Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce

7 reviews

jojo50's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.75

I would have given this five stars except that the main character is a bit too much of naive doofus for me and the resolution of the problem is a bit too implausible. Otherwise the characters ary well written and the book is interesting, funny, sometimes exciting. It's a fairly gentle way to show some of the Terrors that British people faced during World War II.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Grief

kairhone's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

pia_h's review against another edition

emotional 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

This is a lovely and heartwarming story about living in London during the Blitz as a young woman. It is about love, friendship and loss as well as the different ways the Second World War affected the life of a woman in her 20s. While dealing with hardship the novel is written in a humoristic style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and War

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Pregnancy, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Death of parent

ramreadsagain's review against another edition

hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

This was fine, surface level and simple. It had a good balance of heartwarming positivity vs portraying the horrors of WWII. 

I did find the characters fairly one-dimensional and the plot was neatly wrapped up in a bow at the end within a couple of pages in an unrealistic manner. However it was still enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and War

Moderate: Grief and Violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

nakutski's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Pregnancy and Grief

lostinthelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.0

WWII books sometimes struggle to walk the line between dwelling in misery and presenting a rosy nostalgic view of British gumption and courage in the face of adversity. This book hit the sweet spot perfectly. While there were certainly sad moments that brought home the reality of war, the overall tone was hopeful and endearing. The overall message is that yes times were hard and it's okay to acknowledge that and to feel afraid for yourself and those around you it doesn't make you any less brave as you are still surviving through a tough time and it will get better. 

I can't begin to imagine what it was like in London during the Blitz but I think we all need that advice sometimes. Emmy makes a lot of mistakes but she is so utterly charming that you completely understand why. I'm looking forward to reading more about her adventures. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: War

Minor: Pregnancy