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Tides of War by Stella Tillyard

Tides of War

A Novel

by Stella Tillyard

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  • Oct 2011, 368 pages
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  • Malinda N. (Wheeling, WV)
    Tides of War
    I was really looking forward to this book. Historical fiction is, by far, my favorite genre. Unfortunately, as hard as I tried, I was unable to finish the book. It failed to grab my interest early on and I put it down to read another book. Frankly I read three other books while trying to finish this one. I don't think I have ever done that before. I will try it again in the future but this time I found it slow and was unable to keep up with the many characters.
  • Darlene C. (Woodstock, il)
    A Great Disappointment
    I did my best but gave up on this book half way through. I kept trying because historical fiction is my favorite genre. I found the four main characters, two couples, difficult to keep straight and did not really care what happened to any of them. Somehow the character development misses the mark and leaves the reader feeling frustrated and unfulfilled. The history was accurate and mildly interesting but not enough so that I was willing to give this novel more time.
  • Sharon M. (Oceanside, CA)
    Certainly not Winds of War
    I read many historical fiction books and usually love them. Tides of War is not one of them. I kept losing interest. Maybe it was too long. It started out good but didn't stay that way.

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