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Jack, heir to the Earl of Stonebrooke is working Undercover in the war. Wealthy suffrogate Grace hands him a white feather at a party thinking to persuade Jack to fight for his country. Jack.is wounded and hides at his estate. Grace decides to work at a farm and becomes Jack's chauffeur. They ultimately fall in love but not without many twists and turns. An enchanting read! ( )

This was a very moving story of a young woman during WWI. Her twin brother is off to war and she is sent out of London to be "safe" in the countryside working on an estate to make hay for calvary horses. Although faith, as opposed to sight, is in the title, it doesn't hit you over the head. I have read other books by this author and want to read more. ( )

I normally love reading fiction set in this era, but something felt off about the characters, as though they weren't quite of their time and place. Grace's passion for suffrage felt stilted and for a character so well regarded, I thought there were a number of times she was downright cruel (such as when she stops a young women from stealing food to feed her family). She does learn from some of these experiences in the book, but I felt the character had a lot more room to grow. In general, the romance between Jack and Grace felt very contrived, although that may be due my own annoyance with male characters who fall in love upon sight of a beautiful woman. It took me longer than normal to finish a book of this length, but I'm happy to have finished it and be on to my next book. ( )

*applauds* Well done, Ms. Breslin, well done! I just don't even know where to start with describing this gem.

I guess we can start off with the cover first. Oh. My. Goodness. It is just beyond gorgeous! Talk about design goals! The fonts, the colors, the arrangement, just everything is so perfect and so beautiful. I can't wait till I have a gorgeous paperback to grace my bookshelves.

The characters. Grace is an incredibly multifaceted character. I was a little wary at first, as she is a very outspoken suffragette, but thankfully it wasn't as much in the story as I anticipated. I particularly related to her close relationship with her brother and her desire to help him, even if some of her actions weren't the best, the heart was right. And Jack.
The romance was without a doubt, the best part of this book for me. I love, love loved how it was almost entirely focused on a personalheart attraction as opposed to a physical attraction that is often portrayed in so many romance novels. Due to certain circumstances that I can say (#spoilers), the characters had to dig deeper, instead of focusing on physical characteristics and attraction. It was just so good, okay?

The plot was incredibly well done, and especially towards the end, I couldn't put the book down! The ending was beautiful and had me sobbing. The WWI setting was absolutely amazing, as I expected.

All in all, this was a phenomenal novel, and I cannot wait to read more by this incredibly author! Definitely go grab yourself a copy of this beautiful piece of literature!

Recommended for ages 14-15 for romance ( )