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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Title: Echoes
Author: Danielle Steel
Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: own paperback book
Series: NA
Star Rating: 4.5 stars
tw: war, sexism, arranged marriages, birth, parental death, accident involving a horse, extreme grief, antisemitism, hospital setting, holocaust horrors, bombing, murder
This is one of my favorite Danielle Steel books of all time. I’m pretty sure this was the book that got me interested in the Holocaust and WW2. I read this book way before I started book reviewing and to get all my own books read and reviewed, I’m starting with some well-loved Danielle Steel. I decided to start with this one because I love it so much.
The love story between Beata and Antoine was so beautiful and one of my favorite things about this book. Several times I would just have to put the book down and cry. They were through so much but the love they had for each other never wavered in the slightest. It was a very beautiful love story and I think anyone who reads it will love it too.
I think one of the best things about this book was the main character, Amadea, who was Beata and Antoine’s daughter. She went from being a nun to joining the resistance. That is one of the strangest pipelines to read about but I suppose anything is possible in WW2.
I think I’m going to leave this review right here. This is one of those books where you want to experience it all with no spoilers. If anybody is interested in WW2 with a bit of romance, I think this is the book for you. It is one of Danielle Steel’s best books, in my opinion.
Bonita historia a ratos, sumamente triste en otros, aunque falla en tener un hilo lógico aún así es bonita lectura. Haz de cuenta que estás leyendo una telenovela o un K-drama, si te gustan ese tipo de historias quizá te guste este libro.
Kinda fluffy writing, but darn it, I had to finish this book for the sheer knowledge of figuring out what plot twist would come next.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Readable, but way too predictable, and way too much poetic license used. But I’m assuming that is the nature of this author’s novels, which most likely appeal to many! I just prefer something less romantical and more researched.
It was a good read.
Its about mixed religion couple - a partner being originally jewish, based during the world war.
Its about mixed religion couple - a partner being originally jewish, based during the world war.
“Don’t hate anyone,” Beata said quietly. “It’s too much work. And it only poisons you.”
― Danielle Steel, Echoes
But the end was horrible
― Danielle Steel, Echoes
But the end was horrible
This was a very emotional read as it deals with the holocaust. It was so sad that we lost basically the main character half way through the book. It continues on with her daughter's story but I kept hoping we would hear about her mother and sister. Maybe it was easier not to know the details because it obviously would have been horrible things that happened to them in camp. It made for a different read having lost Beata half way through the story. Danielle Steel writes wonderful historical novels and she has an eye for lots of details.