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evansmommy's review against another edition
5.0
Sarah Sundin mashes up two of my favorite book categories: WWII historical fiction and Christian fiction. A Distant Melody was wonderful, and this book was also wonderful (though just slightly less so). Where I could relate to Allie, I could also relate to Ruth, but not as much (thankfully).
erin_j's review against another edition
5.0
Another great book!
Loved this book. Jack is such a character with a flaw that is so relatable and hard to overcome. And Ruth has such a difficult and redeeming storyline. Sundin doesn't shy away from a difficult subject and I felt she wrote it in a sensitive way and gives enough time for true healing. No matter how much Jack tries to rush things and fix everything. Also the secondary characters were great. Charlie and May were so cute. And the crew is a fun bunch of misfits.
Even though the romance needed to slow down, the book didn't. It moved at a good pace and just made me keep wanting to read on (dangerous when you read before bed and have work the next day). The historical details were so interesting and well written. And of course I'm still keeping an eye on Ruth and Jack, hoping and waiting for them to trust God and find their way back to each other.
There was a bit of jumping to conclusions and not letting each other explain themselves, which was a bit annoying. But I think it was needed in the end. They both needed to process the situation because it was quite a thing to overcome, both separately and together.
Yes. I loved this book and am on to the next one! I hope we can get snippets of Ruth and Jack in the next book.
Loved this book. Jack is such a character with a flaw that is so relatable and hard to overcome. And Ruth has such a difficult and redeeming storyline. Sundin doesn't shy away from a difficult subject and I felt she wrote it in a sensitive way and gives enough time for true healing. No matter how much Jack tries to rush things and fix everything. Also the secondary characters were great. Charlie and May were so cute. And the crew is a fun bunch of misfits.
Even though the romance needed to slow down, the book didn't. It moved at a good pace and just made me keep wanting to read on (dangerous when you read before bed and have work the next day). The historical details were so interesting and well written. And of course I'm still keeping an eye on Ruth and Jack, hoping and waiting for them to trust God and find their way back to each other.
There was a bit of jumping to conclusions and not letting each other explain themselves, which was a bit annoying. But I think it was needed in the end. They both needed to process the situation because it was quite a thing to overcome, both separately and together.
Yes. I loved this book and am on to the next one! I hope we can get snippets of Ruth and Jack in the next book.
mikaela_wade's review against another edition
3.0
~ Audiobook Review ~
Sarah Sundin often deals with heavier topics in her novels, some are easier to read then others. But the light of Christ always shines brightly in Sarah’s novels and that’s what makes me love them all so much.
Ruth’s struggles were heavy, deep and complex. Many other authors I would find it depressing and heavy. But Sarah Sundin has a way of handling the dark evils of this world authentically but not leaving us there. She fills her books with the light and redemption of Christ leaving you with a joy for the characters.
By the end I even felt more freedom in my own life by asking God to reveal hidden pride & shame in my own life as I read took me on a personal journey alongside the Characters.
Jack and Ruth were cute together but their pride and shame were like magnets repelling each other. And Jacks behavior in chapter 27 was appalling I don’t think I’ve ever been more disappointed and angry with a fictional character in my life!
Series:
Book 2 in the Wings of Glory Series. Each book follows the life and romance of one of the Novak brothers during WWII as they fly in B-17 Bombers in the Eighth Airforce. This book follows Middle brother Jack Novack. This could be read as a stand-alone. This book picks up in the timeline at the time the last book ended so we get a little glimpse at what has come next for Walt & Allie, and some more glimpses of Ray’s life which will be the focus of book 3.
Content:
Trauma (vivid flashbacks that increase throughout book); Abuse (some hard parts to read); Sexual Innuendo’s (shown as wrong); Rape; Focus on kissing & technique; Focus on her Body Shape; Orphaned; Themes of Shame, Pride & God’s Forgiveness; Christian Faith; Bible Verses and Stories tastefully woven throughout;
I would suggest this book for a mature audience.
