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A review by pn_hinton
Sisters in Arms by Kaia Alderson
4.0
This is a solid 4.5 stars but again no half stars so here we are.
One thing I really appreciated about this book was the education over a part of history I had no idea about. I know nothing about the Six Triple Eight Battalion or what they did, or even that Women of Color were allowed in the military as early as WWII. Despite what people may want to think, America is not a forward thinking country and to hear that this happened earlier than I thought was eye-opening. So, I feel it is something that everyone should read for that alone.
That said, there were a few things that I feel took away. First, I found the synopsis to be not as accurate as it should have been. From it, you would think tat when they went overseas it was straight to Paris but it was not. It took quite a while to get there and when they did, it didn't play out as they expected. I expected to hear more about that then the training the jobs they did before they were assigned to the 6888th.
The relationship between Eliza and Grace was also painted as they were friends from the start, when in actuality they were more like frenemies for most of the back. And that's another thing; their constant back and forth and bickering grated after a while. Even if the reason for the animosity from when they got on the boat was understandable, to have it spill over to Scotland and then France was a bit much.
I also found one aspect of the ending to be too clean. I won't say what it is because it's a spoiler but it felt like it was thrown in for a happy ending.
Overall I did enjoy this book and I think it's important to read. But don't rely too much on the publisher's description to paint an accurate idea of what it is because it was way off in my opinion.
One thing I really appreciated about this book was the education over a part of history I had no idea about. I know nothing about the Six Triple Eight Battalion or what they did, or even that Women of Color were allowed in the military as early as WWII. Despite what people may want to think, America is not a forward thinking country and to hear that this happened earlier than I thought was eye-opening. So, I feel it is something that everyone should read for that alone.
That said, there were a few things that I feel took away. First, I found the synopsis to be not as accurate as it should have been. From it, you would think tat when they went overseas it was straight to Paris but it was not. It took quite a while to get there and when they did, it didn't play out as they expected. I expected to hear more about that then the training the jobs they did before they were assigned to the 6888th.
The relationship between Eliza and Grace was also painted as they were friends from the start, when in actuality they were more like frenemies for most of the back. And that's another thing; their constant back and forth and bickering grated after a while. Even if the reason for the animosity from when they got on the boat was understandable, to have it spill over to Scotland and then France was a bit much.
I also found one aspect of the ending to be too clean. I won't say what it is because it's a spoiler but it felt like it was thrown in for a happy ending.
Overall I did enjoy this book and I think it's important to read. But don't rely too much on the publisher's description to paint an accurate idea of what it is because it was way off in my opinion.