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The Heroes' Welcome by Louisa Young

snoakes7001's review against another edition

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5.0

If you enjoyed the first book (My Dear...) then you will enjoy this.
If you haven't read the first one yet, then you should read it first. I guess this one stands on its own, but they are both excellent, so why not?
If you didn't like the first one, well there's no accounting for taste, but there's nothing in this one that is likely to make you change your mind.

burrowsi1's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

kchessrice's review against another edition

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4.0

Stunning sequel to 'My Dear, I Wanted To Tell You', following Riley, Nadine, Peter, Julia and Rose after the First World War ends. Beautiful writing and superb story telling.

sawyerbell's review against another edition

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4.0

A beautiful story, masterfully told.

ekstroem's review

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3.0

3.5

ansvolckaerts's review against another edition

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3.0

Een tijdje geleden las ik ‘Mijn liefste’ dit was deel 1 van een tweeluik. Nu las het dus het andere deel ‘Op zoek naar een nieuw begin’.
Het verhaal begint waar het vorige boek eindigde: de oorlog is voorbij en 1 van de hoofdpersonages (Riley) is fysiek zwaar gehavend uit de oorlog gekomen. Het andere hoofdpersonage (Peter)is dan weer mentaal gekraakt teruggekomen, beide mannen moeten een weg vinden in de post-oorlogse wereld. Ook voor hun vrouwen komt er moeilijke en onzekere periode aan. Vanzelfsprekend dat dit allesbehalve evident is.
Het was erg vertrouwd om terug in te pikken in verhaallijn die stopte bij het eerste boek, meteen mee met het verleden van de personages.
Al vond ik wel dat de schrijfstijl van het boek me anders leek, het verhaal waaierde soms te ver uit voor mij. Dit kwam soms wat onecht over.
Het is ook rauw om lezen, soms echt een blok op je maag.
Maar dat mag ook wel bij dit soort lectuur uiteraard.

lareine27's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

wentingthings's review against another edition

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2.0

i think this book failed at empathy and relied instead on melodrama, but i only think this as while i know i've read this book, i can barely remember the details.

bec_97's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

riversong222's review against another edition

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5.0

I will admit straight out that the only reason I listened to this book was because my Boyfriend Dan Stevens narrated it.

What I wasn't expecting, except the creamy caramel of his voice, was that it would be a good book. Not just a good book, but a really good book.

Louise Young knows how to write, and some of her sentences actually made me stop cold, rewind, and listen again.

This is a lovely tale of Post WWI in England. You don't need to have read the first book (as I didn't even know this was the second book until I put it in my Goodreads account).

Just a lovely, lovely story.
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