The audiobook, narrated by Allan Corduner and a full cast, also received a starred review from Booklist, who stated, 'This is truly an audio production for the ages. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book (2019).

The Young Folk's 'Best Historical YA Fiction of 2019'.Shelf Awareness's '2019 Best Children's & Teen Books of the Year'.Buzzfeed's '31 Young Adult Books That We Deemed The Best Of 2019'.Kirkus Reviews' 'Best YA Romance of 2019'.BookPage's 'Best Books of 2019: Young Adult'.Wall Street Journal's 'Best Children's Books of 2019'.It usually takes me around 50 pages or so to get acquainted with a story, the characters and setting. After its release, it landed on several 'best of' lists: Julie Berry, Im not sure what magic you cast over me but please never stop. Awards and honors īefore Lovely War's release, it landed on Barnes & Noble's and Cosmopolitan's 'most anticipated books' lists. brings to life wartime horrors and passions with commentary from Olympian gods in this love story filled with vivid historical detail.' Booklist added that 'all that detail folds effortlessly into the story, so uncommon in frame but heartbreakingly familiar in emotion.' īoth the written text and audiobook are Junior Library Guild books. Shelf Awareness emphasized how Berry 'weaves factual historical events and backdrops into an exquisitely crafted, funny and, yes, epic, novel.' Publishers Weekly wrote, 'Berry. Multiple reviewers highlighted the historical aspects of the book. Kirkus Reviews called the novel an 'unforgettable romance so Olympian in scope, human at its core, and lyrical in its prose that it must be divinely inspired.' Happily for us, that ambition so often results in great success.' īooklist wrote, ' Lovely War proves again that Berry is one of our most ambitious writers.

Lovely War is a New York Times Bestseller and was generally well-received by critics, including starred reviews from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and Shelf Awareness. The book is a New York Times Bestseller and was well-received by critics. Lovely War is a young adult romance novel by Julie Berry, published Maby Viking Books for Young Readers.

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