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bookreviewmystic's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
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
5.0
I don't even know how to work out my feelings about Winter Garden. This book was dumped into my lap by Amazon when I signed up for KU. It was an audiobook & I needed something to listen to while waiting in the school pickup line. Honestly, I didn't even read the summary of the book, I just started playing it. So you can imagine my surprise when I was completely captivated by this harrowing retelling of the siege of Leningrad.
This book will break your heart & tape it back together, just to turn around & completely obliterate it. Then after you become awestruck at the tremendous amount of strength & courage of these women, you will learn that you can take the pieces of your obliterated heart, mix it with some love from others, and form it into something new: a heart that holds love so strong that it stands the tests of time, trials, & tribulations because it holds close what matters most. Family: born & found.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Death, and War
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Cursing
Minor: Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide attempt
monicabach's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-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
4.5
This book. The second half is just beautiful. It starts slow (I didn’t get into it until the 45% mark). It’s not my favorite by Hannah but I am glad I finished it. I cried quite a bit.
Content: infrequent cursing but when there was cursing, it was all F bombs. Quite a bit more than the other books I’ve read by Hannah. Sex was more than implied but still not graphic.
Content: infrequent cursing but when there was cursing, it was all F bombs. Quite a bit more than the other books I’ve read by Hannah. Sex was more than implied but still not graphic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Cursing, and Alcohol
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