4.01 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

coschhh's review

4.0
adventurous challenging emotional informative 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: Complicated

The first half was hard to get into with 3 characters and storylines that are very similar. I struggled telling them apart. Then, once they became intertwined the book got much better. I enjoyed the message and the different WWII perspective that I haven’t read about before. 

carrieemoran's review

4.0

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book. I don't read a ton of historical fiction, but the premise & promise of some queer characters, plus great writing, kept me motivated. I loved the way the stories wove together, and the themes felt all too relevant in a society that seems to be sliding back into fascism. This book was excellent & very timely.
medium-paced
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-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: Yes
challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I really enjoyed this story and learned a lot. However, I found the jump between similar timelines and characters hard to follow for the first part of the book.
emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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amcastle's review

5.0
adventurous emotional 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
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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