The Ship of Brides | Jojo Moyes | Book Review

The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes is a moving novel based on a true story. This is the heartfelt story of brides who crossed oceans to meet the men they married in wartime. So, read the book summary, publication date, genre, similar book recommendations, and book review of The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes in this post below.

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About The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes:

No. of Pages: 415
Publication Date: October 28th 2014 by Penguin Books
Genre: Historical Romance, Chick Lit, Cultural Fiction, Historical Fiction

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The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes Book Summary:

The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes is a moving novel based on a true story. This is the heartfelt story of brides who crossed oceans to meet the men they married in wartime. These are brides who are travelling aboard the HMS Victoria after WWII to meet the men they married. So, this story is the account of their adventures, their hopes, dreams and insecurities.

 

The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes Book Review:

Things I Liked:

The book starts slow but still held my attention. It forced me to seriously think about a trying time of history. And the fate of war brides who left behind everything they were familiar with. They braved the seas and travelled to their unknown futures with nothing but grit, determination and hope in their hearts.

The characterisation is good and I connected with the plight, difficulties and fears of the brides. So, I stayed faithfully with the story till the end.

Things that could be better:

All through reading the book, I kept thinking that I wanted to know more about that time and see what all was actually factual. Was HMS Victoria real? Were there real life accounts of war brides available who travelled on such ships to meet their husbands?

So, after reading the book, I went online to search and read all there was available on that time.

Also while the story is promising, I still feel that this isn’t the best delivery by Jojo Moyes. The story lacks the crispness of her other books and the pace was very slow at times.

Then the dialogues got a bit confusing at times and I felt they could have been handled in a more concise way.

Conclusion:

All in all, The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes is a heartfelt account of women who braved every difficulty in hopes of finding happiness after the WWII ended. So, I enjoyed reading the book but feel it could have been better narrated. Hence, 3 out of 5 stars to it and Njkinny recommends it to Jojo Moyes’ fans and people who love reading Historical fiction.

I received the book from the publishers via Netgalley and I am very thankful to them. The above review is my honest and unbiased opinion and in  no way influenced.

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