Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to this book!

I enjoyed this one and I highly recommend. I binged read this in one day!

At almost 15 hours in duration , the audiobook of Windswept was long and I admit it took me a long time to finish it. The story based during WWI and involving intrigue and a secret plot against the British forces dragged a lot in the middle after a good start and it was only during the last  two hours of the audiobook that the action finally picked up speed. I also didn't warm up to any of the characters and the one thing I took from this book was how the 'deceit' of the British (and allied) forces eventually played a big role in the geopolitics of the Middle East. I liked Elizabeth Grace's voice as the narrator and I think she did a good job with her narration. This is the first book in the Windswept Saga series.

My thanks to NetGalley, the publisher IBPA Members' Audiobook and the author for the audio Arc of the book.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐💫

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher/author for providing me with an ALC in exchange for my honest review.

This book was exactly what I wanted it to be! I loved it. I will make sure to check out other books by this author. When I requested this I was just intrigued by the concept of it and I loved how it turned out. This story had a great plot and if you have read this and enjoyed it, This was so much. It was such a great story. I would say give this one a try. I will continue to follow this author. Way to go to this author for not letting me down.

I highly enjoyed the narrator of the audiobook. Kept me listening.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the audiobook copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

My star rating is closer to 3.5 than 3

I loved the historical research and the characters in this book. I’ve never read a book quite like this which earned so many stars in my mind. The plot twists and turns really showed the true talent of this author. They have done a fabulous job with making this book come to life.

I struggled to get into this book and it took me almost until over halfway to start to enjoy it. Once I did, I was hooked and wanting to know what happened next. The final plot twist didn’t surprise me as I had already guessed it which disappointed me a lot. How the other characters didn’t know this twist was beyond me because the author made it pretty obvious from the halfway point what the reveal would be. The sex scenes to me were unnecessary and added little to no value to the book. The relationship between the two main characters had a strong enough emotional connection that the author didn’t need to add these scenes.

Overall, a strong historical fiction which I would highly recommend to people

What a wonderful book Windswept by Annabelle McCormack is.
I am a fan of historical fiction, and this takes place in Egypt towards the end of the First World War.
Sister Virginia Whitman a nurse in a clearing station finds a dying man in a Turkish uniform, who says that he is spying for the British and has some important information to give her.
She took up nursing to get away from the life she had been living as Lady Virginia, and has become engaged to a field surgeon, who she thought that she loved, but partly to escape the suitor that her father has tried to match her with.
She gets mixed up with characters and she doesn’t know who is what they claim, all claim to be on the side of the British, but some obviously are not.
Intrigue and romance go side by side.

Original setting, excellent complicated plot. I am grateful that I was listening to this as an audio book because the various characters in the book are easily confused, but Elizabeth Grace’s narration makes it clear which character is speaking. An amazing performance voicing so many characters , men, women and girls. All of the characters voices are easy on the ear.
The only minor criticism is that some of the phrases in the audio book were not read in a way to make them easily understood, but half a dozen such instances in a book of over 400 pages is a good hit rate, but for me meant that I would give the audio book 9 out of 10. If the few poor interpretations weren’t there it would be 10 out of 10.

An excellent read an excellent listen. Well done everybody.

While I liked the narration, the story was a bit too slow for me to get into comfortably. It's a good story about a strong and brave woman, war and secrets, violence and love. The setting is beautifully done, but, as I said, the story was a bit too long, a bit too slow and parts of it didn't really make sense to me.

// Denise

While the narration was ok I couldn't get into The story itself. I found it lacking the details I look for in a historical novel.

Excellent audiobook, something a bit different from my usual listens and I loved it.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me access an advance copy of this audiobook in exchange for my feedback

On the whole, I enjoyed this mystery and romance historical story and am grateful to NetGalley, publisher and author for a digital audio copy in exchange for my review.
The narrator did a good job of helping the listener distinguish between the different character’s voices. Personally, I found her telling of the story to be a bit too slow, so I listened at x1.25 speed which worked better for me.

This book reads a lot like the Charles Todd, Bess Crawford Series. I really love the setting, but found it moving very slow and the heroine hard to empathize with. I would recommend this book to friends who are patient readers and willing to wait out a lot of set up, but not to fans of romance, for example.

3.5 stars

It's not every day I read an historical fiction based in WWI, especially one dealing with aspects of the war I've never heard of before. This was very quick paced and left me wondering who I could trust. Lots of secrets and lies being thrown around in this one!

Thanks to Netgalley for the audiobook copy

I really enjoyed this audiobook!
Here’s the story: A British nurse in WWI Egypt races to deliver explosive intelligence that could change the course of the war in this novel of suspense, adventure, and love.


May, 1917: When WWI British nurse Ginger Whitman finds a dying soldier hiding in her camp in Palestine, she is left holding the clues to explosive secret intelligence, without knowing whom to trust. Plunged into a world of intrigue and murder, she finds help in intelligence officer Major Noah Benson—and unexpected love. Then she discovers Noah is hiding a secret that could destroy everyone she holds most dear. To get the documents into the right hands, she must unmask his true allegiances, even if it means risking her heart and her life.

I love historical fiction, spy novels featuring women, and romance. This audiobook has all of it! The narrator has such a lovely British accent and it’s been fun to listen to this story as I sit in carpool every day. 😊 It was rather on the long side, but I would definitely recommend it!

This book is set on the Eastern front during WW1, a time and place in history I have previously read little about. I'm not sure how realistic the characters are but the setting made for a good source of plot material. I listened to the audio version which was well read by an appropriately posh actress considering that most of the cast were of the gentrified side of society of that time.
Overall I found the book far too long and drawn out with lots of repeated information and conversations which seemed unnecessary other than to make the book longer. There were also some scenes of violence and mutilation too extreme for my taste.

