The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner

The Last Year of the War

Susan Meissner

534 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced
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From the acclaimed author of Secrets of a Charmed Life and As Bright as Heaven comes a novel about a German American teenager whose life changes forever when her immigrant family is sent to an internment camp during World War II. Elise Sontag is ...

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Community Reviews

4.06
based on 1,259 reviews

Moods

emotional: 84%

sad: 49%

hopeful: 47%

informative: 39%

inspiring: 34%

reflective: 33%

challenging: 26%

adventurous: 14%

dark: 14%

tense: 11%

mysterious: 2%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

2% of readers chose fast
65% of readers chose medium
31% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
58% of readers chose A mix
32% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

83% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

80% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

81% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

13% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
56% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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