The Ship of Brides

3.5 Rounded to 4

I haven't read much by this author but what I have read I've loved. I have had this one on my shelf for a while and pulled it off for a buddy read. While it wasn't exactly great, I still enjoyed it overall.

I didn't even know about war brides being shipped from Australia to England so I really enjoyed that aspect of the historical portion. There are historical blurbs at the beginning of each chapter that gives a peek back into that time period, and I enjoyed those.

As far as the fiction part...that was lacking for me. It took me a while to get into this one and I struggled with the slowness throughout the entire book. From the prologue, I expected a lot more.

The one thing I really loved was Frances and Nicol's story. I always love a good, clean romance that is about forgiveness, redemption and second chances. Their story is what really had me invested in this one.

Even though it is really slow, I would still recommend for those that love historical fiction and don't mind that type of pacing. The romance and historical portions alone made this one a good read.