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Daisy's War (2012)

by Shayne Parkinson(Favorite Author)

4 of 5 Votes: 4

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English

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Fiction

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Smashwords Edition

review 1: I really loved the first four novels in this series, but the shift to the perspective of a child made this fifth installment a lot less enjoyable. Daisy is sweet enough and I wouldn't have minded a short story from her perspective, or having her be one narrator out of several (well, I guess there are a couple of scenes from Eddie, but same thing with the perspective of a child). But I'd really like to get the adult take on what is happening to the Leith/Kelly/Stewart family. (For instance, I'd really like to know why there are so many unmarried men in the family, since that seems to be a salient point for this war novel. How is it that three of Frank and Lizzie's daughters are married and none of their sons are? Hasn't Lizzie been working on that issue? And what about Sara... moreh? Is she still determined to never marry, or might she meet a guy who makes her change her mind?) It was also jarring how there were just a couple of small sections from Bill's perspective before we shifted back to Daisy's perspective, although those sections gave us some valuable information that we wouldn't have gotten any other way. But if we could have two sections from Bill, why not other parts narrated by adults? The ending also felt kind of rushed. I appreciated knowing what came next for the family but that is about the only reason I liked this book, sad to say.
review 2: This is the fifth book in this series and it was not as interesting as the previous four books. It was a very quick read and the author spent too much time on trivial details such as a play the children put on or the details of farm life which were thoroughly covered in previous books. This book was a letdown after reading the previous four books. I hope the author continues this series as there are definitely more stories for the characters, but I hope the author returns with a book about ALL the characters and not just the two grandchildren of Amy. less

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