Soldato d'inverno

4.5 stars There was something quite primitive and horrid about it. Lucius has always (always) wanted to be a doctor. Despite his parents many objections, there was never any doubt in his mind what he was going to do. Well, until WWI broke out. Faced with the absolutely terrifying new world, Lucius ta Leggi tutto

4+ stars. Historical fiction is a favorite genre for me, but I have not read a lot of books about WWI. While this is a war story, it doesn’t take place on the battlefield field. The majority of the story takes place at a field hospital in a church in a place called Lemnowice, in the Carpathian Mounta Leggi tutto

This was easily a hands down 5 star and what a phenomenal story. I’m speechless and wowed. And thus begins the life of a physician. Not even completed his training, Lucius is pulled into the war in 1914, romanticizing the opportunity to finally practice on real patients. But the reality wasn’t the me Leggi tutto

4 Stars The year is 1914. Lucius is a young medical student in Vienna, when the war breaks out and he immediately becomes a “War Doctor.” Lucius is sent to Lemnowice in the Carpathian Mountain, where the conditions are barbaric: Amputations, Gonorrhea, Lice and Typhus - to name a few. The “Hospital” Leggi tutto

Wow! No sepia colored historical fiction here. We are talking graphic. The writing here will have you squirming. The scenes etch themselves into your brain. It’s the beginning of World War I. I’ve always considered WWI a complicated mess of a war. It’s known for its high casualties and gruesome war Leggi tutto

”He made a strange twisting motion as if he were attempting to free his feet from where they had frozen to the ground. The skin began to tear, but he didn’t seem to feel it. Spit froze to his lips, his muscles shook, and his penis had shrunken into his pubic hair. HIs pale skin turned yellow, then b Leggi tutto

3.5 stars. I'm conflicted on my rating because the first 1/2 to 3/4 of the book was easily a 5 star read, but then it took a turn I didn't care for. My cursor hovered over 3 or 4 stars. I don't consider 3.5 a "bad" rating. It means I enjoyed it but there were a few elements that didn't work for me.

4.5 stars rounded to 5 stars I have expanded my reading horizons this year by being open to other genres and writing styles that are rather new for me. By doing so, I have read a number of books that I would not have even considered just months prior. I’m amazed to think what I would be missing by no Leggi tutto

Excellent Historical Fiction Story from the gilded ballrooms of Imperial Vienna to the frozen forests of the Eastern Front. The Winter Soldier is a story of war and medicine, of finding love when one least expects it, a story of the mistakes we make and how we try to atone for them. I really enjoyed Leggi tutto

I have been hesitating for ages with my fingers hovering over the keyboard. How shall I rate this book? I took a look at the reviews and they are predominately five and four star. I think I am feeling three. I might write the review first and then choose my rating..... On the good side was the beauti Leggi tutto