Definitely interesting, but probably because I’m already invested via the TV series. 

I actually loved this book. It was heartfelt and funny and tense in all the right places, and one of those books to remind you how indomitable the human spirit is. 

I’ll be coming back for another history class. Unfortunately. 

Read part for class and why would I want to continue. 

Good, thorough history of the civil war, but a bit repetitive at its best. 

Perhaps the only religious/philosophical book I will ever read that I don’t find pandering. Aligns well with my own personal beliefs, and I enjoyed the emphasis on finding religion in one’s own self. 

The premise of this was UTTERLY fascinating, and I did find the book to be rife with an insane amount of dread, especially with such a unique idea. That being said - this man writing American characters was nothing short of nightmare. The syntax was downright bizarre, accented speech with folks from Arizona an interesting choice, and any mention of the US military (and subsequent complete factual inaccuracy) was absolutely painful to muddle through. For how much of this took place in America, it would’ve paid to have, yknow, an American proof this. Secondly, the grammar in this was clumsy at best. Read a little strange and jilted. On premise alone? This is a 5 star read. The convention and weird sections bring it down for me, but I’d be willing to read more by this author. 

Alright. So. This book DID have me crying my ass off a few times. There are some INCREDIBLE scenes. But there are also some times where it drags a little, where something that happens feels a little too much like a plot device, and not overwhelmingly natural. I also did not really enjoy Bryce for the first… 2/3s of this book? That being said - it was an absolute joy to read, and an absolute ROLLERCOASTER. 

The subject matter of this book is one you just don’t find very often - women in war are often overlooked, and in the most overlooked and shameful war of them all, women were and continue to be disregarded. This was a beautiful glimpse at some of those hardships.