Dangerous Days for the Home Front Nurses by Rachel Brimble is part of a saga revolving around these young nurses, their families, and their patients. It is during World War II and they are in Bath, a place previously ignored by the Nazis. But, tonight they had been bombed and although it was over, everyone feared they would come again. At this point there was nothing to be done but clean up and transfer patients to the basement where they would be safer. Freda, Veronica, Sylvia, and Kathy all had personal stories that wove in and out of the hospital’s story. Typical stuff, mostly: one of them had been raped five years earlier, one had a sister that was pregnant with no husband, one in love with a Negro man, and others wondering what their future would hold. It was an engrossing read, realizing that many problems we have today are no different than those nurses almost a hundred years ago.

Brimble did a nice job of delineating the personalities of each of the women we encountered, not always easy. There was no over-arching plot, but rather, small, individual ones. Since there were so many main characters, there was always something going on, which kept it lively. It is always good to remember that other people have lives, too. Times were different then: some good, some bad. It was an enjoyable read which went quickly but gave us some insight into the various characters and their responses to life.

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When I read Dangerous Days For The Home Front Nurses, I didn’t realise it was book two in the series. Honestly, that didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the story, though I expect I would have been more familiar with the three nurses who are the central characters. This book is set in Bath in 1942 and much of the story takes place in the Borough Hospital, where the patients are a mix of military and civilians. I had no idea that Bath was bombed during World War Two so found that fact interesting. I loved the way the bombing and subsequent events were depicted through the eyes of Freda, Sylvia and Veronica. Each has her own strengths and weaknesses and while the bombing and its aftermath made for an interesting secondary thread, this story is really about those three women. I admired them for their work ethic and their care of the patients, but I also warmed to them as people with individual vulnerabilities. For Freda, it is her family and particularly her younger sister, who is an absolute prat, in my opinion. I thought Freda showed the patience of a saint in her dealings with Dorothy. Sylvia was engaged to Jesse, who is largely off the page, but broke off the engagement and urged him to join the forces. She’s still in love with him and riddled with worry about his wellbeing. Veronica, meanwhile, was raped five years before this story opens and lives only a few doors away from her attacker. She’s determined to leave home and move as far away from him as possible and equally determined to ensure her mother doesn’t find out. As the story unfolds, each woman comes to grips with her issues. I loved the way this story depicted the fighting spirit of all three women but also the determination of the people of Bath to rebuild and show Hitler their inner strength. Throughout the book, there are strong themes of friendship, family dynamics, and discrimination, which add depth to the story.

Dangerous Days for the Home Front Nurses is the page-turning second installment of the Home Front Nurses series.

This second installment of the Home Front Nurses series continues to follow the lives of three young nurses: Freda, Sylvia, and Veronica. We see them working under difficult circumstances, handling complicated personal lives, maintaining friendships, and contemplating romance. I recommend reading the series in order.

Freda, Sylvia, and Veronica are there for each other professionally and personally. Over these two installments, their friendship grows stronger as they learn to trust and depend upon one another.

We are in war conditions and the hospital and their neighborhoods have suffered bomb damage. Freya, Sylvia, and Veronica are exhausted and stretched to their limits. Resilience, resourcefulness, and bravery are needed. The author provides vivid details and descriptions, providing a strong sense of place and putting us in the middle of the action and drama.

Romance is not the focus of the story, but there is a side of romance for each character (including one f/f).

Thoughtful themes include duty, friendship, romance, family, community, endurance, resiliency, finding your purpose, and following your heart.

Content Consideration: War injuries and bomb damage, medical content, references to a past rape

Fans of WWII stories that feature nursing and nurses will appreciate this engaging story. I recommend reading the series in order.

Thanks #NetGalley @BoldwoodBooks for a complimentary eARC of #DangerousDaysForTheHomeFrontNurses upon my request. All opinions are my own.

Freda, Sylvia, and Veronica are still friends but times are changing. Life is getting harder, emotions are running high and they have Kathy to contend with. Another great book about the drama in the life of these three friends and the people they love. I am already looking forward to the next one.

WW2 series set in Bath

I just finished "Dangerous Days for the Home Front Nurses" and enjoyed it. Although the 2nd book in a series, I didn't feel lost not having read the first book. My feelings while reading vacillated between horror, pride in our heroines, and just exhaustion. This is a very nice example of the WW2 genre.

