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A review by rachelhelps
Dear Enemy by Jean Webster
4.0
This is a public domain book about a young lady who becomes the director of an orphanage in the United States against her wishes. Told in a series of letters, the protagonist's chipper yet witty narrative is amusing, though becomes a bit tiresome by the end. There is a romantic subplot between our heroine and the brooding Scottish tsundere doctor, whom she playfully calls her enemy in letters to him.
About halfway through I got a little bored. Four stars for the first half, 2.5 for the second half. I loved how the protagonist realized that she didn't want to marry for the wrong reasons, although I thought it would have ended perfectly with her unmarried. It's just a shame that Jean Webster died before writing more, in childbirth nonetheless, because she was such a witty and promising author.
About halfway through I got a little bored. Four stars for the first half, 2.5 for the second half. I loved how the protagonist realized that she didn't want to marry for the wrong reasons, although I thought it would have ended perfectly with her unmarried. It's just a shame that Jean Webster died before writing more, in childbirth nonetheless, because she was such a witty and promising author.