Reviews

The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

votesforwomen's review

3.0

This was good, but overall...I was bored *sobs* It could have been shorter, so easily, but here we are. NOPE. It was a good story, though. Very good.

heidi_mcj's review

5.0

Beautiful book!

lostinpaper's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

finkeke's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

tatiana70's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

megpancoast's review

adventurous emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

bronwenf's review

5.0

Ever since I read “The War That Saved My Life” earlier this year and LOVED it, I have been searching for another book that I would enjoy just as much with no luck. I can’t even explain why the first book was so wonderful and why it has meant so much to me, but every time I’ve gone to pick up another book I’ve thought about just reading it again. I was absolutely THRILLED when I saw that there was a sequel and started it within hours. Despite my excitement, I was pretty certain it wouldn’t be able to live up to the first. (To date, I have not enjoyed another book as much) I was wrong! I don’t know how she did it but Kimberly Brubaker Bradley made me feel the same love for this book as she did the first. My emotions were stirred in ways I can’t explain, I fell in love with the characters even more than before, and I felt myself growing along with them as a read. Like I said, I can’t really explain what is so wonderful about these books to me, but the best I can do when I’ve asked my husband for help in finding other books like it is this: “I want another book that has a story I can’t stop reading, characters I love like family, and one that, as I read it, I find myself working more and more to become a better person.”

grainofsuga's review

4.0

4.75/5 stars

This was just as good, but the first one will always have a special place in my heart.

bookgirl_71's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

Oh my goodness!

THIS. BOOK.  

Ada Marie my momma heart will love you forever. This child overcame every obstacle set before her, and let me tell you there were many and they were tragic. But she persevered and created a beautiful life with the help of wonderful people, and of course, Butter her pony.  

Ada’s life was full of ugliness and then beauty, she had me literally crying one minute and truly LOL, truly! Her literal and deadpan answers were the absolute funniest. 

I borrowed the audible from Libby and the narrator was just phenomenal. I will be buying the PB to add to my library. I would definitely read the first in this two book series. 

mary00's review

5.0

This follow up to one of my favorite books from 2016, The War that Saved My Life, is stunning. Often a sequel does not live up to the original. That is definitely not the case here. This book was every bit as good as the first.

This duo may be categorized as childrens' literature, but they have enough depth to cross ages and generations.