Really enjoyed this book. Great plot and engaging, believe characters. I was drawn right into the story. Would definitely recommend.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for my copy of Today We Go Home by Kelli Estes in exchange for an honest review. It published September 3, 2019.
I really enjoyed the awareness this book raised about women in the military, whether incognito or how it is currently. I feel like it is so important to honor and respect these brave women, and what better way than to tell their stories.

A duel timeline story from Civil War era to current day. I like duel timeline novels and the author did a wonderful job. The author did a great job intertwining the past and present.
The story contains issues of PTSD The story highlights the many struggles women face while serving in the military and after they get out.
A very emotional read.

I really wanted to like it more than i did.
it was okay, but a bit too long for me.
It was okay, and interesting. But a little boring too.

Thank you Netgalley and the Publisher for my ARC in exchange for my honest review. This was an enjoyable book.

Larkin Bennett returns home to live with her grandmother after her second tour of Afghanistan, she’s suffering from PSTD, has flashbacks and turned to drinking to numb her feelings. Larkin’s best friend Sarah was killed in Afghanistan, and Larkin blames herself and she has to remove Sarah belongings from a storage facility. In one of the boxes she finds a diary written by one of Sarah's ancestors, a woman called Emily Wilson who dressed as a man and fought for the Union in the American Civil War.

When Larkin can’t sleep she reads Emily’s diary, it starts in 1861, when she and her brother Ben leave the family farm in Stampers Creek, and join the 9th Indiana Infantry. Emily cuts off her hair, changes her mannerisms, and passes a basic medical examination and signs up as private Jesse Wilson. Emily can already shoot, she learns to march and preform the military drills and finishes basic training. Ben becomes friendly with a fellow soldier Willie Smith, at first Emily’s concerned her brothers taken a shine to another man and she discovers Willie is a woman.

After her first battle, Emily keeps seeing the face of the young confederate soldiers she shot, and she can’t stop thinking about him all winter. In 1862, Ben, Emily and Willie are on the move, marching towards Tennessee and they will be fighting in the bloody battle of Shiloh. What happens during the conflict, leaves behind an unsolved mystery and Larkin is determined to solve it.

Larkin contacts Zach Faber, Sarah’s older brother, she goes to visit him, and together they try to discover Willie’s real name. Delving into achieves and searching the internet gives Larkin a purpose, she stops drinking, she starts to heal, and she can finally let her best friend rest in peace.

I received a copy of Today We Go Home by Kelli Estes from NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark in exchange for an honest review, I enjoyed reading the dual timeline story about three brave women soldiers, they had a lot in common, all suffered from PTSD and four stars from me.

Wonderful book and wonderful characters. The story is deep and moving. It’s everything you want in a story. The book flows so well that you loose track of time.

The book was a nice story but it didnt hold my attention and I almost did not finish it. Just not my kind of story.

I received an advance digital copy of this novel from the author, publisher and NetGalley.com. Thanks to all for the opportunity to read and review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Ms. Estes' Today We Go Home is a well written and researched piece of historical fiction. A dual timeline tale of a modern female soldier and a Civil War era woman who disguised herself as a man in order to fight. Both storylines are heartfelt and a closer look at how women can internalize the stresses around them and how ferocious women can be when they fight for what they believe in. At times, Ms. Estes gets bogged down in the details, some of which can take away from her writing. This is a book that requires quiet and focus.

4 out of 5 stars. A good quarantine read.

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* ngl once i started this book wasnt sure how much id like it but it turned out to be wayyyy better than i thought and actually pretty interesting once i got into it a bit

I loved this book! It tells the story of a Emily, who is a woman pretending to be a man to fight alongside her family in the Civil War, and Larkin, a recent Afghanistan veteran who returns home with PTSD. Both stories are extremely well told and researched. I had no idea so many women disguised as men to fight as early as they did. It was a very inspiring story and brought to life a lot about expectations and struggles of women hundreds of years ago and today. I would definitely recommend this book and will look for more by this author. I received this ebook from netgalley and the publisher for free in exchange for my honest review.

I adored this story. The two timelines are interwoven seamlessly, and both women have intriguing stories. I kept wanting to know more and more of their stories each time the timeline would switch.

