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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
It's fascinating to read about this war through the eyes of a character who grew up believing its cause. I really enjoyed the way Gretchen's world-view was slowly taken apart as she pieces together the true circumstances of her father's death. I enjoyed the way Blankman took real historical events and weaved her story through them; learned a lot about the atmosphere in Germany before Hitler became Chancellor from this book. I wasn't as interested in the romance, unfortunately. It was well done, but I wondered if Gretchen wouldn't have gone through the same transformation had she not fallen in love. Overall, though, I'm keen to see where the story goes next.
it brought two or three tears to my eyes. i wish it was more emotional but i somehow fear of getting it too emotional. anyways, i have to read the sequel to see if i would love this series more.
More like a 4.5. This book definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat, hot damn. Book 6 down and I 4 hours to read one last thing. Here we go
*4.5
The ending:
Gretchen has figured out that it was Hitler that killed her father - he shot him in the back after he found out he had talked to other people about his psychotic diagnosis from the doctor - the same one as her brother.
She confronts Hitler about this after her friend is found dead in his house; they say it is suicide but that makes no sense. (She has also recently found out that her best friend, Eva, has been seeing Hitler behind everyones back.) After this there is a man hunt out for her and Daniel. Her brother, Reinhard, is leading it.
She finds Daniel and they end up escaping together but Reinhard is killed during the escape by Hitlers right hand man. They end up on a train on the way to Gretchen's grandparents house. They jump off before it reaches the station and her mother is there, waiting. She says the SAS are at her grandparents house and they must not go there. She gives them the money to get to England to go and find Gretchen's old English friend (the one who studied mental problems.)
The ending:
Gretchen has figured out that it was Hitler that killed her father - he shot him in the back after he found out he had talked to other people about his psychotic diagnosis from the doctor - the same one as her brother.
She confronts Hitler about this after her friend is found dead in his house; they say it is suicide but that makes no sense. (She has also recently found out that her best friend, Eva, has been seeing Hitler behind everyones back.) After this there is a man hunt out for her and Daniel. Her brother, Reinhard, is leading it.
She finds Daniel and they end up escaping together but Reinhard is killed during the escape by Hitlers right hand man. They end up on a train on the way to Gretchen's grandparents house. They jump off before it reaches the station and her mother is there, waiting. She says the SAS are at her grandparents house and they must not go there. She gives them the money to get to England to go and find Gretchen's old English friend (the one who studied mental problems.)
This book has been recommended to me many times as well as it has been recommended a lot on booktube. So when I was in the library I decided to pick it up. I enjoyed this book.
This is a very character-driven story that is mainly focused around Gretchen, the main character. She is a very strong heroine, but not in the 'kick-ass and sassy' kinda way. She is strong even though her world is crumbling down and she discovers everything she believed in were lies. She went through a lot of character development and I really appreciated her.
Then there is Daniel, a jewish reporter for the münchener post. In the beginning he is abused by Gretchen's brother and Gretchen saves him. Later on he contacts her, because he believes Gretchen's father was murdered and he thinks Gretchen might listen. Gretchen should despise him, but instead she treats him as a normal person. Soon they fall in love. I really liked Daniel, he was loving and caring and he stood for what he believed in. He treated people in the right way.
At the end of the book the author explains what things in the book were fiction and what wasn't. She also explains which characters were real people and what happened to them. I really appreciated this.
Overall I really enjoyed this book, but not as much as every one said I would. I really liked Gretchen and Daniel and the story intrigued me. I will pick up the next book. I also really appreciated all the information the author included at the end.
This is a very character-driven story that is mainly focused around Gretchen, the main character. She is a very strong heroine, but not in the 'kick-ass and sassy' kinda way. She is strong even though her world is crumbling down and she discovers everything she believed in were lies. She went through a lot of character development and I really appreciated her.
Then there is Daniel, a jewish reporter for the münchener post. In the beginning he is abused by Gretchen's brother and Gretchen saves him. Later on he contacts her, because he believes Gretchen's father was murdered and he thinks Gretchen might listen. Gretchen should despise him, but instead she treats him as a normal person. Soon they fall in love. I really liked Daniel, he was loving and caring and he stood for what he believed in. He treated people in the right way.
At the end of the book the author explains what things in the book were fiction and what wasn't. She also explains which characters were real people and what happened to them. I really appreciated this.
Overall I really enjoyed this book, but not as much as every one said I would. I really liked Gretchen and Daniel and the story intrigued me. I will pick up the next book. I also really appreciated all the information the author included at the end.
This book did a very good job of portraying Hitler. The plot was kind of predictable, but it was still a good story. What I loved is how you saw Hitler through the Germans eyes. Yes, there were crazy psychos, but a lot of good people got wrapped up in the hope they thought Hitler would bring. She didn't villainize the german people or absolve them, but she showed who Hitler really was and why people followed him. I have a feeling this series will break my heart before she is done.
I loved every minute of this book! It was a great way to start off the New Year. This book moved me from the beginning to the end. There was so much character development throughout the story. Overall, it was a great read, and I recommend this to anyone who loves historical fiction.
3.4 stars
I was very intrigued by this book's premise, but I wasn't a huge fan of the execution. While it is clear the author has thoroughly researched Adolf Hitler, much of the information presented was not necessary and resulted in a lot of info-dumping, preventing sufficient characterization. Although I liked Gretchen and how she grew throughout the story, I didn't really connect with her.
I was very intrigued by this book's premise, but I wasn't a huge fan of the execution. While it is clear the author has thoroughly researched Adolf Hitler, much of the information presented was not necessary and resulted in a lot of info-dumping, preventing sufficient characterization. Although I liked Gretchen and how she grew throughout the story, I didn't really connect with her.
This book was AMAZING!! Okay? Okay. I'm so glad I have my own copy and found the next book at the library! I actually read it in a day:)