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4.57 AVERAGE
4.57 AVERAGE
emotional
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Took me a little while to get into but then was hooked. Great characters and compelling story.
As I sit here crying, trying to gather my thoughts, I’m going to attempt to review this book (but calling it simply a book feels like a disservice)
I don’t tend to read much historical fiction, as retelling history is my day job, but also I think I avoid it because it makes me feel too much. Case in point, I’m sobbing at 11:00 pm about fictional people but terribly real events.
I didn’t expect anything in this book, from one page to the next, chapter to the next, I was shocked, devastated, heartbroken, as characters I came to know and love were put through hell. I was at the edge of my seat as Isabelle became the Nightingale, my nerves were wracked as Vianne did what she had to to survive. I cried as countless people lost their lives because of a useless war. And although the main characters are concepts in Kristen Hannah’s brain, the sheer amount of individuals and families that were killed, who survived to rebuild, and were irrevocably changed by this war makes me feel so much.
The writing was beautiful, the tension palpable, this was a masterpiece of pain, beauty, bravery, strength and everything else in between.
I don’t tend to read much historical fiction, as retelling history is my day job, but also I think I avoid it because it makes me feel too much. Case in point, I’m sobbing at 11:00 pm about fictional people but terribly real events.
I didn’t expect anything in this book, from one page to the next, chapter to the next, I was shocked, devastated, heartbroken, as characters I came to know and love were put through hell. I was at the edge of my seat as Isabelle became the Nightingale, my nerves were wracked as Vianne did what she had to to survive. I cried as countless people lost their lives because of a useless war. And although the main characters are concepts in Kristen Hannah’s brain, the sheer amount of individuals and families that were killed, who survived to rebuild, and were irrevocably changed by this war makes me feel so much.
The writing was beautiful, the tension palpable, this was a masterpiece of pain, beauty, bravery, strength and everything else in between.
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
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:
Complicated
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-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
emotional
inspiring
sad
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