Thank you Netgalley, Sourcbooks Landmark and Kelli Estes for free e-ARC in return of my honest review.

Today We Go Home is a very powerful novel about women in the military from Civil War to nowadays. There are two intertwines stories about a young woman, pretending to be a man in order to fight for her country, and about a young woman in 20th century when women already enjoy many freedoms and rights but still looked down upon in certain professions.

Today We Go Home, in my opinion, is a character centred novel with two powerful women. Kelli Estes has succeeded tremendously in capturing women strength and desire for equality. The author did not just show struggles that women faced every day in their lives but managed to cover bigger topics, e.g. PTSD in the army and, particularly, how women deal with it.

I enjoyed reading this novel very much and would recommend to all my fellow readers give it a try.

Interesting storyline alternating between the present and during the Civil War. I especially enjoyed the Civil Warparts, I had never given much thought to females serving in the military during that era, enjoyed learning about it.

Having recently finished “Today We Go Home” by Kelli Estes, I am happy to have had the chance for the preview; thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark!

Using the discovery of a civil war diary as the bridge between; this was a well done story connecting the life of a woman fighting as a "male" soldier in the Civil War, and an injured and discharged soldier returning home from Afghanistan. Even though the pain and suffering were years apart, their stories and the trauma of war was devastating no matter what time period they lived in. The PTSD scenes were heart-breaking, whether they were happening to Jesse in 1862, or Larkin in the present day. No soldier should ever suffer in silence, yet so many do. The choice to end the story at Shiloh National History Park was the perfect place to close the pages of this brave journey.

Ms. Estes included many resources and shared her thoughts at the end of this book. I enjoyed the information after the story equally.

This was a wonderful story about the length women in combat go to for themselves and the families they leave behind.

Larkin Bennet, a soldier in Afghanistan, is healing from a tragedy that stuck her unit. As she is healing she finds the diary of Emily Wilson, a wonderful character who disguised herself as a man in order to fight in the Civil War. As Larkin's body is growing better she is pulled into Emily's story and it is through this diary that Larkin learns that she and Emily share the same thought and feelings. Being a women in the service of your country even if youare disguised as a man, can reveal things not only about yourself but also about the country you have sworn to protect.

This was an enlightening read into just how far women went to help fight for their country. Split between the past and present, a journal ties the two. The author was able to bring to life the war between the North and South while also speaking of the loss and love in families. Great read with plenty of plot changes to keep you hooked until the last pages

This book was an interesting read about women in military service. The dual timeline with Emily serving in the Civil War and Larkin in present day after serving in Afghanistan highlighted the fact that women played an important role fighting for our country. They were more than nurses caring for the wounded during the Civil War experiencing all the war related traumas. Larkin’s story dealt mostly with PTSD. The author did a good job tying the two stories together. The awareness she brought to women in the military should be applauded. #TodayWeGoHome #NetGalley #KelliEstes

Dual timeline about strong women and their stories intertwine historical fiction. Sign me up!
This book did not disappoint. 1861 Emily Wilson decides to follow her heart and male members of her family into the Civil War. She soon realizes some things are better left hidden to stay alive. Present Day Seattle area Larkin is home from Afghanistan and a 6 month detour after. Both have destroyed everything she thought she knew and brought great personal loss.
Larkin receives an old diary that belongs to Emily Wilson. How would be spoilery and I do not want to be spoilery. The diary helps Larkin push forward in some of her darkest days as she tries to put the past behind her although the nightmares and PTSD will not let her.
The way the book flows with Larkin reading an entry and the next chapter being Emily's viewpoint from that entry really stuck with me and worked in terms of staying connected to the characters.
I cried more than a few times (Kleenex warning) and was reminded once again how far women have come. I was also reminded how we must remember and SAY the names of those who fought for us to come this far.
Thank you Netgalley for the ARC! Sorry for the delay in reading. I highly recommend adding this to your TBR!

As Larkin suffers PTSD from her time in Afghanistan, she finds a diary from a woman, Emily, posing as a man during fighting in the American Civil War. Emily needs to keep her identity hidden in order to take part in what she believes is important work, while Larkin reads the diary, finding hidden strengths she never knew she had. Sensitive and memorable.