Reviews

The Girl Behind the Wall by Mandy Robotham

kiwikazz's review against another edition

4.0

Another fab book from this author. Loved it

thelibraryofimagination's review

5.0

I am grateful for the opportunity to read this book with the wonderful online book club, The Pigeonhole. I was also gifted a physical copy of the book by Jenna at her fantastic bookish event a couple of weekends ago.

Thank you both for this wonderful story.

I was utterly engaged with this story from the very first stave. The separation of the twins Karin and Jutta was heartbreaking. When Karin found a way to see her sister I was all nerves, whispering aloud, ‘please do not get caught,’ over and over again.

Despite it being slightly stressful, the historical realness added to my anxiety as each description of Karin’s crossing the wall was intense, thanks to wonderful writing of course.

I am a fan of historical fiction and I enjoyed this book immensely, not only for its historical context but for character development and writing. The Girl Behind the Wall has a certain vibe that set this story apart from others I have read. In such a good way. I’d say it’s a historical fiction novel that doesn’t feel it’s historical, if you know what I mean…

I highly recommend this book on the premise of it being a fabulous story, with loveable characters and a real word vibe that is the perfect read for a bit of escapism.

jaded618's review against another edition

4.0

This book started a bit rocky for me. There was no leading up to the wall, I would have liked a little backstory about the sisters before fhe wall and leading up to Karin ending up in the hospital.

The first few chapters then seemed very repetitive, which historically that time for Berlin people would have been the same.

Once the story got going further I became hooked and had to know what happened.

Overall a great story of love and family and history.

tarahdudley's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

macsam's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

lbyars99's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Grief, Police brutality, Torture, War, and Alcoholism

sjzuhlsallyn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

cathy1665's review against another edition

I can only imagine how hard it is to write the beginning of a book. This annoyed me, which is probably due to my state of mind. 

denae1234's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

fnlovestoread's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0