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The War I Finally Won
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The War I Finally Won made me better appreciate its predecessor, [b:The War that Saved My Life|20912424|The War that Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)|Kimberly Brubaker Bradley|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1453342842s/20912424.jpg|40277782]. This sequel was less focused, and thus, less impactful.
The trouble began at the start with the two biggest obstacles facing Ada speedily resolved. WHat?! That put me off because it felt like the author just wanted to be done with those issues and move on to others (that were never as interesting).
Then it became the Thorton family show. I mourned the time given to Lady Thorton that could have been Susan's. I wish it could have been back to the trio (Susan, Ada, and Jamie). Jamie barely had any scenes by the end.
I've only read two of her books, but it seems Kimberly Brubaker Bradley has little sense of pacing. Or, more likely, she's indulgent and that leads to a wandering plot. And her editor doesn't have a spine.
All that said, I still found Ada's emotional journey compelling. Of course she was prickly, of course she didn't trust mothers to be anything but what her own blood had been. How Ada untangled her trauma was the shining thread for me.
The trouble began at the start with the two biggest obstacles facing Ada speedily resolved. WHat?! That put me off because it felt like the author just wanted to be done with those issues and move on to others (that were never as interesting).
Then it became the Thorton family show. I mourned the time given to Lady Thorton that could have been Susan's. I wish it could have been back to the trio (Susan, Ada, and Jamie). Jamie barely had any scenes by the end.
I've only read two of her books, but it seems Kimberly Brubaker Bradley has little sense of pacing. Or, more likely, she's indulgent and that leads to a wandering plot. And her editor doesn't have a spine.
All that said, I still found Ada's emotional journey compelling. Of course she was prickly, of course she didn't trust mothers to be anything but what her own blood had been. How Ada untangled her trauma was the shining thread for me.