There could hardly be two different books! But I'm glad I read them simultaneously. Fallen Skies was very serious, even grim. Sisterchicks on the Loose was very uplifting and humorous.I was really looking forward to Fallen Skies. I am a huge Philippa Gregory fan and I was excited to read another book of hers. My sister gave me the sisterchicks book, with the review "its a really quick read, and you might like it".
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So, I read a bit of Fallen Skies, and then when it got too depressing I'd read Sisterchicks. But I still wanted to see what was going to happen in Fallen Skies, so I'd read more. I didn't really plan to finish Fallen Skies in the evening, and then finish reading Sisterchicks that same night, but it happened that way, perfectly!
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Fallen Skies was a WWI Story, taking place in England. If you ever thought about what is going on in the mind of a seriously disturbed war veteran who appeared normal on the outside, this is the book for you. I did want to finish it and see how it ended. It was like watching a movie you wished you had not gone to, but you wanted to find out how it ended. It did have a basically happy ending, for most of the characters. Not the "Queens of England" histories that I have enjoyed in the past, but still well written.
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