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The Historians by Cecilia Ekbäck

danijoy06's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

fallingapple's review against another edition

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

4.5

This is a slow paced book with a lot of characters and politics which usually isn't my favourite but I really enjoyed this. I've lived in Sweden which why this book originally peaked my interest. I knew Sweden was a neutral country in WW2 but had no idea how Sweden played both to the allies and Hitler to keep its neutrality. My only complaint is that the ending felt a bit rushed after such a long slow build.

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devirnis's review

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emotional mysterious tense
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3.75


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mkendrab's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative tense medium-paced
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3.75

anotherauthor's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

abbyarm's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5


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breanna_ms's review against another edition

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4.25

Different point of view of history during WWII. Very cool but lots of names that were hard to keep track of. 

caitlinmumm's review against another edition

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Too many characters to follow. 

amy_hiel's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

taylorretter's review against another edition

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emotional informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0