I’ve read only one other book that deals with the Halifax Explosion and it’s crazy to me that it’s talked about so little. Really interesting but so sad as a landscape and scenario. 

I enjoyed learning about the event itself but also how people dealt in the aftermath picking up the pieces but also in the midst of WW1 and the constant death layered on top of it. 

I did find the book to be rather repetitive - going over Nora or Charlotte’s feelings or thoughts repeatedly and almost verbatim multiple times. I wish it was a little more concise and not so dragged out.