Silver Stars by Michael Grant

The Blurb On The Back:

I hear civilians saying we’re all heroes.

Here’s one of the nasty little twists that come in war: if you don’t manage to get wounded or dead, they’ll promote you. Right when you start to get good at following, they want you to lead.

If everyone is a hero, then no one is.

No longer raw recruits, Rio, Frangie and Rainy have all faced combat and know that it has changed them. They may have fought on the front lines, but the personal battles rage on …

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The Verdict:

The second in Michael’s Grant’s BATTLE LINES SERIES is a thoughtful, action-packed YA read set in an alternate universe where women were conscripted to fight in World War II and although I’m still not wholly convinced that he needs that premise to explore all of the issues that he’s interested in, the book does challenge gender assumptions and is thought provoking on racism and violence.

Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.