Series ✦ Penny’s Take
Until the War is Over
Rosemary Goodacre · 2020
72/100
👍 Worth It
Goodacre writes warm, emotionally honest family saga fiction, and the Spanish Influenza thread gives this second Derwent Chronicles instalment more historical texture than the average WW1 home-front romance. It works best for readers already invested in Amy and Edmond from the first book, and it prioritises feeling over historical complexity, but within its genre it is a solidly satisfying read.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety85
Substance / usefulness64
Craft & writing68
Originality58
Evidence & accuracy72
Hype vs delivers72
Age-fit80
👁 Human-eye gut-check70
Penny’s verdict72
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