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A review by karaklos
Sisters of the Great War by Suzanne Feldman
2.0
When I saw Sisters of the Great War, a WWI book in a sea of WWII books, I was immediately interested. Ruth and Elise, two American sisters decide to volunteer to serve in the war as a nurse and ambulance driver.
The girls are quickly thrown into the thick of things and immediately question whether they made the right decision. The descriptions of the battlefield hospitals, their living conditions, and the constant threat of being bombed were done quite well. The piling up of severed limbs and doctors making decisions on who to save and who to let go were extremely difficult to read. Much of the book contains rather grisly descriptions (which I guess is to be expected) but is not my cup of tea. I wanted to know more about the historical aspects of the time we were in and to see more relationship development within the medical unit.
As a nurse, Ruth is able to assist with surgeries and becomes adept at performing them on her own. I had a hard time believing she would be allowed to do this and that she was capable of it. I felt like we were told “Ruth is a capable surgeon now” without seeing how she got there. I needed to see her mind at work while she learned how to perform surgeries.
I do not generally enjoy romance in books unless they are well-developed and subtle. In this case, the two love stories were front and center to the story but were not developed very well. I had zero interest in either one.
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The girls are quickly thrown into the thick of things and immediately question whether they made the right decision. The descriptions of the battlefield hospitals, their living conditions, and the constant threat of being bombed were done quite well. The piling up of severed limbs and doctors making decisions on who to save and who to let go were extremely difficult to read. Much of the book contains rather grisly descriptions (which I guess is to be expected) but is not my cup of tea. I wanted to know more about the historical aspects of the time we were in and to see more relationship development within the medical unit.
As a nurse, Ruth is able to assist with surgeries and becomes adept at performing them on her own. I had a hard time believing she would be allowed to do this and that she was capable of it. I felt like we were told “Ruth is a capable surgeon now” without seeing how she got there. I needed to see her mind at work while she learned how to perform surgeries.
I do not generally enjoy romance in books unless they are well-developed and subtle. In this case, the two love stories were front and center to the story but were not developed very well. I had zero interest in either one.
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.