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A review by alexblackreads
Welcome to Vietnam by Zack Emerson
5.0
I dunno why every time I go into one of Ellen Emerson White's books, I think this will be the one that's mediocre. I spent the second half of this book crying. It's a war book so a lot of tragic things happen, but less so than you might expect. It's more the small things that are heart breaking, and she's so good at hitting you hard with the small things when you're expecting something dramatic.
To be honest, I was absurdly biased in favor of this book from the first page because her writing style just feels like coming home to me. I adore it. It flows so well and sounds so real. I could probably pick her out of a line up every time because her voice is that familiar to me at this point. She's for sure one of my favorite writers.
The characters are great. I always love the cast she comes up with. They're sarcastic and smart and funny, but always with gravitas. I love them all, even when I hate them. She's just so good at making people likeable.
War time books are not generally my favorite, but she imbues this whole book with such sadness and melancholy that I just want to die. It's so absurdly good. This book made my soul book. I'm not entirely certain how I am meant to be emotionally capable enough to read the next three books in the series.
I love this and I love her as an author. Most underrated YA author I've ever read. If you like realistic YA (historical fiction or contemporary), I truly can't recommend her enough.
To be honest, I was absurdly biased in favor of this book from the first page because her writing style just feels like coming home to me. I adore it. It flows so well and sounds so real. I could probably pick her out of a line up every time because her voice is that familiar to me at this point. She's for sure one of my favorite writers.
The characters are great. I always love the cast she comes up with. They're sarcastic and smart and funny, but always with gravitas. I love them all, even when I hate them. She's just so good at making people likeable.
War time books are not generally my favorite, but she imbues this whole book with such sadness and melancholy that I just want to die. It's so absurdly good. This book made my soul book. I'm not entirely certain how I am meant to be emotionally capable enough to read the next three books in the series.
I love this and I love her as an author. Most underrated YA author I've ever read. If you like realistic YA (historical fiction or contemporary), I truly can't recommend her enough.