We start the day before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, when Audrey meets the man with chocolate eyes, Willard. The bombing changes everything for both of them: Willard's brother is missing, and Audrey throws herself into helping out at the Canteen, where soldiers coming through the train station can get a drink and a quick bite before their train pulls back out.
Audrey and Willard have an on again off again kind of relationship, when they actually have one. A lot of the book seems to focus on them as individuals and what they're dealing with, and when they spend time together, they end up bickering and fighting. I wasn't sure why these two were attracted to each other.
I wanted to like this one, the time period is one that I usually enjoy, but I felt like the book made Willard seem "selfish" for wanting to enlist and praising Audrey for backing away from her volunteer work. I didn't think she had the wrong motives, she enjoyed the work and felt like she was making a difference.. I was also confused by their relationship. I just didn't enjoy it as much as I'd hoped.
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