Historical fiction is my favorite genre so I was so excited to read this one! I love that the story is centered on Pearl Harbor, an important piece of history that I often don’t read about. This was a quick, fun read I couldn’t put down. The narrative around Everett and Elizabeth had me turning pages so fast, eager to see the destiny of their relationship. I love this one and will be recommending to all historical fictional fans.

I throughly enjoyed this book. Set during the attack on Pearl Harbour it was interesting as well as harrowing in its description. As I was reading I kept getting pictures in my head of the film of the same name. This book also has a dual time-line which I love. I do enjoy books like this. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

From start to finish, I absolutely loved this book. My only disappointment was when I came to the last page and the story of Elizabeth Salzburg had come to an end. Someone In Hollywood should snap up the rights to this because it would make a great movie!

We start off by meeting an elderly Elizabeth whose memory is fading. While her long term is still on point, her short one is not so when her grandson in law comes by asking questions about her her service during Pearl Harbor and WWII...she is able to recount in great detail what life was like for her and why she made the choices she made. We begin her journey as she’s winding down her nursing studies. She’s under the watchful eye of her naval commander father and even a trip to the beach is met with an escort home. When she meets the handsome Everett Anderson, she discovers her one true love and the person she wants to spend forever with. But...then the Japanese bomb Pearl and while her love for Everett is never going to go away...she also has this need to be something and do something bigger than herself so she enlists in the Army Nurses Corp. Before she deploys, she finds out that Everett’s deployment is not far behind hers and they promise each other to live for the day and they will find their way back to each other one day. Elizabeth goes above and beyond her call of duty as a nurse on the front lines and sees things that will scar her forever but she’s determined to help as many people as she can before she comes home.

What I love about this story is that it’s written in first person. I feel a deeper connection because I can see things from their point of view and the pictures that Elizabeth paints are so vivid and memorable, it’s as if you’re right there walking beside her. You want to feel what she feels and you can and do. I also love that this is yet another perspective of WWII that I haven’t read much about....a nurses for one but also from someone who experienced Pearl Harbor and then made their way to Europe.

What a great read!! Thank you NetGalley and Shari Ryan for early access to this gem of a book. I think I’ll keep it in my back pocket for a while because Elizabeth strength and bravery are so inspirational!

This was such a wonderful read! I haven't read a historical fiction that's kept me on the edge of my seat reading, like this one did, in a while. The characters were all well thought out and developed, the time jumps weren't ever confusing or disorientating and the writing was so vivid, I felt as if I was really there. Ryan does a remarkable job of pulling the emotions out of you as you read, this was an entertaining read from start to finish, one that I'm grateful to have experienced. A must read for historical fiction fans!

Twenty-year-old Elizabeth Salzberg, a nursing student and strong-willed Jewish woman, lived under the strict guidance of her father, a naval commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in Oahu, Hawaii.
She spends her days keeping a clean home and making meals for her father.

This was a really great story set in WWll. I absolutely loved this story and going on this journey with Elizabeth was breathtaking.
This book about family, faith and love is a great one. Any one who loves a good story set in this time will fall in love with this book

Pretty good - I was entertained enough to keep reading, and I did want the characters to have a happy ending. But I did feel a little distant from all the action, and it took me awhile to get through this. Overall, if you can't get enough WWII fiction, add this to your list.

This is an emotional roller coaster of a book! I liked our characters and their love story. This book definitely made me cry, keep the tissues handy. There are so many things I could say, but I am still kind of reeling from reading this one.

Thanks NetGalley for this ARC!

Such an amazing and well thought out story! The author vividly describes the happenings after Pearl Harbor was bombed and the happenings on the hospital ship as Elizabeth worked to help save lives immediately after the bombings. I did not want to put this book down to tend to the necessities of life, one thing being sleep. As I read, I felt I was right there with Elizabeth and the sick and dying she tended in various area of Europe during WW II, and going through her struggles along with her. Many parts of the book are emotional, and keeping a tissue close by is a good idea. If you are a WW II history buff, or a fan of historical fiction, do not miss this book. I received an arc of this book from NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own.