Review of Of All Faiths & None

[Joy Max]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Of All Faiths & None" by Andrew Tweeddale.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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Of All Faiths & None by Andrew Tweeddale is a historical fiction set around the time of the first world war. Adrian is the dutiful firstborn of a wealthy businessman, Julius Drewe, who comes in contact with Celia, the independent daughter of an architect, Edward Lutyens, when his father employs Edward to design a castle for him. Christian is the headstrong brother of Adrian who falls in love with a nurse, Rose Braithwaite. The story revolves around these people and those around them. We see them question themselves and make difficult decisions as they get changed by the war.

This book was based on real-life events, so I enjoyed seeing how the author connected fiction to reality. He was able to give life to all his characters while maintaining historical accuracy. You don’t even have to know anything about the people this story is based on to understand the novel because the author explains everything. By reading this book, I learnt about the existence of many historical figures like Edward Lutyens and Julius Drewe. The author must have done his research before writing this.

There were also numerous points of view, a recipe for disaster if handled poorly. Thankfully, the author handled them well. I saw what motivated each character, even the minor ones, and because of this, I couldn’t hate any character even when they did or said questionable things. No character was dragged down for the sake of raising another up. When I read this book, I was able to relate to the characters. I was sad when they were sad and happy when they were happy.

There’s only one negative thing I have to say about this book; the blurb was quite misleading. The description of this book gave me the impression that this was a romance novel, but it’s not. It’s a lot more than romance. In fact, romance isn’t even the central point of the story, as they were barely any romantic scenes. I was a bit confused when I’d read more than half of the book without coming across much romance. I liked the book regardless, but I’d have preferred a more accurate blurb.

This book was exceptionally well edited, as I found no errors. It was also an engaging read. As a result of this, I’ve decided to rate it five out of five stars. I didn’t take out a star for my dislike because I still liked the book.

I recommend this book to lovers of historical fiction. Swear words are few and far between; there are no descriptive sex scenes, and the gore is very little, so younger readers can also enjoy it.

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[Sara Nóbrega Bartolomeu]

I loved your review. Actually, on my negative points, I noted the lack of romantic scenes between Celia and Adrien.. perhaps I was misled by the blurb too! Great review!