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I’ve really been craving a solid historical fiction lately so I had high hopes for this one – a story following an aspiring archaeologist as navigates two wars as a nurse. While I appreciated the writing style, the subject matter, and the historical attention to detail, unfortunately, this one just wasn’t for me. (Warning. Spoiler below.)

The story goes back and forth between the events that led Betsy to the first war and the events that led her to the second, and I actually enjoyed the second war story. However the first one was difficult for me, just because it had a lot of elements I really dislike: age gap romance, cheating, and < spoiler>

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a secret baby she gives away, ugh. < /spoiler> While I appreciated Betsy’s growth as a character between the first and second war, I found her character in the first war timeline and her friend Ava’s really difficult to root for. I did though, enjoy some of the other characters like Holt and Kit.

Overall, this one wasn’t for me, but if you enjoy well-researched historical fiction, you might want to check it out!

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Thanks for reading!