A review by juicereads
Purple Hearts by Tess Wakefield

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Initially, I was not super keen on the premise of framing the American military in a positive light, but the novel actually has a pretty complex and nuanced take! I love how Luke and Cassie's relationship grows over the course of the book, and I love how Cassie is so confident and kind. The epistolary chapters were cute, and all of the prose chapters felt like snapshots of scenes. I've read a lot of fanfic that uses this type of perspective swapping, but not much original fiction! It was an interesting change of pace.
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