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A review by bringmybooks
The Woman at the Front by Lecia Cornwall
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Thank you to NetGalley, Berkley, & Penguin Publishing Group for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This in no way affected my review, opinions are my own.
✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷
really, Really, REALLY loved this one. It was an absolutely unflinching look at both the horrors of trench warfare and the difficulties of being a woman that wanted absolutely anything other than what someone else expected of you.
(A lot of the passages were really difficult to read, as Lecia Cornwall did not mince words when describing the graphic scenes that would have realistically been present at a WWI trench warfare triage area, so definitely worth considering from a content warning standpoint.)
There were a lot of characters to keep track of in this book, but for me it really worked. There was some instalove, but again, it worked. There was a tiny bit of implausibility at times, but again, what can I say? It worked.
I loved Eleanor. I loved David Blair. I loved Fraser. I even loved that brat she was sent to the front to take care of. (However, worth noting that I Did Not Like her family. At all. And unfortunately they didn't seem implausible.)
Can't recommend this one highly enough - Lecia Cornwall is officially an auto-buy author for me from this one book alone!
✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷
really, Really, REALLY loved this one. It was an absolutely unflinching look at both the horrors of trench warfare and the difficulties of being a woman that wanted absolutely anything other than what someone else expected of you.
(A lot of the passages were really difficult to read, as Lecia Cornwall did not mince words when describing the graphic scenes that would have realistically been present at a WWI trench warfare triage area, so definitely worth considering from a content warning standpoint.)
There were a lot of characters to keep track of in this book, but for me it really worked. There was some instalove, but again, it worked. There was a tiny bit of implausibility at times, but again, what can I say? It worked.
I loved Eleanor. I loved David Blair. I loved Fraser. I even loved that brat she was sent to the front to take care of. (However, worth noting that I Did Not Like her family. At all. And unfortunately they didn't seem implausible.)
Can't recommend this one highly enough - Lecia Cornwall is officially an auto-buy author for me from this one book alone!