This is my third book by Kristin Hannah now and also the third one that I’ve given 5/5 stars. I’m starting to become convinced that Kristin cannot write a bad book. I need to prioritize her remaining works.

This book was beautiful and ugly. It’s always difficult reading about war and all of its accompanying struggles but once again, Kristin did it justice. I loved how tactfully she handles her stories. American history tends to skip over the Vietnam war for a variety of reasons and I’m so glad that this book acknowledged the mistreatment as well as the truths behind the war.

Kristin’s books always do a fantastic job showcasing women, the struggles that women go through, and their unwavering resilience against all odds. Her characters are consistently well-developed. I deeply loved the characters I was meant to love and I disliked the ones I was meant to dislike. But even her unlikable characters are written in a way that you can’t help but still have some sympathy for them.

Fantastic representation of mental illness and trauma and how it affects not only the person struggling, but their friends and family as well. This story was beautiful. I can’t wait to read another one of her books and I’m sad that it took me so long to pick this one up.