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4.48 AVERAGE
4.48 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
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
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
הלב שלי ❤️💔❤️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Antisemitism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail
This is a wonderful children’s book that has wonderful realistic characters!
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I finished The War I Finally Won at the end of a moody Australian winter with rain pattering on my umbrella and yet, this book still managed to make me feel warm.
What a powerful novel.
What a powerful novel.
“What’s right and what’s permitted are sometimes different things.”
I really enjoyed learning more about their lives, and watching the characters develop. Lady Thornton is a dynamic character in this book that was a background character in the first one.
What really stood out to me was how well the people were written with flaws, weaknesses and irritations. Each character shows their best and worst and it makes you love them even more. Susan goes into her dark place, Lady Thornton is unkind/afraid and also her grief overwhelms her life. Ada is hurtful when she gets angry.
Ada discovering the world feels real, and when she would get irritated or frustrated I felt it for her. It also felt age appropriate.
I have read a significant number of historical fiction books set during WWII, but for some reason this simple and sweet children’s book gave me a new perspective on the plight of the German citizen, and the Jewish German. It brought me to tears in its wise and simple sorry telling as Ada learned to understand who Ruth was and her feelings grew from fear to sisterly love.
The use of the horses is also a very nice element to this book, the riding and freedom, all of it is just right.
I really enjoyed learning more about their lives, and watching the characters develop. Lady Thornton is a dynamic character in this book that was a background character in the first one.
What really stood out to me was how well the people were written with flaws, weaknesses and irritations. Each character shows their best and worst and it makes you love them even more. Susan goes into her dark place, Lady Thornton is unkind/afraid and also her grief overwhelms her life. Ada is hurtful when she gets angry.
Ada discovering the world feels real, and when she would get irritated or frustrated I felt it for her. It also felt age appropriate.
I have read a significant number of historical fiction books set during WWII, but for some reason this simple and sweet children’s book gave me a new perspective on the plight of the German citizen, and the Jewish German. It brought me to tears in its wise and simple sorry telling as Ada learned to understand who Ruth was and her feelings grew from fear to sisterly love.
The use of the horses is also a very nice element to this book, the riding and freedom, all of it is just right.
Loved this sequel to The War That Saved My Life. Love Ada’s character. 💚
I was so happy to see that there was more to the story of Ada. This tale is a bit darker and more serious than the first book. The war continues to wage, and everyone in Kent is affected. Ada begins to see that there are many sides to people, and how everyone has some struggle in their life.
Absolutely loved this book! My daughter read ‘The war that saved my life’, and then passed it on to me because she was so excited to talk about it. It was so well written and the fact that kimberly could pull a 10-year-old and a 43-year-old into this Series with the same amount of enthusiasm speaks worlds to her writing! We both devoured the sequel! You don’t want to miss this series.