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owlish1's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and War
kaleys23's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Child death
Moderate: War
hermione_gilmore's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I went in not expecting much from this book but it actually wasn’t that bad. Yeah, it was very predictable and not really well-written but when you expect a traditional war story than you won’t be disappointed. I really liked the characters and it was sad even though it wasn’t that well-written because of the storyline. It was really interesting to read about the events in London and Billy’s such a nice person wow. Hope Millie is gonna film a movie to the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: War
Minor: Violence
cheesecurd's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
This books had a great storyline/plot, but I found the writing to be simple and plain. Not bad, but nothing amazing about it either. A satisfying ending, but like I said, the writing didn't really evoke any emotion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Grief
tobysutton_long's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
4.25
Having seen quite a few negative reviews I admittedly went into this with quite low expectations but I really enjoyed it! It's quite shocking and emotional, with a few twists that I didn't expect. If this wasn't based on a true story I'd note that some events seemed a little unlikely, but obviously that's not the case and it contributed to the story's beauty.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Child death
Moderate: War and Violence
allie_treacherousreads's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, and Grief
sarahsbookss's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
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? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, War, Vomit, Violence, Child death, Death, and Cancer
booksdogsandcoffee's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
3.75
This WW2 coming of the age novel mixed with grief, romance, acceptance and so much more will hit with readers of every age.
Millie Bobby Brown's debut novel strikes at the heart strings in this lovely historical fiction.
I was crying, gasping and surprised by this book. I did think that the writing could have been better in some areas, but overall was a beautiful novel.
cw
death
death of a child
death of a parent
grief
war
Millie Bobby Brown's debut novel strikes at the heart strings in this lovely historical fiction.
I was crying, gasping and surprised by this book. I did think that the writing could have been better in some areas, but overall was a beautiful novel.
cw
death
death of a child
death of a parent
grief
war
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Grief, and War
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