There is no moaning and groaning about the war, no heart-wrenching descriptions of bloody battles, and no terrible losses. I believe that, of all the books about any war I have ever read, With Every Letter is the only one that cannot be considered a "sad" book. It made things really exciting, and was a change from the usual wife-at-home-waiting-for-her-man-abroad type of plot. I loved how both protagonists were in the military and in action. Silly me had not realized all the work required of engineers to make airfields functional, and the importance of air evacuation. With Every Letter was so detailed and well written that I learned a lot about those two professions.
The hero was an engineer, and the heroine a flight nurse. It was very refreshing to read a book set in World War II that centered on a different aspect: the entry of the US Army at the heart of battles in North Africa. I've read about concentration camps, gas chambers, destruction, torture, inhuman conditions and treatments, and complete loss of hope. Those are usually the first things that pop into my head when I think about the second World War. Thus far, the books about World War II that I've read revolved around the Jews and the Nazis. I learned so much about different aspects of World War II. The characters are so attaching and the historical details so fascinating, that you will not be able to resist wanting to read more.
If you're anything like me, you will not be able to resist buying On Distant Shores and In Perfect Time, the next two books in the series, as soon as you finish this one. With Every Letter is one of those amazing books that you can't wait to reach the end of because you can't wait to see how it will all come together, even though you know it will be over all too soon and this-book-was-so-good-what-do-I-do-now depression phase will be about to begin once you're done. Everything blended together so well in this book, and it was so compelling that I had the hardest time putting it down. The epistolary exchanges were just.wonderful. What can I say besides the fact that I absolutely LOVED it? I'm not sure how I'm supposed to go about reviewing a book like this one.
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