A review by kaylalikesbooks
In Memoriam by Alice Winn

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

This was overall such a beautiful and well written book. It balanced the themes of romance and war so incredibly well with both constantly overlapping and adding to each other. I felt the relationships in this book were tackled very well in being realistic for the time period and circumstances, making the book so eloquently painful to read. The ending
followed from the rest of the book in being quite devastating - their lives are better outside of the war but neither are quite happy or without their issues.
  It’s realistic and devastatingly beautiful. The only reason I couldn’t give it five stars is I felt some plot points were slightly rushed in a manner that makes it hard to remember certain points of the book or characters that weren’t Elwood and Gaunt, but overall really fantastic read. 
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