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The topic of women correspondents during WWII interested me, however I thought the book concentrated too much on the romance angle of the three main women characters. The way some of their wartime adventures were depicted bothered me some also. Of interest, though is the Reader Note at the end of the book. The author talks about some of the real women correspondents during WWII. Only one correspondent landed in Normandy on D-day, and it was a woman - Martha Gellhorn who was the third wife of Ernest Hemingway. I found this to be fascinating. She had to have been a very brave woman.

sarahstanford's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

brittanythebookish's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

farmfreshlisa's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a good book to show the way that the armies were biased against female correspondents and photographers during the war--and how far some women would go in order to bring the truth of the war experience to the public. It's got some raw parts for sure. But it does give a good idea on what it may have been like.

It's not my favorite by Soraya, but it's still a good in depth look at being in the middle of the war zone.

3.75 stars. LOL

Lisa’s Ratings
5⭐ = Unforgettable. Make me FEEL emotions. I laughed or cried. I didn't want to put it down or let it end. They became my friends. A personal favorite.
4⭐ = Excellent read. Couldn’t put it down. Will recommend to others. But I didn't *feel* anything.
3⭐ = Liked it. Glad I read it. Engaging/entertaining/interesting. But nothing stellar or unforgettable. Not sure I will recommend it.
2⭐ = The book was tolerable, but I almost didn't like it.
1⭐ = For whatever reason, I didn’t like it and can’t recommend it.

ajs_reads_2's review against another edition

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2.0

The synopsis sounded interesting and it started out good but unfortunately, it got worse as it went on for me.

The story was just very weak for me. There was no build up to anything. It felt like it just went from one plot point to another and it told what was happening instead of showing it. The conversations also felt unnatural as if the dialog just served to tell us how the characters felt and move along to the next scene.

Other nitpicking things bothered me as the story went on:
- editing issues like a pen turning into a pencil in the middle of a scene, characters standing up then being described as still seated, phrases being repeated multiple times
- injuries that characters should not have survived and then them being miraculous saved
- romance storylines that were bland and cliché

I wanted to like this one but it just didn't work for me. A lot of other WWII womens fiction is recommend over this one.

tentabi's review against another edition

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adventurous informative inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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