Scan barcode
A review by girvinia
Grey Dawn by Nyri A. Bakkalian
4.0
Chloe enlists in the army in the US Civil War, but then is transported to modern times. There in 2020, she meets Leigh, a trans woman with the same name and a lot of similarities to the cis woman she loved in the 1860s.
.
Lots of queer characters – yay! Pretty much anyone who is on-page for more than two scenes is queer. Leigh of 2020 is Japanese American, and is not the only non-white character.
.
Both Chloe and 2020-Leigh are veterans, and the author is a military historian. So there's more on-page battles than I like, even though it wasn’t actually that much. I feel like there were a number missed opportunities to investigate the characters, but OTOH I feel like if they felt real enough for me to want to see into their heads more, that’s a good sign.
Honestly, my only true beef with the book is that Chloe has apparently been in 2020 for six months before anyone offers her coffee!
.
This is a solid addition to any f/f romance reading list, and we all need more trans stories with happy endings.
.
Lots of queer characters – yay! Pretty much anyone who is on-page for more than two scenes is queer. Leigh of 2020 is Japanese American, and is not the only non-white character.
.
Both Chloe and 2020-Leigh are veterans, and the author is a military historian. So there's more on-page battles than I like, even though it wasn’t actually that much. I feel like there were a number missed opportunities to investigate the characters, but OTOH I feel like if they felt real enough for me to want to see into their heads more, that’s a good sign.
Honestly, my only true beef with the book is that Chloe has apparently been in 2020 for six months before anyone offers her coffee!
.
This is a solid addition to any f/f romance reading list, and we all need more trans stories with happy endings.