By Donald Jack
5 Stars
Historical/Humour
Adult
I'm a little biased in that I absolutely loved the whole series while I was in high school. I'm slowly adding the series to my personal library and, of course, reading them at the same time all over again. This is the second book in the series, and it does not disappoint.
I've spent some time studying creative writing since my first read-through, and I'm noticing more about the structure of the writing itself. The first three books in the series were clearly written as a trilogy. This is the second act. The word middle in the title is no accident. It's the middle of the trilogy, the middle of the First World War and the middle of Bandy's character arc. Despite his stumbling and bumbling his way through the war a reaches a kind of personal high. He's an ace pilot. He marries the love of his life, and he gets promoted along the way. I appreciate that the author spent a great deal of effort fitting the story within an accurate historical context. I have a greater appreciation for that now than I did when I first found this series.
Our anti-hero Bandy continues to be honest, heroic and oblivious. Frustrating and angering his superiors as he stumbles his way through the war, politics and his own personal life. The wedding night scene (completely clean) is hysterically funny.
I recommend that anyone who wants to read this book should read the first three books in order. They really do belong together. If you liked the first one you'll like the others as well.
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