A Death Struck Year

A Death Struck Year
Makiia Lucier
279 pages

Genre: Historical ficition
Stars: 4.5 ****.5
1 sentence summary: Coming-of-age story in flu-torn 1918
Recommend: Yes!

Summary:

Opinion:

I love historical fiction books so this is a treat. Tis a Helen Ruffin Reading Book. Ironically last year, there was book on the Spanish Influenza as well. The book is a fast read, i read it through the school day. It had hooked me in really bad. I couldn't seem to put it down. The whole story happens over the course of about two months, but it felt so much shorter. Though the book has a sad theme, it was really welcoming and open. Twas a welcome change to what i have been reading lately. I haven't read a good historical fiction book in a good while.

I really liked the main character Cleo and her independence.  She had a lot of guts. Though the last chapters had me seeing her Independence and confidence falter, i still loved Cleo. Those last chapters made her seem more human and realistic. If Cleo was me, i would have just stayed in my dorms. I never would thought to help out the Red Cross. In real life if a lot of people hadn't decided the risk the flu, then some of us wouldn't be here today. Heroic people are what this world needs.

I definitely recommend this book to ppl who like historical fiction books set around world war 2.

P.S. Please leave a comment below and well wishes to my Helen Ruffin Reading bowl team in the competition tomorrow.