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A review by chloeandherbooks
The Sound of the Hours by Karen Campbell
3.0
*I received an ARC of this book via netgalley however this in no way influenced my opinion*
Trigger Warnings: Racism
2.5 stars
One of my favourite genres is historical fiction so when I saw this on netgalley I knew I had to request it however I was left disappointed. Unfortunately I found this to be quite slow moving, it took me a while to get into it and I felt bored most of the time. The plot was interesting but took a while to get to the point and I could tell that the author had spent a lot of time researching what happened in Italy during the war. There were a few gripping plot twists that I didn’t see coming.
The book if told from two POV’s Vita’s and Frank’s. Sadly I couldn’t connect with Vita’s character and most of the time I found her chapters to be boring – especially in the beginning so I skimmed them, I also wish that we got more of her backstory. I enjoyed Frank’s character more than Vita’s and I felt so bad for him during the book as he faced a lot of racism, it was fascinating to see his experience throughout the book in the American army at that time and how he was treated.
Overall I was disappointed with the pacing and characters however I enjoyed the author’s writing style.
Trigger Warnings: Racism
2.5 stars
One of my favourite genres is historical fiction so when I saw this on netgalley I knew I had to request it however I was left disappointed. Unfortunately I found this to be quite slow moving, it took me a while to get into it and I felt bored most of the time. The plot was interesting but took a while to get to the point and I could tell that the author had spent a lot of time researching what happened in Italy during the war. There were a few gripping plot twists that I didn’t see coming.
The book if told from two POV’s Vita’s and Frank’s. Sadly I couldn’t connect with Vita’s character and most of the time I found her chapters to be boring – especially in the beginning so I skimmed them, I also wish that we got more of her backstory. I enjoyed Frank’s character more than Vita’s and I felt so bad for him during the book as he faced a lot of racism, it was fascinating to see his experience throughout the book in the American army at that time and how he was treated.
Overall I was disappointed with the pacing and characters however I enjoyed the author’s writing style.