Hillow hillow, today we have a book review! I read the Gunsmith’s Daughter by Margret Sweatman, from a digital ARC sent to me by Gooselane Editions! And you should definitely read this book because I am totally ✨certified✨ to give book reviews (*isn’t actually certified in ANYTHING*) So take it from me. 😜

Pages: 296

Publisher: Gooselane Editions

Genre: Historical Fiction

Author: Margret Sweatman

Stars: 🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇

Eighteen year old Lilac Welsh lives in the woods with her parents. Her dad is a gunsmith, and he makes guns that he hopes for them to be used in the Vietnam war. When a cute guy comes to Lilac’s home in the woods as a pilgrimage to her father’s legendary gunsmithing skills, she falls for him. And then she follows him over to Vietnam when he goes as a soldier. Lilac aspires to be a journalist, and going into a war zone she’s bound to sniff out a good story. Thing is, her dad is making all the guns for the war, right? Welp, she’s over there writing about all the casualties those very same guns are causing. 😆

I really liked Lilacs character, she was very independent and strong, and she had that “I don’t NEED a man” mindset that I LOVED. As for Gavin… (the guy she was chasing) He doesn’t die. Or does he? Read it to find out 😀

I think this book was very well written, and the characters were also really good, the settings were very easy to imagine (or maybe my parents have just dragged me to a lot of war movies 🤔), and the plot was also very noice. And let me say, Lilac’s character development was just *chefs kiss*. At first, she was this innocent girl who packed her things to go after a boy without second thought, but then it turned out to be an adventure for self-discovery, and I was NOT expecting that.

When I say I like historical fiction… this is what I mean 😄

One last thing: if this was a movie, it would probably be rated R or mature, so just… keep that in mind 😀 Have a nice day! Byeeeee! 😊