Historical fiction focused on three women during WWII - a photographer, a journalist and a young woman in search of love. We see Danni and Ella each struggle against the exclusion of women in their chosen field and the lengths they will go to to show the world the atrocities of war - and Lane does not sugarcoat them. Both are strong women and demonstrate a tenacity that women of the time needed. There is some romance thrown in but it doesn't take away from the story being told.

Took quite a while to get into, but was an interesting read although some of it seemed far fetched.

It began to lose its way when three correspondents smuggled themselves aboard a hospital ship heading to France. It then began to be a love story in three people and the their individual antics and reporting during the war.

The Last Correspondent, in reality, is a romance that happens during WWII. I was expecting more history and real facts but the story is more fiction than anything else. So, changing my expectations, I found this romance well-written, with women trying to reach their goals and finding their place in the world in rather difficult conditions. It's entertaining and easy to read.
I downloaded a free copy of this book through NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

I really enjoy reading historical fiction books set during WWII. This book focuses on three amazing women who serve as correspondents during the war. I continue to be in awe of the strength and bravery so many women demonstrated during this atrocious time period. Their willingness to stand up for themselves amidst such sexist attitudes was admirable. And their determination to reach the goals they set for themselves even while faced with danger had me cheering them on.

Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for my advanced review copy. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

First of all, I must say how beautiful the cover art on this novel is! This is a nice, but somewhat predictable WW2 romance novel. The book flowed nicely with the writing style, but sometimes felt like I was reading the perspective of a teen girl rather than an adult woman. I enjoyed reading about the women correspondents, and at times, I felt I was right there with them. I recommend this for any historical fiction lover.

This one didn’t do it for me unfortunately. I didn’t get very far with it until I had to give up and leave it.

My first book by Soraya Lane, but certainly not my last. I have many of her books on my Kindle. I look WWII genre historical fiction and that's what she writes. Ella Franks is an American girl who desperately wants to be a journalist, so she writes under a male pseudonym in order to get published. When she's found out, she gets fired. Then she gets a chance to write as an American at at an English publication. While there she takes an opportunity to work as a war correspondent in Europe. This job was exactly what she was hoping for, but she did not realize the danger and hard work involved reporting from war-torn France. With her partner Andy as her photographer she plunges headlong into the think of it. She meets up with female photographer Danni Bradford who is brash and fearless and fiercely independent. Danni teaches Ella the ropes but Ella finds Danni prickly and hard to like, until they are thrown together in some dangerous circumstances and must learn to rely on each other. #NetGalley #TheLastCorrespondant

Not able to download this book. Did not have the necessary link, either NG App or Kindle.

I just thought I should share that I had a problem, just realized this was left open.

Sounds like an interesting book and I can purchase a copy if I want.

Thank you NetGalley for approving me, along w/Soraya M. Lane. Sorry, it did not work out.

*** I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review ***

This is the first book that I've read by Soraya M. Lane and I thoroughly enjoyed it! It is a wonderful story of 3 female WWII war correspondents in London and then in Nazi occupied France (Normandy and Paris). These women undergo a harrowing ordeal in France and develop a unlikely friendship. They are brave, independent, tenacious, and just overall bad-asses! Towards the end of this book, it does get a little "romance-y" compared to the beginning/middle parts, but I didn't mind. I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys historical fiction and WWII novels. It offers a different take on the war (from the correspondents' point of view). Overall, this is a book of war, life/death, friendship, devotion, romance, and lots of feminism. I look forward to reading more of Soraya M. Lane's books involving strong female characters.

I received a copy of the book from Netgalley to review. Thank you for the opportunity.
A really interesting and engaging story. The writing is good and the story matter unique about an aspect of WW2 not commonly written about.
A good read.

It seemed interesting at first glance and the first chapter i really liked, but then it went downhill from there.
I was just so bored, the characters didn`t have any character development and just went and did whatever they wanted. Their loveinterests were were uinteresting alpha-like males. Ugh no pass.

This was a great book to lose yourself in, though I felt a times the characters were underdeveloped and the plot rushed. However, I knew very little about female war correspondents in WW2 so it was enlightening to learn more about what they did during the war.

I was totally immersed reading about the lives of Ella, Danni and Chloe, three determined brave women reporters who during WW11 forged their way through incredible courage to the front lines of Normandy. Unwilling to accept the biased gender laws against women correspondents each of their stories is told with their compelling need to tell the truth despite the barriers preventing them. The historical facts and images gave me a vivid look into that era that I never imagined. I was struck by the women who lived in tents by the field hospital while the men correspondents stayed in beautiful chateaus. This book is brilliantly written about a terrible time in history with lives torn apart, loss, romance but a a change of heart that transposes their missions . I hope to read more from this author, I loved this book, and highly recommend it to anyone who likes historical fiction.

