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"Whether you win or lose the battle, all I see is the cost" - The perspective of a nurse tending to soldiers harmed at war

ABSOLUTE BARS

I just got past the part where they're both forced to be intimate with one another, and I'm actually so confused why people say that it's romanticised. The way it's written, it's absolutely horrific, not romantic. They were both raped.

I still have a lot more to read obviously, but I'm PRAYING that this book doesn't do some mind olympic reasoning to romanticise the oppressors. Not denying that there are nuances when it comes to civil wars, but it's feeling a bit off. ALSO IM BORED, new setting omgg. But I must have patience I know 😔😔