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whitneysederberg's review against another edition
3.0
Very good! Really helpful for my AP World History class actually, having a historically accurate and immersing story was really helpful for my memorization of WW1 and details. I LOVED how it was narrated by Greek Gods (which helped me in my English class since we’re reading Oedipus) but I wish I could have developed more of a personal connection with the characters. I got very close to tears with Colette’s story about the Rape of Belgium, which we didn’t learn about in my history class. I wish there could have been more that got me to that part of my emotions, but this was an otherwise beautiful and heartwarming book.
ayaweil's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.0
smaxbee52's review against another edition
5.0
I can't think of anything that I disliked about Lovely War. Historical fiction, romance, war, greek gods... it had just about everything I enjoy reading. I knew when I saw that both Kate Quinn and Ruta Sepetys (2 of my favorite historical fiction authors) said they liked it that this was going to be good. Fantastic.... I literally cannot come up with more words.
pepsigirl's review against another edition
Loved the audibook from the library so much I went and bought myself a physical copy to read.
iwyckoff's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
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
3.75
lversrock's review against another edition
5.0
bro. i cried like every 40 pages. everything about this book is <3. also
the greek god narration <3.
the couples <3.
*literally everything else*
i feel like it was a bit longer than necessary, and some of the war bits dragged on. otherwise, it was so good and i think everyone should read this book immediately
the greek god narration <3.
the couples <3.
*literally everything else*
i feel like it was a bit longer than necessary, and some of the war bits dragged on. otherwise, it was so good and i think everyone should read this book immediately
ashction's review against another edition
4.0
A solid book! I definitely teared up at the end, and got so angry for a moment!