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A review by ruthie_the_librarian
Dear Mrs Bird by A.J. Pearce
4.0
I really enjoyed this lighthearted, sweet story. Emmy is a very likeable character, and her friendship with Bunty is a perfect best friend friendship. I also really liked the various characters at the magazine where Emmy works, who were easy to imagine, even with just small sideline roles. The dark desperation of the London bomb raids was there, and yet they're written with a light touch. You see the horror, but it doesn't become such a depressing read that it's unbearable.
My only complaint was that I often felt like Emmy sounded too contemporary...although there are lots of bits of vocab from the period liberally sprinkled throughout they felt forced somehow. I'm probably being far too picky because I see lots of readers have already absolutely loved this. It was just a personal feeling, that something didn't quite sit right in the way the characters were talking. Perhaps there were just too many phrases that made it seem like the author was trying too hard to evoke the period? I'm not sure. It's a shame because otherwise I really did enjoy the story very much, and I was extremely anxious towards the end, worried for Emmy and the resolution of her story.
With thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.
My only complaint was that I often felt like Emmy sounded too contemporary...although there are lots of bits of vocab from the period liberally sprinkled throughout they felt forced somehow. I'm probably being far too picky because I see lots of readers have already absolutely loved this. It was just a personal feeling, that something didn't quite sit right in the way the characters were talking. Perhaps there were just too many phrases that made it seem like the author was trying too hard to evoke the period? I'm not sure. It's a shame because otherwise I really did enjoy the story very much, and I was extremely anxious towards the end, worried for Emmy and the resolution of her story.
With thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.