I flew through this book, and I absolutely recommend this book to anyone interested in the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918 and ‘19. This book follows two storylines: one with a slightly magical twist and a lot of goodness and hope and one with the darkest of human impulses indulged and rewarded. This was seriously one of the worst antagonists I've ever read. I admit I’m not sure that the magical element was necessary or added more than just drama to the story. I also wasn’t crazy about the resolution of part of the story, but i suppose things can’t always work out the way we want them to.
This book isn’t for the faint of heart, as there are a lot of dark details about orphanages and grisly details of how the flu actually took the lives of so many.
This book isn’t for the faint of heart, as there are a lot of dark details about orphanages and grisly details of how the flu actually took the lives of so many.