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A review by amandasbookreview
Until We Meet by Camille Di Maio
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Thank you, Camille Di Maio and Hachette Books for the opportunity to read this book. It was released on March 1st, 2022.
Until We Meet by Camille Di Maio is a World War II novel that highlights six different characters.
There is Margaret Beck, she is a “welder woman,” trying to do her best to help the war effort. Her brother is John who is off fighting the war with Tom and William. Her two best friends are Gladys and Dottie. They soon form a little knitting club to make socks for John and his fellow soldiers. This leads to an unexpected pen pal.
John Beck is engaged to be married to Dottie and was shipped off before they could make it down the aisle.
Dottie discovers that her romantic farewell with John resulted in an unexpected pregnancy. She can only tell her best friends knowing that her family will abandon her.
Gladys is anything but traditional! Can she keep her independence and fall in love?
William had become very close with John and Tom. Being away from home is difficult but especially when there are no letters from home it can be more difficult.
Tom helps out his friend William by writing his letters for him and forms an attachment that will help him endure the trauma of war.
I am always hesitant to read World War II novels. I think the subject matter is serious and so important. But the genre is oversaturated and many authors tend to “romanticize” the time period. Books like Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer really show readers different emotions and experiences of the trauma of WWII. This book does have some war descriptions but the focus is on the developing romance between the characters. I did appreciate the different views from the men overseas and the women at home filling in for the jobs of men. However, I think there were too many main characters and relationships happening. There isn’t time for each relationship to establish depth and connection. The book does read really quickly. So if you are looking for a quick read that will transport you to WWII then this is for you.
There is Margaret Beck, she is a “welder woman,” trying to do her best to help the war effort. Her brother is John who is off fighting the war with Tom and William. Her two best friends are Gladys and Dottie. They soon form a little knitting club to make socks for John and his fellow soldiers. This leads to an unexpected pen pal.
John Beck is engaged to be married to Dottie and was shipped off before they could make it down the aisle.
Dottie discovers that her romantic farewell with John resulted in an unexpected pregnancy. She can only tell her best friends knowing that her family will abandon her.
Gladys is anything but traditional! Can she keep her independence and fall in love?
William had become very close with John and Tom. Being away from home is difficult but especially when there are no letters from home it can be more difficult.
Tom helps out his friend William by writing his letters for him and forms an attachment that will help him endure the trauma of war.
I am always hesitant to read World War II novels. I think the subject matter is serious and so important. But the genre is oversaturated and many authors tend to “romanticize” the time period. Books like Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer really show readers different emotions and experiences of the trauma of WWII. This book does have some war descriptions but the focus is on the developing romance between the characters. I did appreciate the different views from the men overseas and the women at home filling in for the jobs of men. However, I think there were too many main characters and relationships happening. There isn’t time for each relationship to establish depth and connection. The book does read really quickly. So if you are looking for a quick read that will transport you to WWII then this is for you.