Review: Lovely story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2014
A very emotional, historical romance tale of love that lasts through the ages.It is a look back at two major wartime events. The first being World War II and then the Vietnam War and the struggles that two young couples have to survive and be there for one another. It is told from the point of view of Dan and Odette, who found each other during World War II in the 1940's and John and Susan during the Vietnam War in the 1960's. This story contains a lot of historical information on these wars and there appears to have been a lot of research put into this book.It took me a little while to get into this book as the story point of view kept changing between all four of these people and trying to remember who was who was a little confusing at first. There are also, a lot of secondary characters that are friends, and fellow soldiers. It did take me a little while to wrap my head around everyone's names, and which time period they were from, but thankfully you read them enough that eventually they all become familiar and the flow of the story and characters had me captivated. It is not a fast paced read but it's a very interesting one nonetheless.The romance in this book is gorgeous and the emotions expressed by the characters are very strong, especially the love and longing for each other. The love scenes are not explicit and come across as very romantic and loving.As for the ending. It is not a happy one, but I expected this as these people/souls seem to ache for each other, but you are left with the sense that they will meet again in the future.A beautifully romantic story even amidst the danger of wars around them that leaves you in tears and keeps you enthralled until the very end.Lovely read 4 stars!*copy of book gifted to me by the author in return for an honest review*