Review: Saving Mrs. Roosevelt

Saving Mrs. Roosevelt by Candice Sue Patterson
My rating: 💛💛💛💛💛

Shirley Davenport was a breath away from dying.

With a first line like this, the story could not but grab my attention. And it did not let go. From the intriguing plot, filled with mystery, spies (local and German) to secret messages and a slow developing romance, this all added up to a great story which I could not put down.

I adored Shirley and Leo and loved any scenes they were part off. Alma, oh my, she tugged on my heartstrings and made me feel so many emotions. The mystery behind the spies kept me reading, early on I had a few ideas, some of which was right, but I was also caught by surprise.

Shirley swore she heard Alma smile, if such a thing were possible.

This is a new to me author and now on my watch list. Her writing was captivating, yet smooth and she was such a great storyteller, when she revealed what was fiction in her author's note, I was like, really!

There was a few difficult subject matters which I think the author dealt with in an honest but sensitive way. It was not easy to read, but unfortunately part of history and can't always be ignored. Just a small warning to younger or sensitive readers.

This is the third book in a WW2 series focused on heroines who played a big part in history but can be read as a standalone.

*I received a copy from the publisher via Netgalley. All opinions expressed are my own.*

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About the book:

Meet Shirley Davenport, who joins the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve only to be sent to her hometown in Maine to foil a plot to harm the First Lady.

About the author:

Candice Sue Patterson studied at the Institute of Children's Literature and is an active member of American

Christian Fiction Writers. She lives in Indiana with her husband and three young sons in a restored farmhouse overtaken by books. When she's not tending to her chickens, splitting wood, or decorating cakes, she's working on a new story. Candice writes Modern Vintage Romance--where the past and present collide with faith.