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sean67's review
3.0
The first of a four book series about world war one (Is there fifth 1918? One would expect it since the war finished 11.11.18 but perhaps it is either not listed as part of the series or not published yet.)
Anyway I had assumed the series was about the same characters but each book is self contained and about a different year in the war with different characters and by different authors.
This took some of the excitement away as I was hoping to travel with some people through the whole war. Anyway this was well written and a good story, I just wish I could have travelled further with them.
Anyway I had assumed the series was about the same characters but each book is self contained and about a different year in the war with different characters and by different authors.
This took some of the excitement away as I was hoping to travel with some people through the whole war. Anyway this was well written and a good story, I just wish I could have travelled further with them.
allyoureadislove's review
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
3.0
Louis, the son of a French diplomat, and his brother Thomas witness the first shots of WWI when Gavrilo Princip assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. As their international group of friends rush to enlist, they find find themselves on opposite sides as war is declared between the major European powers. Louis, desperate to follow his older brother, travels to the front lines as a war correspondent - but nothing can prepare him for the horrors of this new, modern style of warfare.
I read this to prepare for a uni assessment on using literature to teach different curriculum outcomes, and think it has great potential for developing students’ understandings of the events of 1914 from the assassination through to the Christmas Truce. This novel is part of a historical fiction series that will hook young adult readers; though at times the prose can feel a little too much like expositive info-dump, overall it was an enjoyable read.
I read this to prepare for a uni assessment on using literature to teach different curriculum outcomes, and think it has great potential for developing students’ understandings of the events of 1914 from the assassination through to the Christmas Truce. This novel is part of a historical fiction series that will hook young adult readers; though at times the prose can feel a little too much like expositive info-dump, overall it was an enjoyable read.
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