A review by tazdy
The Story Collector by Iris Costello

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

I was very happy to receive an early copy of this which I read on my kindle. The story sets up quickly and you will breeze through reading this. Though there were parts that I don’t think were necessary it had me interested from fairly early on. 

The book follows the lives of many people but primarily those of Edie (Modern day), Kitty (in London, WW1) and Miriam (a Nurse in POW camp, WW1). Each of these characters were well defined and you could feel their struggles personally and the book took you back in time, to feel the hurt of those suffering during war. From a historical perspective it was very interesting, though a piece of fiction it had many pieces based on truth. 

I at times thought I was reading three separate stories and would have been happy with that, but it was finished with a nice bow. I would recommend this to someone who wants more easy historical reading or were fans of the life connections like those in Weyward. 

An E-RC was provided via NetGalley, Penguin General UK.