This is written in such a boring, generic writing style, and I'm not interested in a semi-sordid love affair and fighting in the trenches. I should have known really, I've never enjoyed WW1/2 stories, they're so overdone and dull.  

Also, reading how Stephan thinks about 'Madame Azaire' is like being in the mind of a stalker. Already so deranged and unhinged after spending one night in her house? Its creepy how he observes her in such great detail.

This is truly the final straw. No more WW1/2 books for me, ever.