gloriazthompson 's review for:

The Eights by Joanna Miller

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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A great debut focusing on the lives of some of the first women to be accepted into Oxford University. A great story of friendship, set in the interim war period. People are still recovering after the war, and no one is particularly accepting of the fact that women are at the university. We follow four women and how their lives intersect as they all board together at the university. We learn about their pasts, secrets, and romantic interests. You can tell this is written by someone who attended Oxford and did good research as you are thrown into the lingo and "Britishness" of the school and time period. As an American who is unfamiliar with all that, it took a little bit to get into, but otherwise was a great read!