400 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781447225553
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Publication date: 06 December 2012
Description
Nurse Mercy Lynch is elbows deep in bloody laundry at a war hospital in Richmond, Virginia, when Clara Barton comes bearing bad news: Mercy's husband has died in a POW camp. On top of that, a telegram from the west coast declares that her estrange...
Community Reviews Summary of 618 reviews
Moods
dark 62%
mysterious 50%
hopeful 37%
tense 37%
emotional 25%
inspiring 12%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 71% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 14%Strong character development?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gore, WarModerate
Racial slurs, Medical content, Medical trauma
400 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781447225553
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Publication date: 06 December 2012
Description
Nurse Mercy Lynch is elbows deep in bloody laundry at a war hospital in Richmond, Virginia, when Clara Barton comes bearing bad news: Mercy's husband has died in a POW camp. On top of that, a telegram from the west coast declares that her estrange...
Community Reviews Summary of 618 reviews
Moods
dark 62%
mysterious 50%
hopeful 37%
tense 37%
emotional 25%
inspiring 12%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 71% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 14%Strong character development?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gore, WarModerate
Racial slurs, Medical content, Medical trauma