With Every Letter: Inspiring WWII Historical Fiction Novel - Heartfelt Romance of a Courageous Flight Nurse | Perfect for Book Clubs & History Lovers

I'm not sure how I'm supposed to go about reviewing a book like this one...What can I say besides the fact that I absolutely LOVED it?This book was amazing. The historical setting was interesting. The romance was heart-melting. The Christian elements uplifting. The epistolary exchanges were just...wonderful. Everything blended together so well in this book, and it was so compelling that I had the hardest time putting it down. 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. 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. The characters are so attaching and the historical details so fascinating, that you will not be able to resist wanting to read more.I learned so much about different aspects of World War II. Thus far, the books about World War II that I've read revolved around the Jews and the Nazis. Those are usually the first things that pop into my head when I think about the second World War. I've read about concentration camps, gas chambers, destruction, torture, inhuman conditions and treatments, and complete loss of hope. 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. The hero was an engineer, and the heroine a flight nurse. With Every Letter was so detailed and well written that I learned a lot about those two professions. Silly me had not realized all the work required of engineers to make airfields functional, and the importance of air evacuation.I loved how both protagonists were in the military and in action. It made things really exciting, and was a change from the usual wife-at-home-waiting-for-her-man-abroad type of plot. 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. There is no moaning and groaning about the war, no heart-wrenching descriptions of bloody battles, and no terrible losses. Never once did the characters say or even think "When will this terrible war be over so we can all go home?" type of lamentation. Not once. I kept waiting for it, waiting for them to lose hope, or get angry at God for allowing the war to happen, but it never came. They were there, and they were determined to help and to their best to succeed in their jobs. No complaints. Never. Wow. This book made the favourite list just because of that.And...the romance. The beautiful, wonderful, soulful and incredibly touching romance. Both H/h were such incredible persons on their own that together they were breathtaking. I loved seeing the other through their eyes. The point of view kept shifting between them, and it added a lot of depth and understanding to their characters. Mellie and Tom were so well-matched, and each brought to the other so much to complement their personality, that it was truly amazing to witness. I couldn't get enough of them.Where can I get an anonymous male pen friend as wonderful as Tom, please?! I need him in my life. ;)I cannot wait to get to the two other books in this series, and to all the other books Sarah Sundin has written. She has undeniable talent, and I cannot wait to lose myself again in the World War II atmosphere. I never thought I would say that quite like this!