Assessment:

Plot: Yetmen once again presents the reader with a fascinating, emotional plunge into the devastation after WWII. The delicate romance between Cooper and Anna continues, slowly but surely building, while they must figure out their future. This book sets a romance in an unlikely time, between two people from very different backgrounds, and it works very effectively to keep the reader interested.

Prose/Style: Yetmen is a wonderful writer, and captures the heart of the reader through her work. She expertly is able to bring to life subtle emotions, perfectly describing moments such as the experience of a hangover at work, deep longing after a romantic kiss, and the solitary moments one experiences while pondering death. Her writing can bring the reader both to tears and to laughter, which reflects the realness of the life that she has so eloquently created.

Originality: A mixture of love, overcoming despair from war and copious death, and mystery, Yetmen skillfully crafts a book full of original characters, an interesting plot, and authentic emotions.

Character Development/Execution: The characters really make the story. They are very real and genuine, and the reader will feel as though they walk alongside the characters in this novel, experiencing life with them. They are not flat, but instead round, with flaws, pain, longing, joy, and growth.

Date Submitted: June 04, 2021