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A review by katekatiekait
Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce
3.0
I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
It was a nice story and a quick read. I’ll definitely be passing it along to my grandmother as it’s the sort of book she’ll enjoy very much. I really liked the major plot lines. There seem to be a number of works of fiction set in WWII on the market these days and this was a fresh take, an aspect of WWII that I hadn’t read about before.
The writing style was a bit off-putting. I think the author was attempting to lend the story accuracy by having the characters use what I assume was slang and expressions from that time period. As a 21st century reader, I couldn’t quite get into the flow of reading. My brain would stutter and slow as it teased out what unfamiliar words and phrases meant. Additionally when the main character, who also the narrator, was particularly excited She Would Speak Or Think With The First Letter Of Every Word Capitalized. This was also a bit jarring and kept me from fully immersing myself in the book.
That being said, I think the author nicely balanced the horrors of war, mundanity of every day life, humor, drama, and a hint of romance.
It was a nice story and a quick read. I’ll definitely be passing it along to my grandmother as it’s the sort of book she’ll enjoy very much. I really liked the major plot lines. There seem to be a number of works of fiction set in WWII on the market these days and this was a fresh take, an aspect of WWII that I hadn’t read about before.
The writing style was a bit off-putting. I think the author was attempting to lend the story accuracy by having the characters use what I assume was slang and expressions from that time period. As a 21st century reader, I couldn’t quite get into the flow of reading. My brain would stutter and slow as it teased out what unfamiliar words and phrases meant. Additionally when the main character, who also the narrator, was particularly excited She Would Speak Or Think With The First Letter Of Every Word Capitalized. This was also a bit jarring and kept me from fully immersing myself in the book.
That being said, I think the author nicely balanced the horrors of war, mundanity of every day life, humor, drama, and a hint of romance.