Blinded by patriotism and concern for her brother on the front lines, wealthy suffragette Grace Mabry will do whatever it takes to assist her country's cause. When she sneaks into a posh London masquerade ball to hand out white feathers of cowardice, she never imagines the chain of events she'll set off when she hands a feather to Jack.
And neither of them could anticipate the extent of the danger and betrayal that follows them--or the faith they'll need to maintain hope.
My Thoughts:
It seems I’ve read several
war-era books lately, but this was a first for me in that the characters weren’t
Americans. The story was fascinating to me, and I really enjoyed it.
Jack is a complicated guy,
and it honestly took me quite a bit of the book to really get a feel for his
character. Our first impression of him is one of anger, and our second
impression isn’t much better. He suffers a horrible tragedy between the first
and second mention of him in the book, and that tragedy fully defines the
character that he is. I was over half was through the book before I began to
have any good feelings for his character. But once he became a more positive
character, I really fell in love with him. He was determined and persistent, and
I loved the person that he turned out to be.
Grace is one of those
girls that goes all-in when she makes her mind up to do something. I have that
same trait, so I felt like I could completely relate to her. This book starts
out with her doing something completely bold and frowned-upon. This gave me a
not-so-great first impression of her, but within a few chapters we see her as a
completely different character.
When Grace decides she
wants to do something to help the war, she goes in fully ready to sacrifice whatever
it takes. I also saw her as a girl with a huge heart, and her determination to
make Jack a better person made her a character that tugged at my heart strings.
It’s hard to talk too much
about this book without giving away the plot line, but it is a book of persistence
and it will leave you with that good-feeling in your heart. A great story.
