A review by nlfrey
Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
3.0
The audiobook of this is a whopping 12 hours long. I listened to it at nearly double speed, and I'm glad I did. If I had invested the full 12 hours I think I would have been really annoyed by the ending.
This actually wasn't that bad of a book. It was well written with interesting characters and storylines.
But parts left a lot to be desired. Namely, the whole "love triangle." I guess I'm just not much of a "love at first sight" type person, so I found it hard to believe that one afternoon together could make people fall that deeply in love with each other.
Also, the ending wasn't nearly as solid as I wanted it to be. While it didn't exactly leave me hanging, it also didn't fully satisfy. And when I've invested my time and emotions into a book, I want a strong, satisfying ending, doggone it!
Like I said, definitely not a bad read, but at the same time still wouldn't be my top recommendation for a WWII story.
This actually wasn't that bad of a book. It was well written with interesting characters and storylines.
But parts left a lot to be desired. Namely, the whole "love triangle." I guess I'm just not much of a "love at first sight" type person, so I found it hard to believe that one afternoon together could make people fall that deeply in love with each other.
Also, the ending wasn't nearly as solid as I wanted it to be. While it didn't exactly leave me hanging, it also didn't fully satisfy. And when I've invested my time and emotions into a book, I want a strong, satisfying ending, doggone it!
Like I said, definitely not a bad read, but at the same time still wouldn't be my top recommendation for a WWII story.