Comments on: Somewhere In France

By: Literary Love 2014 - Love In France | Doing Dewey

Literary Love 2014 - Love In France | Doing Dewey — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 01:14:18 +0000

[…] Historical Fiction - Somewhere In France I just have so many good things to say about this book! It was a perfect historical romance. The love story is very sweet and is completely integrated into the era in which it takes places. The way the romance progresses is determined in part by factors unique to the time period, which makes the romance less cliche and is a great way to give the reader a feel for the era. Full review here. […]

By: The Secret of Raven Point | Doing Dewey

The Secret of Raven Point | Doing Dewey — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 23:04:54 +0000

[…] general, I hate depressing, dark, and gory books. This book was definitely all three! Unlike in Somewhere in France, there is no glossing over the gruesome bits of war nurse’s job. At least half of the […]

By: Jennifer Robson, author of Somewhere in France, on tour January 2014 | TLC Book Tours

Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:28:02 +0000

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By: DoingDewey

DoingDewey — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 00:17:43 +0000

Challenges that ask you to read a wide variety of books are some of my favorites Thanks for running the Linky Party! I think I’ll have to emulate your idea to publicize participants post for my non-fiction friday. It’s such a good idea!

By: DoingDewey

DoingDewey — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 00:16:33 +0000

I really loved how interdependent the plot and the time period were. There were several issues in the romance which would never have arisen in another time. I think that made this book unique and would differentiate it from other love stories. It also gave a very personal glimpse at what life was like in that time period. It was a great book

By: DoingDewey

DoingDewey — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 00:14:10 +0000

I’ve been reading a lot more historical fiction in the past year or so and I’ve really loved it. I hope you continue to enjoy it too

By: Rebecca @ Love at First Book

Rebecca @ Love at First Book — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 23:02:17 +0000

I enjoy historical fiction, too. And I love that Reading Outside the Box challenge. . . cool!

Thanks for linking up to the Spread the Love Linky Party – this was also pinned & tweeted!

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:52:56 +0000

I liked the sound of it, but this ‘the romance couldn’t have happened at any other time’, gets me. I know that is often the case in books but still so many seem.. interchangeable. Regarding what you said about the sexism it’s difficult. My thoughts are pretty much the same as Christine’s. It must be difficult for authors to balance it!

By: Alice

Alice — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 02:59:06 +0000

This sounds really good, I hope to read more historical books this year…I really enjoyed trying out more historical fiction last year!
Great review!

By: DoingDewey

DoingDewey — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 21:33:41 +0000

It really is a tough question and I’m not sure how I think it should be addressed. The idea I like best so far is for the author to include an introduction or something stating that while the way women are treated in the book is historically accurate, he/she isn’t advocating it. However, I do think historical accuracy is important, so perhaps I should just give authors the benefit of the doubt.