The Flight Girls

The way to write a historical fiction book I believe is to neither diminish the people of the times the book is set in, nor uphold them as a end all be all standard.

Frustatingly, just 4 chapters in, what happens in the book is the former. The half of the so called “girl group” are held in an image of cowardish women because the two rather stay away from war and because one has a very attractive body. And apparently any men this girl attracts is super dumb cause of course she's the slutty dumbfuck of the group.

Which makes it seem like everyone the character doesn't like is just dumb anyways. Not that there's reasons for their own beliefs or anything.

A heartbreaking but great story. It's WWII, I wasn't expecting anything different! The story is very well written, divided in three parts: it felt like reading three different stories, three different moments in life that had to happen for the conclusion. The conclusion was good. It made me believe something that I had accepted and made peace with, and then things ended up being different. Although it is great when you're not expecting something in a story and it catches you by surprise. Really great learning about the role of Women's Airforce Service Pilots in the US during the war.

3.5 stars
I love a good love story and this one was interesting until the ending, which I didn't enjoy. It would have been 4 stars if not for the - I felt - mediocre ending. However, I felt that the obsessing over men the entire book was out of character for the main character, as she claims she has no interest in men/marriage, settling down and having kids; yet that is pretty much the entire book.

Loved every moment of this book. Noelle Salazar has a distinctive voice that drew me like a magnet. Her characters carry a dignity that inspires. I was so invested in Audrey and James' fate, I had to skip to the end and find out what happened!