I’ve come to accept that Sarah Sundin and I have different standards for kissing outside of marriage, but although kissing is a major storyline I felt like there was more detail than was necessary for the story.
Audio Performance: 8/10
Lisa did a great job and has gained as extra point for this one :) It was an engaging read with great emotion and a smooth reading style.
Author: Sarah Sundin
Narrator: Lisa Larsen
Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins (Unabridged)
Book Published: 01-Sep-2010
Audio Release: 07-Apr-2020
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Platform: Audible
Sarah Sundin often deals with heavier topics in her novels, some are easier to read then others. But the light of Christ always shines brightly in Sarah’s novels and that’s what makes me love them all so much.
Ruth’s struggles were heavy, deep and complex. Many other authors I would find it depressing and heavy. But Sarah Sundin has a way of handling the dark evils of this world authentically but not leaving us there. She fills her books with the light and redemption of Christ leaving you with a joy for the characters.
By the end I even felt more freedom in my own life by asking God to reveal hidden pride & shame in my own life as I read took me on a personal journey alongside the Characters.
Jack and Ruth were cute together but their pride and shame were like magnets repelling each other. And Jacks behavior in chapter 27 was appalling I don’t think I’ve ever been more disappointed and angry with a fictional character in my life!
Series:
Book 2 in the Wings of Glory Series. Each book follows the life and romance of one of the Novak brothers during WWII as they fly in B-17 Bombers in the Eighth Airforce. This book follows Middle brother Jack Novack. This could be read as a stand-alone. This book picks up in the timeline at the time the last book ended so we get a little glimpse at what has come next for Walt & Allie, and some more glimpses of Ray’s life which will be the focus of book 3.
Content:
Trauma (vivid flashbacks that increase throughout book); Abuse (some hard parts to read); Sexual Innuendo’s (shown as wrong); Rape; Focus on kissing & technique; Focus on her Body Shape; Orphaned; Themes of Shame, Pride & God’s Forgiveness; Christian Faith; Bible Verses and Stories tastefully woven throughout;
I would suggest this book for a mature audience.
I’ve come to accept that Sarah Sundin and I have different standards for kissing outside of marriage, but although kissing is a major storyline I felt like there was more detail than was necessary for the story.
Audio Performance: 8/10
Lisa did a great job and has gained as extra point for this one :) It was an engaging read with great emotion and a smooth reading style.
Author: Sarah Sundin
Narrator: Lisa Larsen
Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins (Unabridged)
Book Published: 01-Sep-2010
Audio Release: 07-Apr-2020
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Platform: Audible
lakesidegirl's review against another edition
1.0
A whole lot of NOPE. If I were a more clever writer, I would be able to explain the nonsense in this book without giving away spoilers. Suffice it to say that this book hinges on trauma in a real weird way. The first book in this series had some really great messages, even a smidgen of diversity. I don't know what happened here, but it was not good.
i_glow's review against another edition
3.0
Good, but not as good as the first one, in my opinion. Definitely had it's moments, though.
sarahs_readingparty's review against another edition
4.0
A great sequel to a distant memory, though it probably could have been read on its own. I love that this series does have an element of faith in it, but it's not overwhelming or in your face or excessively cheesy. Just a good love story with historical details and a great ending!
kgormley's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this 2nd book in the Wings of Glory series ... as much as I enjoyed the first. The stories are well written with just enough flying jargon to make you feel like you're there, but not so much that you're lost or bored. Looking forward to the third book in the series.
marjolaine_lafreniere's review against another edition
3.0
I was actually really disappointed in this book. One of the very last scenes (an attempted rape on the heroine) rubbed me the wrong way, knocked the rating a full star down, as a matter of fact. The good news is that trying to formulate why that scene bothered me so much, especially from this author who had yet to let me down, forced me think about the rest of her writing and put into concrete thoughts and words why I like it so much.
