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moonlit_shelves's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
divadiane's review
3.0
This is a hard one to rate. The story is very good, heart-breaking and raw, full of the violence of WWII perpetrated on citizens and innocent people just trying to live their lives. It’s Brutal. That said, I wish the story were a little more fleshed out. And in the second half when the original girl in the nook gets screen time, it’s hard to tell her apart from the Main Character, Avery. And what’s with that name? That is a modern American girl’s name, if there ever was one. But this is supposed to be a German family in the Second World War. They should’ve named her Barbara or Margit or something more German, or at least less obviously anachronistic and incongruous. I’m afraid it really detracted from my enjoyment of the story.
In the end, I decided to rate this 3.5 stars rounded up to 4 because it's otherwise an ambitious story, which does justice to the subject matter.
In the end, I decided to rate this 3.5 stars rounded up to 4 because it's otherwise an ambitious story, which does justice to the subject matter.
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