yella26 's review for:

The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson
3.5

Unique -- before WWI. Characters were different than usual -- authors, teachers, poets, etc. Not much plot until the end. 
predicted David's death
 Main character didn't really stand out, love interest was obvious. Good book, but the events are pretty random. Overall, not too much drama, light version of WW1. Good.