“The Wartime Book Club” is a WWII historical fiction book by Kate Thompson. This book, unlike most WWII books, takes place on the island of Jersey. This book is about the friendship of two women - Bea and Grace, who are in their 20s when the book starts. This book centers around not only their friendship, but also their jobs - Bea is a postal delivery person and Grace is a librarian. Bea is determined to undermine the Nazis on the island, and does so through her mail delivery, and Grace doesn’t want to do anything overt likes Bea, but finds herself being drawn into the island underground network in different ways. However, this book is also uplifting - the book club that is formed brings together people from the community and they help each other out as best they can through the island’s hardships. Do read the Author’s Notes for more information about Jersey during WWII, they were rather interesting and informative.

The story of Bea and Grace, two close friends in their early twenties, living on the occupied Isle of Jersey during World War II was a very interesting book. This story centers around Grace’s job as the head librarian and Bea’s job as a postal worker and how they motivated , kept moral going, and “ helped” their fellow citizens during the occupation. I enjoyed the fact that this book had a lot going for it, historical fiction is a favorite of mine, I also enjoyed the friendship between Bea and Grace, I enjoyed the other characters introduced in the book , I can’t say anything bad about the character interaction and development. This book at times was joyful, heartwarming, heartbreaking, and so full of the courage and tenacity of the people living through such horrific conditions. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys historical fiction especially from the World War II era.

This book was beautiful and sad and happy and heartbreaking and made me feel all the things! If you want a wonderful WW2 book, I highly recommend!

I fell in love with the characters of Bea and Grace from page one. I have always been a fan of historical fiction and when I read the description I knew I had to give “The Wartime Book Club” and chance. The book is filled with heartbreak and pain, but you see the power of hope and love as well. I could not stop reading as I was desperate to learn what was going to happen next. I am most definitely recommending this book to my book club and family members when it releases. This this a book that needs to be on every bookshelf.