About the Book

Book: Turning Tide
Author: Melody Carlson
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: Feb 15, 2020

As the Great War rages on, Sunset Cove continues to feel its impact. Running the small town newspaper, Anna McDowell can’t escape the grim reports from the other side of the world, but home-front challenges abound as well. Dr. Daniel is serving the wounded on the front lines. And Katy, expecting her first child, with her husband in the trenches, tries to support the war effort with her Red Cross club. Even as the war winds down the costs are high—and Sunset Cove is not spared.

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My Thoughts:

Anna and her daughter Katy and their whole town are living in the time of the Great War. As their men, Daniel and Katy's husband, Jim, are overseas their lives move forward.

Even though the war continues, life continues as well. Anna is still running her newspaper and Katy is patiently waiting for the birth of her baby. But things never stay the same and weddings take place, babies are born, and news of death reaches the small town. Everybody's lives are affected by the war and the Spanish flu, which Daniel writes to Anna about, is creeping ever closer to home.

This was a relevant read and a good reminder of what happened just a little over a hundred years ago. Especially everything that we are facing worldwide today.

I was really invested in Jim's and Katy's story. They have quite a journey they must travel and the author did a good job really showing us the struggles a young married couple would have. And they did not just have ordinary struggles, Jim's prognosis really showed how much the war affected everyone and what type of patience and love was needed. This was a good ending for the series.

I was provided a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.

About the Author

Melody Carlson has written more than 200 books (with sales around 6.5 million) for teens, women, and children. That’s a lot of books, but mostly she considers herself a “storyteller.” Her young adult novels (Diary of a Teenage Girl, True Colors etc.) appeal to teenage girls around the world. Her annual Christmas novellas become more popular each year. She’s won a number of awards (including RT’s Career Achievement Award, the Rita, and the Gold medallion) and some of her books have been optioned for film/TV. Carlson has two grown sons and makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and yellow Lab dog.

More from Melody

Writing about the WW1 era has definitely been a good history lesson for me. Prohibition laws in Oregon (and rum-runners breaking them) combined with a massive war that changed the world and a global epidemic is worth paying attention to. Especially since history sometimes repeats itself. The early 20th century had a lot going on—much that seems nearly forgotten. I’m glad to see the movie 1917 is doing well—and we plan to see it this week. Although I’m not a fan of gruesome war movies, this era continues to intrigue me. Even as I wrapped up my Sunset Cove series with Turning Tide I was left wondering . . . what’s next? But isn’t that the beauty of story?