Hope you enjoy them! You may need a while to get accustomed to his writing style. I found it bothersome that he would attept to tell what the characters were thinking. Sometimes sorting out their thoughts and what they said just annoyed me for some reason. ;)
I plan to start the WWI series in a couple weeks.
I know what you mean. Although I loved most of the Jodi Piccoult books, her writing style is kind of different too, sometimes that can effect your reading experience.