A review by jennielarson
Rumors of War by Dean Hughes

5.0

I stay far far away from all LDS literature except for the Children of the Promise series. I love the feminist themes in the book, and Bobbi's relationship with a non-LDS man mirrored some of my own personal experiences. The thing that made me most uncomfortable about the book was the conversations the German people were having about Hitler, and how similar some of those conversations are to the ones we are having about Donald Trump. The author doesn't shy away from topics regarding race, sex, rape, interfaith relationships, and many other subjects Mormons might find uncomfortable. I read a review on GoodReads saying there was a lot of sex in this book that made me laugh. Sure, sex is mentioned, but it's absolutely in no way coarse or gratuitous. This series is one of my life-long favorites.