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jennam04 's review for:
The Summer Before the War
by Helen Simonson
I just finished this book in the early hours of morning. My mother introduced it to me, she didn’t like it all that much. But I did.
This book was a slow read, a (in my opinion) weak-ish plot. But enjoyable none the less for me. Simonson seems to have a talent for the development of characters because each one stood out to me. Part two was my favourite because it was easy going and contained my favourite scenes.
I have to admit that I wanted to slap multiple characters in this book, most notably Lord North. I will always hate him. Part 4 of this book had me sobbing to no tomorrow. I straight up cried more than I thought I would. Here, I was under the impression this book would be light hearted, no it is not.
My critiques come from the perspective jumps as they occurred within one paragraph or paragraph then the next one is a new perspective without any proper indication. I’m reading about Agathas thoughts and all of a sudden the POV jumps to Beatrice. The main characters of this book I adore with all my heart.
Had the characterisation not been so strong I would rate this lower, the plot seemed to be about multiple different stories at once. I liked this book, it made me laugh out loud and cry rather loudly. Although, there are things I would certainly change.
This book was a slow read, a (in my opinion) weak-ish plot. But enjoyable none the less for me. Simonson seems to have a talent for the development of characters because each one stood out to me. Part two was my favourite because it was easy going and contained my favourite scenes.
I have to admit that I wanted to slap multiple characters in this book, most notably Lord North. I will always hate him. Part 4 of this book had me sobbing to no tomorrow. I straight up cried more than I thought I would. Here, I was under the impression this book would be light hearted, no it is not.
My critiques come from the perspective jumps as they occurred within one paragraph or paragraph then the next one is a new perspective without any proper indication. I’m reading about Agathas thoughts and all of a sudden the POV jumps to Beatrice. The main characters of this book I adore with all my heart.
Had the characterisation not been so strong I would rate this lower, the plot seemed to be about multiple different stories at once. I liked this book, it made me laugh out loud and cry rather loudly. Although, there are things I would certainly change.