From back cover:
In 1944, American naval officer Lt. Wyatt Paxton arrives in London to prepare for the Allied invasion of France. He works closely with Dorothy Fairfax, a "Wren" in the Women's Royal Naval Service, who pieces together reconnaissance photography with holiday snapshots of France-including those of her family's summer home-in order to create accurate maps of Normandy. Maps that Wyatt turns into naval bombardment plans for D-day.
As the two spend concentrated time together in the pressure cooker of war, their deepening friendship threatens to turn into something more. But both of them have too much to lose to give in to love.
I've read all of Sarah Sundin's books and enjoyed them, so I knew I was going to like this one too! This one was especially interesting to me because the book leads up to D-Day. My family was able to visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial back in 2015, so having visited Normandy and Omaha beach, it really put the story into perspective and I could easily visualize the setting.
You can really tell the author knows what she is talking about in terms of historical details. She keeps just enough in there to keep it interesting and real, but not so much that it reads like a history book.
I liked both characters. I thought they were both well written and you really got to know them and their personalities. I liked Wyatt and Dorothy's relationship (For the most part. Dorothy's naiveté annoyed me at times!). It wasn't too cheesy and there was just enough tension to keep you interested and wondering if/how they would end up together.
I did get a bit annoyed with Dorothy's almost obsession with Lawrence. I get the whole love triangle thing, but he was so arrogant and such a player I just could not figure out what she saw in him.
There were several storylines going on throughout the book that were all interesting and woven together well. There was even a plot twist at the end that I didn't expect.
Overall I thought this was a good read and I am looking forward to the next book in the series!
I received an e-book copy of this book from Revell Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group in exchange for an honest review.
Oh that's so annoying when a character is really into a man who is arrogant. I feel like that's a feature that's way too common in book romances.
ReplyDeleteI love books that take place during World War II. I have about 10 books like that in my to-read stacks. Now if only I could find them. . .
I know! It seems like something that is way too common in books, but then again, a lot of women tend to do that in real life too! I just don't understand it.
ReplyDeleteI do too! I'm not normally a fan of historical fiction, but WWII is my exception. Good luck finding those books! I've seen your pictures of your stacks of books!