Super interesting, the setting of WW2 in Martha’s Vineyard, mostly from the perspective of two teenage sisters and their friends and family, and Cadence’s love of books and writing. 

The characters of Briar and Cadence were well done had a great compliment to each other - Briar with her quirky, determined, and sleuthing mind, and Cadence as ambitious, family-centered, and levelheadedness - as they tried to keep their farm afloat and manage unexpected war-related curveballs. 

I enjoyed the mystery and tension of U-boats off the New England coast, potential defectors and spies, Army camps and invasion drills along with family tensions with the sisters’ story, and how the women in the current timeline played into it all. And of course the books. Loved the thread of the books throughout! 

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are mine.