A review by librarian_sky
Courtney's War by Wilbur Smith

4.0

This was my first foray into Wilbur Smith. I'm a long-time historical fiction fan, and I wanted to broaden my horizons into unfamiliar authors for my job (librarian). I was immediately captured by Smith's colorful and descriptive storytelling; he doesn't ramble on, and each descriptive paragraph allowed me to paint the scene in my mind before going into character dialogue. Smith definitely has a beautiful enjoyable way with words. This book was moving with definitively morally corrupt characters facing off against imperfect heroes, who wrestle with the weight of the complicated decisions they've been forced to make. Gerhard drew me in more as the book moved along, as did Saffron. Gerhard's will to survive and his experiences definitely pulled on my heart.

This book was paced well for the most part, and kept you guessing with just the right amount of romance thrown into the drama. As many have said, its easy to read as a stand-alone, but I will be picking up more books by Smith in the future.