thistlereads's review
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.0
The terrific Scottish narration boosted this to 4 stars.
im_robbie's review against another edition
4.0
It was good, but it was always about John and Maisie's story not much about the history.
whitneydrew's review against another edition
3.0
This was ok. I thought the story line of the lumberjills was very interesting, but I found it hard to get invested into the characters.
murphey_kloey's review against another edition
5.0
Another wonderful story by author Caroline Leech. Her story is a wonderful reflection of the past and teaches the reader a great deal about the time period in her story while it focuses on the struggle in romance and relationships through the main character. I am truly obsessed with this authors ability to not only tell a great love story but to take readers back in time as well.
greylandreviews's review against another edition
4.0
3.75 stars
This one wasn't as strong as Wait for Me but I did love learning about the Women's Timber Corps and how they helped during WW@2. The last half of this book did pick up and was really good.
Trigger Warnings: war, absent parent, physical assault, and work accident
This one wasn't as strong as Wait for Me but I did love learning about the Women's Timber Corps and how they helped during WW@2. The last half of this book did pick up and was really good.
Trigger Warnings: war, absent parent, physical assault, and work accident
jesstob's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars- I must say I was hoping for way more lumberjill story line instead of the love story. I loved the setting and reading about the friendships formed in the Women’s Timber Corp. I wanted much more of that over the focus on John and Maisie’s love story.
aspirationalpolyglot's review against another edition
4.0
Before this book, I had never heard of lumberjills or the WTC. In Another Time was a sweet read, a good mix of historical fiction and romance. I love a book that can teach me something about history while keeping me engaged, and IAT was perfect for this.
liralen's review against another edition
3.0
I really love the settings (and covers!) of Leech's books—I hadn't heard of WWII 'lumberjills', so I was eager to learn a bit more. And...I still love the setting, but errrrrrgh I wish there'd been a little less romance and a little more, you know, tree-felling. I'm not sure how much I really did learn: what does Maisie's day-to-day life as a lumberjill really look like? When does she wake up, what does she eat in the morning, how tired is she, what are the rules and regulations like? There's a not-quite lesbian relationship (it's clear that it's meant to be a 1940s version of queerness, but someone could opt to read it as a close platonic friendship, so I'm not sure it counts...but also not sure how much awareness someone in Maisie's position would have of The Lesbians) that I'd love to know a bit more about; there's also an Evil Bitch Who Is Evil, which interests me not at all. So: setting is kind of there; romance takes over everything; I was left wanting a bit more.