s story got so introspective and sort of philosophical that I kept losing the plot and sometimes was left confused. All in all, I liked each of their stories tho and how they integrated with each other.
Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are mine.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced