Reviews

A Fire Sparkling by Julianne MacLean

shelblyle's review

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

szirbel's review against another edition

3.0

A good WWII book but felt a lot of the parts with the French Resistance came directly from The Paris Girls. A good read with a happy ending and the twin aspect was interesting it fell flat otherwise.

pdonner's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

soudersca06's review against another edition

5.0

This book is an amazing masterpiece showing love, loss, and heartbreak set against the backdrop of World War 2. The stories of Vivian and April made my heart swell to a level it had never reached before at their unforgettable romances with different, swoon-worthy heroes. The whole book fills the suspense an romantic side of every personality type. I would one hundred percent recommend this book to anyone a fan of novels about the human experience. You will start crying by the time the book is over, just a fair warning.

kattreadss's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

bookworm356's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

sweetpotatosamm's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense 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

5.0

Nice period piece on  WW2. 

bkeith's review against another edition

4.0

The book started very slow and I struggled to get into it. The mid book switch was a bit expected but the way the second half of the book wrapped up was just wonderful. Especially the ending. I very much enjoyed how it was brought together.

melodycalvillo's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Comenzamos a leer este libro en un club de lectura y me encantó! Me tenía súper intrigada y entre más secretos familiares descubría, más me envolvía y en todos los capítulos la historia daba un giro inesperado que me dejaba con ganas de saber más. 

Es sorprendente la manera en que el pasado de tu historia familiar puede cambiar o impactar tu presente y futuro. Sé que es una historia de ficción pero todos conocemos a personas mayores que guardan secretos tan interesantes e increíbles, pero pocas veces nos tomamos el tiempo de platicar con ellos sobre su vida pasada. Al terminar el libro me dieron ganas de ir a preguntarle a mi abuela sobre sus amores en su juventud, quizá y descubra algún secreto no revelado con algún revolucionario jaja. 

Pero en fin, este libro tiene de todo, historia de amor, suspenso, reflexiones, lazos familiares, ejemplos de resilencia y de superación. Pero sobre todo, una de las frases con la que me quedo es esta: '"life is full of heartbreaks and hardships, and some of them are tragic beyond words. But we all have to find a way to keep going. We need to know that it'll get easier, and life will be good again." 

Me identifique con Gillian, yo también perdí a mi padre de una manera muy trágica y todos estos años no he podido evitar darle vueltas al asunto y pensar "¿ Qué hubiera pasado si las cosas no hubiesen terminado así?" Vives diseñando otro final pero te pierdes de vivir en la realidad, y aunque es muy doloroso, es importante verlo de la forma en que nos enseñó el libro "lo que pasó ya pasó y no hay forma de revertirlo, solo seguir adelante". Todos tenemos procesos difíciles y el mundo sigue girando.

Ha sido uno de mis libros favoritos, lo disfruté de principio a fin 

juliehailey's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0