Somewhere a Song

Daughters of Fortune #2

by Judith Pella

Book 2 of Daughters of Fortune. Somewhere a Song opens the day after Pearl Harbor as the daughters of newspaper tycoon Keegan Hayes suffer the aftermath on three different continents—journalist Cameron Hayes in Moscow, searching for the half-brother she’s never met; Jackie in California, dangerously aligning herself with the Japanese community; and Blair in Manila, desperately seeking the whereabouts of her estranged army officer husband even as she is caught up in the terror of war. The trauma each woman experiences threatens to further drive a wedge in the Hayes family. Is there hope when the world’s at war?

Genres: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Christian, Fiction, Romance, World War II, Christian Historical Fiction

432 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2002

About the author

Judith Pella is a bestselling, award-winning author whose writing career spans two decades. Her in-depth historical and geographical research combines with her skillful storytelling to provide readers with dramatic, thought-provoking novels. She and her husband make their home in Scapoose, Oregon.

Reviews

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

I really do admire this series, I must say. (Although part of me is kind of low-key Team Johnny more than Team Alex. So there's that.)

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book. Even though there would be no way that any newspaper would have let a woman be a foreign correspondent during World War 2 even if it was in Russia, I still liked the plot. It's fun, exciting, and written well despite being a little too feministic for the time period.
Also, I do find it interesting that the books talk about all three daughters in each book and follow out their lives even though each book seems to focus specifically on a certain one's story.
In this book, two of the girls get saved (one already was). A plot device I've always liked in historical Christian romances.

[Kipahni · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay first off, I have a hard time liking christian literature. For some reason, much like christian music bands it comes off like a B version of their "secular" counter parts, so if I seem harsh when I review christian literature it is only because they seem to dissapoint me the most.

This book is the second in the daughters of fortune series, I have not read the first so I have nothing to compare it to.

So here is my thoughts. The dialogue is too... corney for lack of a better word. The story reads like a day time soap opera (without the sex) by this I mean like a soap, you don't want to be reading it, you have better things to do, but it just draws you in, little by little. Revealing these unbelieveable plot twists ( Gasp! I have been working with you all along and I just now found you were my illigitimate half brother!)
Plus even though I consider myself a believer I didn't care for the way the author pushed each of her characters to a point of conversion. I mean you are reading a war love story and then she suddenly switches the plot to a sunday school lesson.
I don't know maybe I am too picky, and just want a war story to be a war story and a sunday school book , to be seperate. It just didn't flow well.

Anyway as an interesting side note, I like the authors diverse background,(use to be a nurse) it really comes through in her writing.

[Melyni · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this series. It's fun to read. When I first started this book, I was going to stop with this one and not continue with the series. But after finishing, I've decided I want to read the rest of this series.

[Marcie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot of religion in this one but I have really enjoyed getting to know the characters. Blair is by far my favorite of the three sisters.

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

The war has separated three sisters, each on a different continent. All are profoundly, personally affected by the war. Blair, in the Philippines and Cameron in the USSR find the faith that they have been fighting against for so long. Jackie, in the States, is separated from her husband when he is put into a detention camp just for being Japanese. All of them are at the point where they feel beat down and there is not place for them to go but up. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

[Heidi Kelsch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent second book to this series! Book one certainly left you in a place that you just HAD to pick up book two and begin reading immediately. As with book one, the story line, the details, the historical content - it is all so vivid and interesting. Just the right amount of suspense, thrill, romance, and so much more is sure to make this book hard-to-put-down. If you enjoy reading historical books about life during the war - you are certain to like this one! I will warn you - you better have book three ready, because when you finish this book, you will want to jump right into the next book!

[Val · Rating 5 out of 5]

So addicting. just very long.

[Taryn Spearey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This wa just as good as book 1. In this series, we are following the 3 Hayes' sisters as they all go through different sttuggles and challenges in life.

Jackie is living in Los Angeles trying to make it as an actress. She has a friendship start with a Japanese man in a time in history where this is firmly frowned upon.

Meanwhile, her sister, Blair, has taken off to the Philippines in hopes of finding her husband, who she has been lying to, but wants to make things right with him.

Finally, the third sister, Cameron, is a reporter for a newspaper and is worried a war that may take place between Japan and the U.S.

I'm finding the stories of all three sisters tobe quite entertaining. I'm a little worried as to what might happen in the next book. I hope everything will be ok.

I loved the turn Cameron took on her veiw of Christianity. I was happy to see her give her life to the Lord towards the end of the book.

I'm ready to jump right into book 3!!

[ClaraBelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book, as it made me more of a #TeamJohnny for Cameron that ever before! I also loved Gary and Blair trying to rekindle their marriage while surviving the Japanese bombardment of the Philippines. I loved Jackie’s marriage to Sam Okuda, and their subsequent pregnancy. I loved Cameron’s salvation experience and life in Russia!
Rating: 5 stars
Warning: some flirty comments. A nurse tries to seduce Alex at work, but he refuses. Some VERY graphic war descriptions.
Recommend: for older readers, ages 16+
Read: (1)6/7-10/20

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

More balanced and faster paced than the first book. I do appreciate seeing WWII from the less popular Russian and Pacific fronts. Culture today seems to focus on the European front, but the Pacific was just as horrific if not more so and has a special interest for me since my grandpa and great grandpa served there.

[Dorothy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think I liked this one better than the first book in the series. It continues with the lives of the three sisters following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Cameron returns to Russia, Blair is in the Philippines, and Jackie relations with Sam begin to change. And the war now takes on a whole new horror.

[Gail Oliver · Rating 4 out of 5]

As the 2nd book in the Daughters of Fortune series, the story picks up with the three daughters of the Los Angeles newspaper owner, each facing personal challenges, as WWII escalates.
The author gives the reader many historical details to create an understanding what the daughters are facing.
Actually, I read this book for the second time a few years ago. That means I like this series.

[Alice Wiley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely better than the first one. At the time of this review I’m well into the third. If you can endure book 1 I think you’ll find yourself swept up. The story is epic even if the writing is not the best.

[Edward L]

This book 2 of the saga of the Daughters of Fortune series was as good as the first book. I can't wait to read the 3rd book.

[Piper · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this second book of the series. It focused a bit more on Blair's story in the Philippines.
At times I found her slightly frustrating in what she expected her husband to do for her as he had a job to do in the army. Overall though I enjoyed this one as much as the first. There is romance but it's not the main part of the story.

This book was reviewed on the Literary Club Podcast episode 84
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1984185

[Rachelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spoiler...great 2nd book in following the events of WWII. I really had a problem with Blair in the first book because she was making such terrible choices and her lying was unbelievable! She redeems herself here and i'm glad. she turns out to be the most changed of all the sisters and her experience is unforgettable.

[MaryHelen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second of four books in the "Daughters of Fortune" series. Again, this was an absorbing tale that continued following the war years and the three sisters as they found themselves in very different places and circumstances.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the relationships in this series

[Jencey/ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it could not put it down. A definite must read!

[Karin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great series that takes place during World War II. The story follows three sisters on three continents during the war. It is definitely a book that will keep your interest!

[Dana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this over 15 years ago. Judith Pella was one of my top 3 authors of the time. Christian historical fiction - a wonderful genre!

[Brooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

See review for Book 1.