turquoiseavenue's reviews
532 reviews

After reading this entire series, in order, I have fallen in love with the Wings of Glory collection. Sarah Sundin is a captivating writer who draws you into American history, dying to learn more! I found myself browsing her Pinterest boards, googling certain WWII events, styles and wondering if my great grandparents walked through days like the ones in these books. I loved each of the books in this series for it's own particular reasons but I did dearly love the bravery shown by characters Helen and Ray in this book. I loved feeling the characters evolve and following along with them as they grew both personally and in their faith. This is one of those stories you just can't put down! I'm looking forward to starting on the other series this author has featured!

I love a book that can make me smile, make me cry, and make me feel for the characters. Reading this book had me falling in love with the characters and their deep, personal challenges, all while the devastation of WWII raged on around them. Sarah Sundin does a wonderful job pulling this novel together, leaving you wanting to learn more and yet feeling fulfilled in God's amazing grace and the beauty of this tale.

Reading a story such as this, always leaves me hungry to return to my history books and re indulge myself in American history. Sarah Sundin does a beautiful job of detailing life during WWII. I'm enamored with her books... After reading the Wings of Glory series, I was a little disappointed in this story at first. Mary, wrapped up in a mystery at the navy yard, at first had me feeling she was a bit childish, and perhaps immature. After all, a career woman would most likely leave dangerous endeavors to the police. However, as I read through the book, I still found myself loving Mary's character and feeling her growing in her faith. Perhaps Mary matured through the story, and that was the author's point all along. I enjoyed Jim and Arch and the development of their characters as well. I found myself even smiling to myself while reading conversation between the characters because I could feel their personalities and witticisms so well. I did enjoy the conclusion of the story and I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this series. Overall, I don't feel like these two characters had as much personal depth as other characters Sarah Sundin has developed and I found myself wanting a little more personal struggle/historical drama and less Nancy Drew mystery. But in the end, it was still a great read!

Another new favorite of Sarah Sundin's! The characters in this story, Lillian and Arch, are well rounded and you may find yourself identifying with each of them. As they work to overcome their own personal struggles, they find themselves falling in love with each other and working through a mystery together. It's a beautiful story, heart warming and rich!