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The Lovely War by Julie Berry


The Lovely War

By Julie Berry


Following the story of four people in London, England/Europe in 1917 during WWI as told by Aphrodite and other selected Greek Gods. Follows two couples who meet and their journeys through the war and back. Hazel and James meet days before he is shipped to training and they have a connection that leaves them both startled but madly in love with one another. Hazel is a pianist who is set on joining a conservatory and James is an architect who wants to help the war efforts with building hospitals and other useful buildings but becomes a sharpshooter instead. Colette and Aubrey are the other couple who find each other when Collete is helping the YMCA with the war efforts and Aubrey is a jazz musician who plays with dreams of becoming a household name. The story works through heartbreak, PTSD, and figuring out that love means working through everything. Even when it’s scary. 

The progression of the book and writing style is absolute perfection. The descriptions and world building is everything you wanted it to be. Even in the back of the book there are descriptions of what is historically true and what was created for the story. Love how throughout the book the characters are brought together and become a family of their own. Hands down love how Hades scared the shit out of everyone. Overall, the entire book was fantastic. The characters were everything you’d hoped they would be, including the personalities of the gods when they were introduced, and I’ve already raved about this book to my mom. 

Only a few things bothered me through the book, the beginning was a little confusing. It took a bit to understand it and the layout that was happening. You definitely have to pay attention to who is narrating that portion of the book and the time period it’s taking place in. The stupidity of Ares was another thing that irked me. 


If you’re a fan of more historical books like The Atomic City Girls or JoJo Moyes Books, you’d enjoy this one. 


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