A review by gr8reader
The World Starts Anew by Jean Grainger

emotional informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Perhaps it is because I read books 2-4 of the series consecutively but I got a bit bored with the "review" of storyline that was written in by the time I reached TWSA.  Otherwise I really enjoyed the book as well as how the the series was "wrapped up."  There were bits and pieces relating to Judaism/kosher that I felt Grainger was inaccurate or scant about (for a reader with no knowledge about keeping kosher). I have come to enjoy Grainger's writing as well as her approach to WWII from a different perspective.  Until reading the Robinswood series, I had not read much about the Irish during WWII.