A review by whatjasread
The Darkest Hour by Barbara Erskine
5.0
This was one of those books that has been on my bookshelf for about 3 years. I bought it because it had just been released, I think, and I figured why the heck not. I'm not a huge historical fiction fan; definitely not a huge paranormal fan, but this was just so damn beautiful! It's definitely in the running for my favourite book of 2018 so far.
It was split into two timelines - present day, and 1940. I think I favoured the 1940 timeline, simply because Tony Anderson was just my favourite character, and I loved hearing about his relationship with Evelyn. Barbara Erskine has done such a great job with this book - I believe it's a semi-biography? I'm pretty certain she based Tony's character on her own father, who fought in the war.
For someone who doesn't usually enjoy paranormal historical fiction, this was an absolute pleasure to read! 5 stars :)
It was split into two timelines - present day, and 1940. I think I favoured the 1940 timeline, simply because Tony Anderson was just my favourite character, and I loved hearing about his relationship with Evelyn. Barbara Erskine has done such a great job with this book - I believe it's a semi-biography? I'm pretty certain she based Tony's character on her own father, who fought in the war.
For someone who doesn't usually enjoy paranormal historical fiction, this was an absolute pleasure to read! 5 stars :)