Thank you to the publisher who lent me a time-constrained e-arc via Netgalley with no obligation. This review is optional and my own opinion.

This historical novel is part of a series and features strong female characters, friends and nurses, as they tackle life in the middle of a war.

It's well written and is a enjoyable read for historical saga fans.

This is the second book in this series and it was good to catch up with the friends again. It was very descriptive of how the nurses struggled when Bath got bombed. It was so well written it was easy to imagine what the people of Bath had to put up with. Freda, Veronica and Sylvia all have their own personal issues going on but they always find time to support each other too. There are some happy times as well as the sad moments for the girls and there are more things we need to know. Hopefully it won’t be too long before we catch up with the home front nurses again.

Another dive into life in wartime Britain.

Freda is a nurse in Bath when the Germans decide to focus on bombing that city; along with her fellow nurses she has to move the patients in the middle of an attack. iWhile Freda realises that her work in the hospital is vital, what she really wants to do is be a journalist reporting on the war . . .

I was a bit disappointed to discover that this is the second in series - when the publisher puts 'brand new series' on a book, I expect it to be the start of something new. On the whole - and as a previous reviewer and fan of Rachel Brimble's writing - I did enjoy this one, but there were a few minor niggles; the most obvious one being the constant use of first names on the ward. No ward sister would have allowed that in the sixties, never mind during wartime. However, I realise I can be a bit pedantic at times and overall this was a very enjoyable read. For me, 4*.

My thanks to the publisher for my copy via NetGalley.

This is the second book in The Home Front Nurses series . It was wonderful to be back in the company of nurses and friends, Veronica, Freda and Sylvia. Freda loves her job at the hospital helping the war injured soldiers, but she secretly desires to be a journalist. Her two friends Sylvia and Veronica have their own problems to contend with but they are all there to support each other during these difficult times. Right from the start I was taken right into the very heart of the story and found myself desperately wanting to find out how everything would work out for everyone . The descriptions of the war and the suffering endured were written so vividly by the author. I’m really loving this series and can’t wait for book three.

Boom! That is what this book started with, literally, as bombs rain down on the city of Bath. What an exciting way to start a story. The following chapters were emotional ones. The book's first half focuses on the hospital and how the nurses and patients deal with the awful bombing and the aftermath. The second half is just as emotional but the bombs falling aren't Hitler's, they are the trials facing nurses Freda, Veronica and Sylvia; their relationships, their families and decisions for the future.

I thoroughly enjoyed this instalment of the Home Front Nurses and am very much looking forward to the next one.

I'm reviewing this via NetGalley, as part of a tour with Rachel's Random Resources.

This is the second book in the Home Front Nurses series, set in Bath during WWII. I enjoyed the previous book, so I was excited to read this one as well.

The book follows three nurses, Freda, Sylvia and Veronica, who established a friendship in the previous book. I connected with all of these characters the first time round, so it was lovely to read about them again. In fact, it felt a little bit like visiting old friends.

Once again, I appreciated the bonds of friendship between the three main characters, and I was also happy to see the return of some other characters that I was fond of in the previous book. I started to feel as though I'd bonded with the characters in my own way. This was light and easy to read, and I found it heartwarming too, though there were also a few tearjerker moments.

Thank you to NetGalley, Rachel's Random Resources, Boldwood Books, and to the author, for the opportunity to read and review this.

The Home Front Nurses was one of the best books I read in 2024 and I have been looking forward to the second book since then. Dangerous Days for the Home Front Nurses begins in April 1942 in Bath. It can be read as a standalone but is much better if you read the first book before, so you know all the characters.
The story follows on from the first book, beginning as the hospital the nurses work at is being bombed, so we’re straight into the action. The three leading characters in the series are the nurses Freda, Sylvia and Veronica. As the bombs fall on Bath for the first time, they must tend to the patients before finding out if their houses are still intact and if their families and friends are safe.
Each of the three nurses has their own private secrets and personal struggles, but we mainly concentrate on Freda in this story. We also find out more about some of the minor characters including Kathy, a fellow nurse who hasn’t been very nice in the past, but things become a bit clearer when we find out more about her life.
This is just my kind of book. I love reading books set at home in Britain during the World Wars and this one gives a real authentic feel of how things would have been then. I love a book with strong females as the leading characters and the themes of friendship as well as romance (often at a distance, due to the War) and all the different family dynamics.
Rachel Brimble writes beautifully, her books are well-paced and easy to get into. Each of the characters is believable and you really care about them and their fates, hoping they will all find happiness. This book continued from the first book perfectly and I really enjoyed catching up with everyone again. This is becoming one of my favourite book series and I am already looking forward to Book 3.

