karlis_library 's review for:

The Girl from London by Olivia Spooner

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This was a fantastic historical fiction novel about love, war, identity resilience and friendship. Exploring the past and the present and how one can inform and influence the other. How we should follow our hearts and not what is expected of us in society.  Along the way discovering more about the trials and tribulations of war on the seas. Based on real events this novel made me fall in love and care for the characters.  I learnt more about WW2 and the evacuation of children. A brilliantly told story and one that I definitely recommend.