Six Poppies

I went out of my comfort zone when choosing this book (I normally enjoy WW1 and WW2 fiction but thought I'd try a more recent war fiction title) and boy am I glad I did. What a fantastic book which kept the reader guessing right until the end as to who the 6th Poppy would be for. It had me on the edg......more

My thanks to the Publishers via NetGalley for a copy of this story in exchange for an honest review. I was drawn to this book by the cover and the premise of the story. This book would have been the perfect read for this time of year. I read this book at the beginning of November and finished it a fe......more

This is my favourite read of 2025 so far. It's beautifully written and captivated me from start to finish. It is essentially a love story but is so much more than that because it tells the story of the war in Afghanistan and the effects it has on serving military personnel and their families. There......more

ohhh das war noch trauriger als gedacht… sie hätte schon bissi mehr peace am ende gönnen können 🥹......more

Every now and again you read a very special book, and this was one of those books for me. It is at heart a love story but it’s also a story about being a soldier - when in action and how it can affect the mind once discharged. The dual timeline takes us from Britain in 2011 to Afghanistan in 2007/2008......more