I really enjoyed reading this book. I found it very interesting how prejudiced globally governments were towards the role of female journalists.
The mixture of fact and fiction worked well with the crux of the story (Europe in WW2). The characters were believable and suited the story.

This was an outstanding book. I couldn’t put it down once I started reading it. I’ve read a lot of WWII fiction and this book rates among the best for the characters, the plot, and the writing. I can’t recommend this enough, I’d rate it 10 stars if I could. 5 stars!

Thanks to Amazon Publishing UK, Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I have read quite a few novels based on the second World War, covering different storylines but none so far based on the journalists/ reporters and photo-journalists who faced a lot of risks and danger to cover it. The Last Correspondent deals with this and has three female protagonists in the midst of the action and danger- Elle Franks an American journalist who gets fired from her job when it is discovered she is writing under a male pseudonym but gets a chance to become a war correspondent when she is offered a job to cover the war in Britain, Danni Bradford a well known American photo-journalist who is feisty and is all about breaking rules and protocols put on women journalists in order get the 'real picture of the war' out there to the people and Chloe, a young and naïve model who finds herself in the midst of danger and intrigue when she decides to travel to France to give her lover a surprise. With their courage and determination, they not only fight the professional barriers placed on them but also overcome dangers they face while covering a war which makes them face a lot of realities- about themselves and the war.

The book is fast paced and there are a few instances where the author describes the horror of active combat, as witnessed by these journalists, with good detail and pathos. However, with the title of the book being 'The Last Correspondent' I expected an ending which would have matched it but it wasn't so and I was kind of disappointed.

My thanks to NetGalley, the publishers Amazon Publishing UK/ Lake Union Publishing and the author Soraya M. Lane for the e-Arc of the book,

The book was published on 1st November 2020.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐✨💫

Thanks to Netgalley for a preview copy of this book for an honest review.

Two women determined to make their way in World War 2.

Difficult topic handled ok but the Normandy Landings glossed over a little. Enjoyed the characters of Ella and Danni but found Chloe to be ridiculous. Some unbelievable parts that made me shake my head and could see how the book was going to end.

I really enjoyed this fresh, insightful take on the role female correspondents played in WWII coverage. The protagonists were smart, relatable, and gutsy. I also really appreciated the way Lane handled the horrors of war - they were realistic without feeling gratuitous (we know war is horrific, sometimes less is more with war writing, Not because we should all be sheltered but because we need to be able to survive the secondhand trauma if we are going to stay with it long enough to be moved, changed, shaped by it).

This book was fastpaced, engaging, and a great portrayal of what women can do when they are willing to push back at the boundaries conventionally placed around them. Thank you Lane, and NetGalley for the ARC; I look forward to reading more of Lane's work.

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The Last Correspondent
By: @sorayalaneauthor
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World War II Historical fiction is my favorite genre of books to read. I have read a ton! But this is the first book I have ever read about what it was like for war correspondents during WWII, women in particular. We all know that at the time only certain jobs were deemed worthy of women for the war efforts but women broke most of the boundaries set up for them. Women war correspondents Martha Gellhorn, Elizabeth “Lee” Miller, Dickey Chapelle, and Margaret Bourke-White just to name a few, changed the status quote and paved the way for women war correspondents.
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The Last War Correspondents follows Ella an American journalist who finds herself supported by an American Magazine to go to a Europe and report on women’s roles in the war. As she is trying to shine a light on what is really going on her writing is censored and she decides to take matters into her own hands. She end up finding herself, maturing as a journalist, and learns to depend on her female friends to make it out alive.
Danni is a photo journalist who is well know among the journalist community, and knows how to get the photos she wants. She is determined to show the world what WWII is like through her photos.
Chloe is a young girl who finds herself on the wrong side of enemy lines and unsure of what her purpose is in life or the war but soon she finds herself right in the middle of the fighting. She will lean on her new friends to find her way out.
It’s a wonderful story that sheds a light on something new for me in WWII.

I loved this book! Has great gripping war scenes, wonderful love stories, great stories of friendship that develops during difficult times. Covers what female's went through to get equality during the time of WWII. The characters are life like and I really liked them.
Giving a 5 star rating