ladyloveandlaughter 's review for:

When We Were Young & Brave by Hazel Gaynor

5.0

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I am not always a fan of World War 2 novels...I typically think that they are overdone with the author almost hitting you over the head with the horribleness and devastation left behind. And I really don’t like the ones that incorporate romance to complicate things. But this one was different. First Gaynor does a great job of getting the reader to understand her characters, and then to understand exactly what it is they have to go through. Yes there are awful moments that happen to the characters, but beneath all of that there is still the blossoming of hope. And that hope breeds resilience.