4.16 AVERAGE


Décevant. L'écriture est mielleuse et les personnages restent caricaturaux du début à la fin. J'aurais adoré me laisser emporter mais malgré une visible volonté de l'auteur de faire des recherches, le tout manque de nuances. J'ai dû me forcer à finir le livre, on s'ennuie.
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Really enjoyed this sequel to the midwife of Auschwitz. This one follows the lives of two young girls (17yo) who were born in Auschwitz and were tattooed with the numbers of their birth mothers. 

I enjoyed reading this continuation of the storyline for these characters that I met in the first book! Will definitely continue to read the rest of the books in this collection. 
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Reading about WW2 is so heartbreaking, but so informative.  Thank you for keeping our world history available for all to read!
emotional sad 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
dark 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: No

The Midwife of Berlin by Anna Stuart is a historical fiction and is a second book in the series. However, it can be read as a stand-alone book. Set in 1960's Germany, this book tells the story of a world that was divided. Is the illusion of normalcy in both these worlds a comfort, or is something else underneath?

Olivia and Kirsten, two young women, live in a divided Germany. One lives in the East and the other in the West. Then there's Ester, a survivor of Auschwitz who has lost a lot during the war. Both Olivia and Kirsten are trying to navigate this divided world, but they are in search of something.

This book tugs your heart. This book is about loss, finding them, figuring out our own identity, fighting the negative, and fighting for the right causes.

Thank you, Bookouture and Netgalley, for this book.

CW: References to Auschwitz, alcohol, not parent expected, references of sexual assault
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional hopeful informative 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: No
informative medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes