middle_name_joy's review
4.0
Amy Hest writes with a pulsing breathlessness in the historical chapter book, Love You, Soldier. At the start of WWII, young Katie watches her father leave to fight, and over the next four years, everything changes.
I loved the spareness and heart of the narrative. Katie is a girl you like, not whiny, and definitely brave.
There were several moments that caught in my throat. The mirror of roses at the train station, for example.
One quibble: basic details of WWII life were left out. Rationing wasn't mentioned; in fact, they had jam and bread aplenty. Katie would have been collecting tin scraps. These are little things, but I felt their absence.
Overall, a lovely story.
I loved the spareness and heart of the narrative. Katie is a girl you like, not whiny, and definitely brave.
There were several moments that caught in my throat. The mirror of roses at the train station, for example.
One quibble: basic details of WWII life were left out. Rationing wasn't mentioned; in fact, they had jam and bread aplenty. Katie would have been collecting tin scraps. These are little things, but I felt their absence.
Overall, a lovely story.
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