What a fantastic HF story of the strong women of the 6888th Postal Battalion during the last years of WW2. I was pulled in from the beginning with characters that made you want to care about and needed to know how their stories evolved. I knew a little about the 6888 but this book dove into the background of how the group was formed and what their day to day life was like both back home and abroad in England. I really enjoyed the friendships that developed and evolved throughout the book. Pvt. Judy Washington and Pvt. Mary Alyce Dixon were two characters that I connected with because of how they grew and changed over the course of the story.

The book begins with the stories of the women as they are being recruited to join this new group. Then it goes into the training the women had to go through as a unit and how they formed strong bonds. Finally, it wraps up the story with their amazing work taking care of the backlog of millions of pieces of mail and packages and getting them to the correct locations. There is an epilogue that wraps of the characters' stories. The author describes in the Author Note who were real people, such as Charity Adams and Abbie Campbell and who were fictionalized composite characters. She goes into lots of detail about the inspiration for the novel and why she made the creative decisions about people and timelines. If you like to learn more about little known pieces of important history through interesting characters, I would highly recommend this book.

Thank you Harlequin Trade Publishing and Net Galley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book, following the stories of women of the 6888th Central Postal Battalion during World War II. This book shed light on a little know group and showed the friendship, camaraderie, and love with their family and friends as they served in Europe.

I really enjoyed this book! The characters were wonderfully depicted and relatable. This was a great look into the African American view point of WWII. I really recommend this book!

Women of the Post by Joshunda Sanders - Powerful, strength and battle of racism and sisterhood bond in WWII - and finding the inner and outer strength. Absolute best book to read and honestly I didn't put it down.


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Women of the Post is the first book I read that focuses solely on Black women’s contributions during WWII, and I was fascinated by all that I learned. The story alternates between the perspectives of three women part of the all-Black batallian of the Women’s Army Corps and the first ever to be sent oversees to help with the war effort. Their job, which aligns with the title, was to sort through over one million pieces of backlogged mail, so soilders and families can communicate and reunite. At times it’s easy to forget about all the small roles that made a huge difference, as many WWII books I read center in on those in combat, the resistance or intelligence. And just seeing the process of how these women sorted through all the mail and thoroughly reviewed the content made me greatly appreciate what they did!

Even more than that, this was a story of female friendship, love and belonging. I loved how the three narratives were woven together and how each women discovered a little bit more about themselves after singing up and working in the army. Plus, there were letter correspondences throughout the book detailing messages between the protagonists and their families that gave more insight into life during the war, both at home and in Europe, and further explained how these characters upbringings shaped their later experiences.

Overall, this was a powerful and strong debut that I cannot wait to reccomend to readers who love fast-paced WWII historical fiction.

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How could I know nothing about the Black women who served in the 6888th Central Postal Battalion during World War II? Why isn't this part of our U.S. Social Studies in public schools? This exceptional book opened my eyes to many new issues and now I am determined to learn as much as possible. I was unaware of the Bronx Slave Market or that 100,000 Black infantrymen volunteers buried the dead on Omaha Beach following the D-Day Invasion.

Setting the new information aside, this is a beautifully written account of these Black women living & working together while their eyes were opened to new possibilities. Their support for one another, in good times & bad, was felt on each page. My respect for them and their service is immeasurable. I look forward to buying copies of this book once it is published!

I am grateful to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this amazing ARC.

Thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin for the opportunity to read Women of the Post by Joshunda Sanders. An important part of our history, impeccably researched. I enjoyed these characters.

I really enjoyed going on this historical fiction book, it worked well as a World War 2 novel. I enjoyed getting to know the characters in this universe and the world that was set. Joshunda Sanders does a great job in telling the story and it was written really well. It left me wanting to read more with these characters and the author.

"I wanted to be a more exciting person than I have ever been. And I was so close. And then all of a sudden, I find out I don’t even know what I am. So now I spend all my time wondering about how I’m supposed to fit those old dreams for that old girl into this new life. But the more I think about it, the more I realize that none of that can happen now.”