With the bombs dropping on war-ravaged Bath, the three friends who are nurses at a busy Bath hospital are facing dangerous times. It's the second novel in the series, but there is sufficient backstory to catch up if you missed the first book. Immersively portraying the young nurses' sense of fear and courage, Sylvia, Freda and Veronica's continuing stories are explored in this emotional and poignant read. The societal expectations and the difficulties women face when they wish to pursue roles and relationships outside the expected norm define this story, and you invest in the nurses' lives. It's a satisfying read if you like WW2 historical romantic fiction with relatable characters and emotional drama.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

This story follows the lives and loves of three nurses working in Bath. Freda, Veronica and Sylvia are very good friends and look out for each other. They all have their own special problems with their families and their love lives. As well as their personal problems there is the aftermath of the bombing of Bath to contend with. They were all confused why Bath had been targeted. The author portrays how this affected them and the people living in the city, and how it made them reconsider what they wanted to do with their lives. I hadn’t read the first in the series but this didn’t spoil my enjoyment. This was an engaging read and as it is a series, some matters are not resolved. I received a copy and have voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

T his is the second book in this series about friends Freda,Sylvia and Veronica who are nurses in Bath .Air raids have finally come to Bath and all hands are needed at the hospital.Veronica is thinking how she can perused her mum to let her move into her own place and is still suffering from being raped ,Freda is still not living up to her mothers expectation and Sylvia cannot get over her love for Jesse that is fighting in the war . Loved reading this book and can’t wait for the next in the series. Thank you to Netgalley and Bold wood.

This is a brilliant second book in the series - it would be possible to read this as a standalone book but there should be more character context of you had read the first book.
Sylvia, Veronica and Freda are still the best of friends and still at odds with Kathy, who it turns out has terrible family and is not worry when they are bombed.
The hospital in Bath had been dealing with casualties from Bristol but never expected to need to deal with their own casualties of several nights of bombing themselves.
The book is obviously researched and well written - there are several.points where empathy is shown to the lives of the patients and other characters.
As with the first book it could be slow in places but having said that I hope that there will be a follow up book and we will find out more of the lives of The Home Front nurses.

A very thought provoking book

Another great book from Rachel and the second in this series. Kathy, Veronica and Freda are all nurses who work together in difficult circumstances as bombs rain down in Bath. Family situations previous assaults and the horrors of war still affect these young nurses. A good finish but would love to see more from these characters. Thanks to Rachel and her publisher. Thanks also to NetGalley

Book 2 of 2 - Well written and researched story of women during WWII. A very enjoyed story. I enjoyed both books.

Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

The story begins with a bombs going off in Bath and the hospital is in different parts.

The three friends Freda, Sylvia and Veronica do everything they can to ensure the patients are moved to safer areas.

Freda has her own problems at home and Veronica is becoming more confident, but Sylvia still feels bad about how she treated Jesse and is hoping he is safe.

The story was well written, it was interesting to see how the city being bombed affected those that lived in it in different ways.

I’m looking forward to reading more in this series and what comes next in the lives of the three friends.

I highly recommend this book.

Life is tough in Bath for these three nurses. As the town suffers during heavy bombings, they support each other through their fears and their own problems in this dramatic story. Freda feels that she must concentrate on her nursing and not continue with her journalism career, and distegard her feelings for Richard. Sylvia blames herself for sending her former boyfriend, a black man, to war. Veronica struggles to get over her trauma from a terrible incident.

I’ve been to Bath many times but I didn’t realise that it had such a dreadful time during the war. This book really brings it home to the reader.

This was easy-reading and the girls were all very likeable. I liked the way that they all supported each other.

I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.