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A review by jacki_f
V for Victory by Lissa Evans
4.0
This is the third book in a series that begins with [b:Old Baggage|36114334|Old Baggage|Lissa Evans|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1521644301l/36114334._SY75_.jpg|57704775] which was set in the 1930s and then [b:Crooked Heart|19546111|Crooked Heart|Lissa Evans|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1403645702l/19546111._SY75_.jpg|27676536] which is set in the early years of WW2. While the first two books worked as standalone stories (and in fact were written and published in reverse order), you will enjoy V for Victory better if you have read at least one if not both of its predecessors. You will be able to make sense of the story, but you won't get the same satisfaction without knowing more of the characters' back stories.
V for Victory opens in 1944. London is being hammered by V2 rockets and a freezing winter. Noel lives with his guardian Vee, whom we first met in Crooked Heart. Over the course of the coming months he will find out more about his parents, while some of Vee's lies will catch up with her.
This is a lovely series, written with quiet humour and populated by gorgeous characters who you care for deeply. One of my favourite characters was Winnie, who appeared as a teenager in Old Baggage. I'm not sure if there will be more books featuring this cast but I'd be very happy if there are.
V for Victory opens in 1944. London is being hammered by V2 rockets and a freezing winter. Noel lives with his guardian Vee, whom we first met in Crooked Heart. Over the course of the coming months he will find out more about his parents, while some of Vee's lies will catch up with her.
This is a lovely series, written with quiet humour and populated by gorgeous characters who you care for deeply. One of my favourite characters was Winnie, who appeared as a teenager in Old Baggage. I'm not sure if there will be more books featuring this cast but I'd be very happy if there are.