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Violence
Some
WWI combat violence depicted with the gravity it deserves; deaths of named characters occur
Language
Barely any
Mild language throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
Tender wartime romance without explicit content; a kiss
Substance Use
Barely any
Some period social drinking in wartime settings
Emotional Intensity
Some
Emotional weight around loss, war, and the question of whether love can survive what war does to people
What this book is about
Narrated by the goddess Aphrodite during a trial by the other gods, Lovely War follows four young people — Hazel and James, Colette and Aubrey — whose lives intertwine across England, France, and New York during World War I. Julie Berry's YA historical weaves mythology, jazz, and the horrors of the Western Front into one of the most distinctive war romances in recent YA fiction.
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WWI combat deaths, including deaths of named characters
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