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Band of Sisters by Lauren Willig

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kade_spade's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

I’m not a fan of historical fiction, but I LOVED this book!! The first 50 or so pages I was unsure about it, however it quickly ramps up and you find yourself inthralled with these women and the work they are doing. It’s a great book whether it’s read or listened to. The author does a fantastic job weaving the story of these real women into the story of the fictitious women. I think what makes this book so great is that the author really didn’t add a lot of unreal events into her story. She found letters and then tweaked and added here and there to create “Band of Sisters”. You can feel that the author cares about these women and this story, so much so that it’s almost impossible not to care yourself. At first the book seems so long, but by the end you still want more and it doesn’t seem long enough. A must read!!!

onefitbookworm's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

jenny_bean_reads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

It was slow to start, but eventually I really cared about these women and their relief efforts during the first world war. A fictionalized account of what happened to the real SCRU, but a good solid read in the end.

pinkrain718's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging informative tense medium-paced

5.0

Band of Sisters is an incredible novel about the women of Smith College who traveled to France during WWI to support those impacted by the war. It's an incredible part of our history and one I'm horrified to admit I had never heard about. I'm so glad Willig brought the impressive history of these women to light and I look forward to including their work in my future lessons on WWI when teaching my 8th graders.