I've been saying since the first thing I've ever read of her that Sarah Sundin wrote Christian Fiction that didn't feel like regular Christian Fiction. It didn't feel preachy. I never quite put my finger on why, and just attributed it to the WWII setting. Now that I found something that did feel preachy and wrong in the writing, I am better able to put into words what it is that I actually liked about the rest of the writing.
The heroes and heroines of Sarah Sundin are Christians who struggle with their faith in a way that feels natural to me, and I've always been able to appreciate the way those struggle are resolved. It was never about God saving them from an external force even if it feels that way sometimes with the characters surviving a brutal war. It has always been about finding an inner grace, about accepting some weakness of character and becoming a better person. The fact that the source of inspiration for that change was a Bible never bothered me, because ultimately it wasn't that important. The people were important.
And they still are, which is why I'm going to keep reading Sarah Sundin. I'll just be a bit more weary from now on.
I've been saying since the first thing I've ever read of her that Sarah Sundin wrote Christian Fiction that didn't feel like regular Christian Fiction. It didn't feel preachy. I never quite put my finger on why, and just attributed it to the WWII setting. Now that I found something that did feel preachy and wrong in the writing, I am better able to put into words what it is that I actually liked about the rest of the writing.
The heroes and heroines of Sarah Sundin are Christians who struggle with their faith in a way that feels natural to me, and I've always been able to appreciate the way those struggle are resolved. It was never about God saving them from an external force even if it feels that way sometimes with the characters surviving a brutal war. It has always been about finding an inner grace, about accepting some weakness of character and becoming a better person. The fact that the source of inspiration for that change was a Bible never bothered me, because ultimately it wasn't that important. The people were important.
And they still are, which is why I'm going to keep reading Sarah Sundin. I'll just be a bit more weary from now on.
littleladyluna's review against another edition
4.0
Ruth Doherty is trying so hard to be the perfect example of a virtuous woman as she nurses wounded soldiers back to health. She refuses to date, preferring instead to leave work and going to write letters to the many brothers and sisters she is supporting back home in the States. She hopes that if people see how virtuous she is now, they won't ask questions about her past. One thing she didn't count on is Major Jack Novak. When Jack is wounded in the line of duty, he is fortunate enough to have Ruth as his nurse. Jack becomes determined to be the one to break Ruth's "no dating" rule and make her fall in love with him. He makes a plan to overcome all of her objections, but isn't aware of the things that have happened in her past that she refuses to let go of and be happy.
We met Ruth briefly in A Distant Melody when she tried to talk some sense into Walt and get him to confess to Allie how he felt about her. It was nice to get the chance to explore her character deeper in this novel. For some reason, I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first in the Wings of Glory series. The characters were still fascinating, the writing was still great, and the message was still perfect, but I liked Melody better. Now, don't get me wrong, this is still a great book. Even though it is the second in the series, it would be fine read on its own, although knowing the background of the characters does make it a bit more interesting. Once again, Sundin shows her prowess at describing the WWII details without getting carried away and bogging you down in descriptive language. She also continues to create books that are inspirational and interesting rather than preachy. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to read the last book in the series, Blue Skies Tomorrow.
We met Ruth briefly in A Distant Melody when she tried to talk some sense into Walt and get him to confess to Allie how he felt about her. It was nice to get the chance to explore her character deeper in this novel. For some reason, I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first in the Wings of Glory series. The characters were still fascinating, the writing was still great, and the message was still perfect, but I liked Melody better. Now, don't get me wrong, this is still a great book. Even though it is the second in the series, it would be fine read on its own, although knowing the background of the characters does make it a bit more interesting. Once again, Sundin shows her prowess at describing the WWII details without getting carried away and bogging you down in descriptive language. She also continues to create books that are inspirational and interesting rather than preachy. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to read the last book in the series, Blue Skies Tomorrow.