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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
dark
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
good book about the uselessness of war but WHY did they have to be cousins
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Incest, War
Moderate: Blood, Abandonment
Meg Rosoff reels you in to the voice and thoughts of Daisy, a young girl struggling with her own life. The reader journeys with Daisy as she builds close bonds with her new found relatives. This is a story of one coming to terms with their own losses, struggling to stay positive while once again those close to Daisy are taken away. Heartrendingly sad at times, this is a story of love and survival. Survival within one’s own self and survival in a time of peril due to the war and destruction that surrounds you. A quick easy read, one that will bring you to tears but leave you with the wisdom the journey teaches Daisy. A story of growth.
To get away from her evil stepmother, Daisy goes to the UK to live with her mother's sister and her cousins. Her cousins are self-sufficient, taking care of themselves when their mother is away for work. Only when she goes to a conference in Oslo, war breaks out, cutting her off from the children. So Daisy and her cousins have to survive, which at first wasn't a big deal, but when the Army realized that they had a big house and no adults, they took it over and separated the children. They all fight to get back to each other, seeing the monstrosities of war, and finally end up back at their house, but then Daisy is sent back to the UK before knowing if Edmund, the cousin she fell in love with, is okay. 6 years later, she returns to find a changed man who couldn't handle what he saw during the war. But Daisy is there now, to love him and take care of him.
I'm not sure what I thought of the book. I enjoyed it. It was an easy read, and I liked that since the topics were quite heavy. I 'liked' the choice of the war parts being written like a survival story rather than a war story.
Also, I love forbidden romance tropes, not a big fan of incestuous tropes, though. However, it didn't seem like it was a forbidden romance at all? Which weirded me out a bit. Even before the war, it wasn't really frowned upon, it seemed.
Also, I love forbidden romance tropes, not a big fan of incestuous tropes, though. However, it didn't seem like it was a forbidden romance at all? Which weirded me out a bit. Even before the war, it wasn't really frowned upon, it seemed.
Quick and gorgeous read...kinda like "The Road" for the YA set. Liked it a lot.
I loved and disliked this book on different levels... The incest dosnt bother me as it does in so many reviews I've read... But even in the book she's like... It's wrong but... It happens. I'd say this book was very realistic and all to possible if not already happening to some in this world... There are so many displaced people due to war even now...
I'd say the only reason I didn't give it a 5 star was because I'm a die hard HEA fan... It's not realistic and I suppose it was best to have a "we endured ever after" ending but that's just me... I read fiction for enjoyment cuz life is shitty enough.
I'd say the only reason I didn't give it a 5 star was because I'm a die hard HEA fan... It's not realistic and I suppose it was best to have a "we endured ever after" ending but that's just me... I read fiction for enjoyment cuz life is shitty enough.
There were parts of this book that I really loved -- but much of the time I felt like I was reading it through a fog. The pacing was really, really fast which made it hard to appreciate the gravity of certain moments. On one hand, this makes the setting of the story -- mostly war-torn rural England -- really come alive ... but it also left me feeling slightly disconnected from the characters.