A review by pershie13
Home Front by Kristin Hannah

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

This book was deeply moving and took me on an emotional roller coaster from start to finish. Following the journey of Jolene Zarkades, an army helicopter pilot deployed to Iraq, showed the strength of military personnel as well as how the horrors of war can impact people on the front lines and at home. As someone who was a young child at the height of the Iraq War, I never truly understood how that war impacted the soldiers involved, but Kristin Hannah did a great job of opening that curtain and showing the war from multiple perspectives. The character development in this book, from Jolene to her husband Michael and their children, was incredible, and I found myself rooting for every character while also feeling anger, sadness, and fear as they did. This was a great introduction to Kristin Hannah’s work and a compelling story I won’t forget.
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