It was a four-star read for me. I listen to the audiobook. The narrator was pleasant to listen to. I loved that it was a strong woman role. Ginger is the main character, and my favorite character. She was determined, intelligent and passionate about sharing her point of view. She displayed integrity and courage. I didn’t know a lot about WWI, so this was a very enjoyable read for me. Thank you net galley and the publisher for the ARC

Set in the middle east in world war one, this is a story of a nurse, Ginger, who gets caught up in intrigue and espionage when she helps an injured man.. Along the way she finds out her family is involved, she doesn't know if the dashing Major Benson can be trusted, or of her old childhood friend is really on her side. A good plot, but too much hesitating, too many half finished conversions, too many false judgements, and Ginger doesn't really do very much apart from get in the way for a lot of it

Problematic Heroine; Good Narrator

Audiobook Review:
It has been the year of the nurse in more ways than one. Not only have we been dealing with the current global crisis, but I've noticed more and more books starring nurses as either the hero or heroine. As I am an RN, I am apt to pick up any book where a nurse is the star. Indeed, when I read this book description at a book review site, I didn't look beyond the fact it featured a nurse during World War I. First, let me say what I liked. I listened to the audiobook version and had the book as well. I thought the narrator was fantastic, with a very posh English accent; she could do a variety of voice stylings so each character was distinct. All things considered, she even did a pretty decent job for the hero’s American friend. Aside from the narrator, though, I found myself disappointed in this book. The story takes place in the oft-forgotten eastern front of the Great War. The nurse works at a clearing station not far from Gaza. The heroine is the daughter of an Earl, but she has no airs about her as she does the scutwork all the new nurses do at this place. When trying to save a patient who may or may not be the enemy, she becomes embroiled in an insidious plot taking her far out of her depth. I thought the story perhaps went on over-long, adding complications that didn't need to be there. The heroine herself was problematic, as much of the drama stemmed from either her indecision or impetuousness. She and the hero had an oddly rocky romance, where they each seem to turn on the other in ways that didn't seem logical or believable. For a fair amount of the book, neither the reader nor the heroine know precisely who to believe or who is a good guy or a bad guy. One thing I wasn't wild about was that the biggest baddie was not brought to justice by the book's end. He is still on the loose. One thing that almost made me stop reading/listening to the book is that it depicted torture and mutilation of female body parts on more than one occasion. The book’s description did not warn about this, and it certainly should have. If I had known these were elements of the book, I would have chosen not to read it. Because of these issues, I do not feel like I can recommend this book.

WARNINGS: Torture and mutilation (of females), on-screen non-battle-scene violence

Every minute was enthralling and well spent..umm...what i mean is i enjoyed every minute i spent with this book..it was so beautiful to feel Ginger and Benson's story come alive through all that they were put through..i was quite captured from the very first chapter.. all the war elements, society norms and their own self struggles & discoveries have me author had penned the story with so much of element i was so glad to once again see why i love historical fiction especially world war fiction..its like walking through what i couldn't see but feel through the characters
Story kept constantly pulling twists & turns which were unexpected

A good historical romance + world war love story == a great time!!
language was good and the audio book version was impeccable!!
The narrators did a great job for the audio book version, i couldn't stop thinking about it

AHH!! their love for each other ..so touching..i like how the story focuses on their love for eachother along with the story being equally attention capturing side characters & storyline
i like how the characters are not perfect and have their own flaws but loved eachother and did their best to be loyal & better version of themselves which
This a great historical romance read..A perfect enimies to lovers version
highly recommended!!
i think you can see how much i enjoyed reading this book


This book shows how evil tries to rule and kill our hope ,joy & being..but when we should keep on holding to the hope and strength and defeat it with love

CW: death ,betrayal , harming innocent
Romance: It's certainly a bit more than clean romance but nothing is described explicitly..just perfect for me ..you know a lil bit more but not too much

p.s: you can always dm me to know more about the content warnings

Windswept by Annabelle McCormack
Windswept Saga Book 1
Narrated by Elizabeth Grace
Genre - Intrigue, Mystery, Romance
Rating - 5 out of 5
Narration Rating - 5 out of 5

This book had me hooked from the beginning. It was so full of twist, turns, mysterious circumstances that it just grabbed me in and I hated to stop listening even for bed.

This book is sent in 1917 during WWI in Egypt. It has a lot of different characters but they are very easy to follow. It is about a woman thrown into a world of murder and mayhem in the war-ravaged Arabian desert where one wrong turn can get you killed. She has no clue who to trust and people keep showing up telling her that she can trust them but she has no idea which one is telling the truth.

I have to give a shout-out to the narrator for keeping the book flowing and also her wide range of voices for each character. I think that is why while listening to this book I could keep each person separate.

I would highly recommend this book in audiobook format or book format. It will keep you wanting more even after it ends. I was happy to find out that it was book 1 of a series.

Windswept is a wonderfully researched historical novel of The Great War. It is based on real events, with fictional characters carrying out the events. Virginia "Ginger" Whitman is a young nurse from a gentry English family. Her father and brother work in intelligence based out of Cairo, Egypt while Ginger is at a clearing station. Ginger happens upon a wounded man in a Turkish uniform and decides to help him despite the enemy uniform. He tells her he is working as a spy and has information to uncover an assassination plot. From this point on Ginger doesn't know who to trust, people show up looking for the man and they all lie about who they are and why they want the man. Ginger then has to figure out who to trust as well as the plot that the man alluded to.

I listened to the audio version and really enjoyed the narration and flow of the book. Thank you #NetGalley for allowing me to give my honest and voluntary opinion of #Windswept, I can't wait for the next book in the series.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the audiobook. I didn't get a chance to listen to the full story but the narrator did a decent job narrating.