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domicspinnwand's review against another edition
4.0
Teil 2 der Nightingale-Schwestern Serie - hat mir wieder gut gefallen. Ist ähnlich gut wie Teil 1, ich kann hier keine größeren Unterschiede feststellen. Es tauchen einige neue Figuren auf, deren Geschichte ich auch recht interessant fand, die Nachtschwester Violet z.B. Auch Figuren aus dem ersten Teil lernt man hier von einer anderen Seite kennen und andere tauchen hier nur am Rand auf. Summa sumarum: Ich werde definitv weiter hören in dieser Reihe, allerdings mache ich jetzt nach Teil 2 erstmal ein bissle Pause, glaube ich.
amerdale's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
novellenovels's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
kathrine_jeppesen's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
leighannsherwin's review against another edition
5.0
The story begins in late 1935, and we are introduced to a brand new character to the series. Night Sister Tanner, Violet. A young mother who appears to have a life full of darkness and secrets and a son who is quite ill. Besides Violet the three main characters from the previous book are also featured in this one, though Helen takes on more of a secondary role. In this segment we see Millie grow a great deal more mature and watch the fortunes of Dora and her family waver from bad, to awful to maybe not so bad. Then there are the secondary characters, Matron, Sister Sutton and her fearsome dog, Dora's sharp tongued nanna (my favourite), Dr. Tremayne, Nick Riley, and many others. Despite being secondary in the story, all have a critical role to play in the story itself and each has a part to play in the outcome of the main character's stories. While I really enjoyed the first of this series, I think the second book is my favourite so far. Unlike the first book I found this one more relatable as some of the story takes place on a ward called Female Chronics, which is sort of like long term care or a nursing home, only for women, and I have worked in long term care for twelve years. I was amazed at how different things are run now compared to how they were run then. A doctor was shocked when a patient asked to be given certain medications, and appeared shaken that she wanted to be involved in her own care. Today that's a right of any one living in a nursing home at least in Ontario. I loved watching the nurses interact with the women on this ward, from "Messy Bessie" to Maud Mortimer, I could almost picture some of the people I have and currently take care of. Millie's storyline brought me to tears and I don't cry at fictional books. The scene with Violet and Sister Hyde at the beside of a dying woman hit home for me as well. Once again I was drawn in to the story, at times I got so lost in the story I would look up and forget where I was or be shocked by how much time had passed. I feel a bit sad now that I'm finished, but there are still other Nightingale books to look forward to, so I be sad for long.
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