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I wanted to like this more than I did. But the wartime London didn't come alive here nearly as well as Connie Willis managed in [b:Blackout|6506307|Blackout (All Clear, #1)|Connie Willis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1433715206l/6506307._SY75_.jpg|6697901] and the characters never really mattered to me. I had a hard time keeping the three women straight and could sometimes forget which one was narrating until I was reminded about their romantic interest.
The story unfolds backwards--starting in 1947, then back to 1944, then ending in 1941. There was some cleverness to this, but mostly I found it too cute. Knowing where the characters ended up took away some of the enjoyment of the story and some of the suspense that would otherwise be there, particularly for the final section of the book.
Overall, not a book I'm sorry to have read, but probably not one I'll be rushing to recommend.
The narrator for the audiobook made an effort to differentiate the voices, but that turned out to be more grating than helpful. A perfectly adequate narration, but also not one to make me particularly recommend the audio format.
The story unfolds backwards--starting in 1947, then back to 1944, then ending in 1941. There was some cleverness to this, but mostly I found it too cute. Knowing where the characters ended up took away some of the enjoyment of the story and some of the suspense that would otherwise be there, particularly for the final section of the book.
Overall, not a book I'm sorry to have read, but probably not one I'll be rushing to recommend.
The narrator for the audiobook made an effort to differentiate the voices, but that turned out to be more grating than helpful. A perfectly adequate narration, but also not one to make me particularly recommend the audio format.