A review by lucyblack
Marking Time by Elizabeth Jane Howard

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Number 2 in the Cazalet Chronicles. Howard drops the reader thick into a family dealing with war, focusing on the young adult girls. Marking Time is full of unhappy characters telling themselves at least they’re not being bombed directly, at least they’re not dead. It sounds like a drudge but it’s still a great read and interesting coming of age. I can’t wait to read the next one.