Reviews

Musím tě zradit by Ruta Sepetys

slflorence99's review against another edition

4.0

It’s been a minute since I’ve read YA historical fiction, and this one was great! I’m even going to recommend it to my 13 y/o son who has gotten way into world history lately. Since Nadia and the Secret Police is high on my TBR list, this story (and Author’s note) was a great primer. Told from the teen pov, the reader really gets a unique perspective of the times. For Gen X readers, it brings back memories of how we experienced the fall of the Soviet Union via media reports (and probably didn’t understand what was happening in Romania at all).

kaywales's review against another edition

2.0

man oh man did it take me a hot minute to finish this one. i used to love historical fiction, specifically ruta sepetys, but this one took me way too long to get sucked into. i don't know if my taste has changed over the years or if this story's characters just didn't resonate as well. it wasn't bad and did keep my attention the last third or so but it put me in a reading slump.

501stbitch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

susylamb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Just wow!

And this is why I read!
Loved learning about the history of Romania seen the eyes of our narrator. Several times during the story I was comparing my daily "hard" life to this teen boy and his life. Such a stark difference between freedom and liberty and dicatorship.

This is my second book from this author and won't be the last. I learn so very much. I appreciate her author notes even more. She interviewed and used people's stories who wished to remain anonymous but still have their storeis be shared. 

jem_carstairs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Death, Child abuse, Violence, and Torture

Minor: Domestic abuse

wordyanchorite's review against another edition

dark informative tense fast-paced

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

4.0

debmed's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.75

bencarrick's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.5

lilybreanne's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

kara_schwitters8's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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? N/A

4.75