Casey reviewed Wedded to War (Heroines Behind the Lines: Civil War, Bk 1) on + 154 more book reviews
Im a bit of a Civil War junkie. Ive studied that particular battle for several years in school and love learning more. So when this novel came up for review, nurses on the front lines of the war, I was immediately raising my hand in request.
The research that went into this novel would have been extensive, and I could appreciate the time it must have taken. The novel covers the first two years of the war and its destruction, but also the very strong bias on the part of the needy doctors who werent willing to work with women nurses. Charlotte is not your weak heroine and her take-charge, wont-take-no-for-an-answer made me want to send a you go, girl! her way. She did so in a simple, wanting to help way which makes her a very likeable character.
I actually would have liked to see more of the actual nursing happening in the novel. I thought the opportunity for those scenes of character strength showcased in our heroines actions in the wards were missed. The many historical facts were great, but did detract from the main story. I liked seeing the varying aspects of society and peoples choices at their time, I just wished I had seen more of that and their individual stories and not so much historical documentation.
Its not a romance, but rather a love story and a novel of overcoming and hope for a new future. Id be interested in knowing if the following novels are sequels which characters that carry over
This review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the publishers through CFBA for my copy to review.
The research that went into this novel would have been extensive, and I could appreciate the time it must have taken. The novel covers the first two years of the war and its destruction, but also the very strong bias on the part of the needy doctors who werent willing to work with women nurses. Charlotte is not your weak heroine and her take-charge, wont-take-no-for-an-answer made me want to send a you go, girl! her way. She did so in a simple, wanting to help way which makes her a very likeable character.
I actually would have liked to see more of the actual nursing happening in the novel. I thought the opportunity for those scenes of character strength showcased in our heroines actions in the wards were missed. The many historical facts were great, but did detract from the main story. I liked seeing the varying aspects of society and peoples choices at their time, I just wished I had seen more of that and their individual stories and not so much historical documentation.
Its not a romance, but rather a love story and a novel of overcoming and hope for a new future. Id be interested in knowing if the following novels are sequels which characters that carry over
This review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the publishers through CFBA for my copy to review.
