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A review by heidirgorecki
Beyond the Lavender Fields by Arlem Hawks
5.0
A great story centered around two people on either side of the French Revolution, who fall into unlikely friendship and love, as the violence and hatred of the revolutionists changes from seeking liberty to seeking vengeance and retribution. While they try to determine how to navigate their different political views and what they stand for, they find that love can lead them towards common ground because “doing what is right is more important than who is right.”
Ms Hawks paints a vivid and heart wrenching picture about the passion, brutality, violence, and fear of the time period in France, and also shows very important truths about figuring out what you believe and are built to do rather than blindly getting swept up in someone else’s opinions and passions. So much in that time period was so dark and full of hate, from a group of people that was oppressed too long and then fought back in such evil ways in the end, becoming no better than their oppressors.
The love and friendship between Gilles and Caroline was beautiful and self sacrificing, and I enjoyed the growth and determination in their characters, as well as their families. Ms Hawks did an excellent job and having you fully invested in each of the characters, hoping for the heroes to succeed, and for the villains to lose. Very well written.
Thanks to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for honest review.
Ms Hawks paints a vivid and heart wrenching picture about the passion, brutality, violence, and fear of the time period in France, and also shows very important truths about figuring out what you believe and are built to do rather than blindly getting swept up in someone else’s opinions and passions. So much in that time period was so dark and full of hate, from a group of people that was oppressed too long and then fought back in such evil ways in the end, becoming no better than their oppressors.
The love and friendship between Gilles and Caroline was beautiful and self sacrificing, and I enjoyed the growth and determination in their characters, as well as their families. Ms Hawks did an excellent job and having you fully invested in each of the characters, hoping for the heroes to succeed, and for the villains to lose. Very well written.
Thanks to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for honest review.