This is not my usual genre that I read. Although I do like to read Lit fiction. So when this book came by I had to grab it.
For me it was the characters, and the location (which I will be visiting soon) that made this book enjoyable. It centered around when Pearl Harbor got hit. And what was in front of everyone then.
Suspected sympathizers were dragged away in fear that they had some connection to the Japanese why Pearl Harbor is no more. Should the country have done that for war? Or violation of human rights? I think they did it for both. Our soldiers didn't know who to trust. Although some people weren't released until the end.
It just wasn't Japanese. There were other nationalities as well. People that have lived for years.
How Lana gets along with her housemates is important to story. It's survival.
Of course we can't forget the romance. Who would thought thatLana finds the perfect guy and he's a soldier to boot.
She was a good sport on taking those children who were neighbors of her father's. Lana didn't have children of her own at that time. And it showed she can be a good mother to the two girls that were left when their mother and father was detained. Her Japanese friends too.
Sadly she was too late to see her father before he passed. And for that she regrets but finally knowing that he was proud of her.
Memories Matter! Lana will always have good memories too of her dad.
I give Red Sky Over Hawaii 4
It was a good story. Not too much with history. Which you did learn something about Hawaii.
I look forward to reading more from this author
