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A review by rosemaryandrue
The Red Cross Orphans by Glynis Peters
adventurous
informative
sad
slow-paced
3.0
Kitty, an orphaned young woman, decides to volunteer to become a Red Cross nurse to help her country during World War 2.
This was a quick, straight forward read about a likeable young woman’s coming-of-age during World War 2 as she makes friends, falls in love, and searches for her purpose. I enjoyed seeing many sides of the war effort and nursing profession within England through Kitty’s experience, and thought her romance with Michael was quite cute.
However, I thought the plot was meandering and the treatment of antagonistic characters like Belle was very heavy-handed. I’m not sure I would read the next book in the series if I did not have already have it as a NetGalley ARC.
This was a quick, straight forward read about a likeable young woman’s coming-of-age during World War 2 as she makes friends, falls in love, and searches for her purpose. I enjoyed seeing many sides of the war effort and nursing profession within England through Kitty’s experience, and thought her romance with Michael was quite cute.
However, I thought the plot was meandering and the treatment of antagonistic characters like Belle was very heavy-handed. I’m not sure I would read the next book in the series if I did not have already have it as a NetGalley ARC.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content and War
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death of parent