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You wanna know what I love? I love a book that is set during a historical war. You probably know that if you read the title of this post, but I thought I'd bring it up again! Give me a book set in either of the World Wars and chances are I will read it souly for that fact. I guess that I just really like the heart wrenching stories that the setting produces. I've never been one to cry reading a Nicholas Sparks type book, but give me a book set during war time and I will bawl my freaking eyes out the whole time! So, I'm sure that you wanna know what my list is now, don't you? Well, here it is!
Books Filled With War That I Heart With All Of My Heart!
You wanna know what I love? I love a book that is set during a historical war. You probably know that if you read the title of this post, but I thought I'd bring it up again! Give me a book set in either of the World Wars and chances are I will read it souly for that fact. I guess that I just really like the heart wrenching stories that the setting produces. I've never been one to cry reading a Nicholas Sparks type book, but give me a book set during war time and I will bawl my freaking eyes out the whole time! So, I'm sure that you wanna know what my list is now, don't you? Well, here it is!
Books Filled With War That I Heart With All Of My Heart!
- "The Sweetest Dark" by Shana Abe (World War I) This book manages to mix stories of war with elements of fantasy in a way that will make you fall in love with the story. It has got it all!
- "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein (World War II) Gah, my heart still hurts when I think about this book. It had me weeping like a lost child after I finished it, but it's so worth it. Everyone should read this one!
- "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolan (World War II) This right here is the book that started it all. Once I read this one in grade or middle school (I can't remember) I was hooked on war books. I remember crying at the end of it when I was that little and I think I've read it at least 15 times over the years since then.
- "In the Shadow of the Blackbird" by Cat Winters (World War I) This right here is my favorite read of 2013, so far. It had so much history, not only including the war but the Spanish flu as well. Plus on top off all of that it had a major paranormal element! Read it!
- "The Deepest Night" by Shana Abe (World War I) This is the sequel to The Sweetest Dark and it's got all the goodness of the first one. If you don't count the pointless love triangle!
- "Gone with the Wind' by Margaret Mitchell (The Civil War) I had to add a classic to my list and this book seemed like the perfect fit. It's got so much going on and the war definitely affects everyone in the pages!
- "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry (World War II) Okay, so I don't remember much about this one, but I know that I loved it when I was little and so, of course, it makes the list.
- "Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy" by Elizabeth Kiem (Before the fall of the Iron Curtain) I didn't know much about what was going on in Russia in the early 80s, but this book gives an interesting look into it. Plus it has dancing and paranormal elements too.
The Books I Haven't Read, But Have:
- "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys (World War II) I don't know why I haven't read this one yet. It sounds like a book I would love and it even handles things from a different angle then I'm used to. I need to get on this one!
- "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak (World War II) Once again why haven't I read this one? I hear nothing but wonderful things and the person telling you the story is death himself. Yeah, I'll have to move this one up on my list.
Well there's my list! What's on yours? I wanna know. Leave your link below or tell me in the comments!
