I really enjoyed A Question of Courage by Jesseca Wheaton. While I prefer the Western Front of World War II over the Pacific, I still enjoyed the setting and the fact that it's WWII. The writing style is lovely, and the characters are interesting and lovable.

The characters were what I loved the most. They're so sweet and endearing, and it's sad to see them going through the horrors of war. I loved Rafe and getting to know him from his point of view! He's so sweet and hilarious. Lily is wonderful, and it was great to see her journey continue after what happened in A Question of Honor. Art was a great new character whom I enjoyed, and I wish we'd seen more of him. I loved seeing a little more of Elaine, Joyanna, Ann, Little Gil, and the rest of their family. But I think I may still love David most of all. I have a giant sore soft spot in my heart for him, and even though he wasn't in this book much, I loved seeing him when he was around - even though it often made me so sad to see what it was like for him in the aftermath of certain events. I liked the family relationships and friendships portrayed in the book. I love the family back home, and I loved Rafe and Art's friendship. And the main romance was very sweet. I also just have to say - pilots and nurses are very, very cool. And doctors, too... Speaking of which (as a side note), I can't wait to see more of Micah in the next sequel! As well as everyone else.

For me, there was much less emotion in this book than in the first book, but I still felt for the characters. Especially David at the beginning and Rafe near the end. My heart broke for David.... That was quite a bit emotional for me. And then there's Rafe.... Wow. But I'll stop there. As to what happened at the end, that is a hard thing to pull off, but Jesseca did so very well. Let me just say that I knew from Jesseca's updates that a certain awful something would happen to someone at some point...but I didn't know which someone. And I was surprised and saddened when it happened to a certain someone - and I didn't expect it to be that person. That was vague because of spoilers, but if you read the book, you know what and who I mean.

I loved that there was so much humor in this story to lighten it up and balance out the sadness and danger! It was very well-done, and I smiled quite often at the banter and joking between the characters. I loved the nicknames of Toto, Oz, and Dorothy.

There were a couple of inaccuracies that took me out of the story, such as one miscalculation of years. Also, there were occasional minor grammar errors I noticed, but they weren't enough to take away from the story as a whole.

This is a great novel for any fan of historical fiction, adventure, or romance. It does a good job of bridging the gap between the aforementioned two subgenres of the historical genre, and I enjoyed it even though there was more romance and less adventure than I usually prefer. The romance was very sweet and light, and I enjoyed it. And I really enjoyed the excitement, suspense, and depictions of war, battles, military life, and dogfights. It was also nice to see scenes of family life on the American home front. The author did a great job of balancing very different settings and storylines, and she did them all well.

I enjoyed A Question of Courage, and I look forward to reading the next sequel and following the progress of this budding author.

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