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Morgen gehört den Mutigen by Kate Quinn

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makmo722's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A solid three and a half stars. Good book, and a really big leap for me into a new genre. I enjoyed the story, but found it hard to follow at times. I appreciate the author’s attention to historical detail. Also, I SO appreciated the author adding a bit to the end to really tie the whole story up nicely.

I will note that it was far more challenging to read than I expected. War is dark and the effect is has is seen clearly on every page of this book.

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shaylac's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I was surprised by how much I liked this book even from changing from Charlie's and Eve's perspectives. The book takes on an adventure through England and France and teleports you back into time during WWI and after WWII With Charlie being somewhat naive view on life, she ends up growing more mature and independent and with Eve being a stubborn drunk who trying to resolve her demons from the past. It is a story that will excite you but also make you think about what is wrong and right.

TLDR: Go on an epic adventure through England and France with a motley crew from the perspective of Charlie and Eve. Teleporting you back to WWI and present day (1947) you'll be eagerly turning each page to see what happens next.

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m4rtt4's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Saskia Maarleveld's narration made me finish the audiobook, she is so talented with all the different accents!! <3 I wish the story had contained more historical elements (=facts about the world wars, as I'm such a war nerd myself). This is rare for me to say, but I enjoyed the romance between Charlie and Finn more than anything else in the story (damn does my heart melt just thinking about them). Overall the book was a nice experience of travelling through time, though it also felt a bit dragging at times — I wouldn't have minded if it had been shorter.

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thebranchlibrary_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-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

5.0

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angelofthetardis's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This one was recommended to me ages ago by someone at work (so long ago, in fact, I can't actually remember who it was!). It tell the intertwined stories of Charlie, an American society girl in 1947, and Eve, a bitter drunkard. But she wasn't always this way. Charlie is trying to find her cousin, missing since the war, and Eve's past service during WW1 might just hold the key to finding her.

Firstly I would say this reads like a very well researched, deeply respectful retelling of a little known story. While our main characters are fictional, the supporting cast is comprised of real women who undertook unbelievably dangerous roles during the occupation of France between 1914 and 1918. It has definitely made me want to read more on the subject (yay for the recommendations at the back of the book!) to establish the line between fact and fiction. But I suspect even the fictional plot line is very plausible.

This book does do time jumps and perspective swaps; the chapters alternate between Charlie in 1947 (written in the first person) and Eve in 1915/16 (written in the third person). While you do need to keep your wits about you a little, these changes don't actually have that much of an effect on the overall flow of the piece - I only 'noticed' it once. It's eminently readable!

There's a nice little bit of romance tagged on for good measure. It's not integral to the overall plot (I think you could take the relationship out all together and it wouldn't have a huge impact), but equally it's just another nice little subplot that gives the warm-fuzzies after some of the darker scenes. It fits well and doesn't feel overly forced, although as usual for books people seem to fall very quickly!

While there aren't any huge plot twists or major reveals, the mystery does keep you reading; the structure drip feeds information about Eve's life (which is the more interesting thread), but each time leaves you wanting more. That's not to say Charlie's part of the story isn't interesting, but that is more of the vehicle through which we get this amazing fictionalised version of history.

The only reason I haven't given this book 5 stars is because it's not sparked a visceral response in me. I like it, and would definitely recommend/read again, but there's nothing in me screaming that I must go and buy this book asap. I'll pick it up when I see it for a good price.

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emmehooks's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I was not expecting to so throughly enjoy this book! Badass women spies, badass women defying social convention. The dual timelines wove together beautifully, there was just enough truth in the fiction to keep me interested, and I appreciated that most of the characters were “fallen” people by society’s standards. Absolutely would read another book by Kate Quinn or on this subject.

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lindsayslibrary22's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

5.0

Quinn’s use of suspense is excellent in this book. By alternating between the past and the present in the context of the story, she keeps the reader turning the pages to see what will happen next. The narrative voice is strong, and the parallels drawn between the two main characters are well executed. She shows the realities of war, espionage, and sexism in a clear light with an exciting and adventurous spirit.

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