596 reviews for:

Barntjuven

Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.09 AVERAGE

renatalynn's review against another edition

5.0

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Loved it
It is a great story of the strength of children when put in horrible situations.
I am very happy that it was not a true story, but I have heard of people selling
children during troubled times. Very sad indeed.

sarahmulford's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

aubreeren's review against another edition

3.0

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I was rather disappointed in this book. I loved her first novel sooo much. I was very excited to read something set during the time of the Spanish Flu. This story seemed disjointed to me. It was an ongoing, agonizing tale that dragged on in my opinion. It just followed one main character and story and I only finished it because I just needed some resolution. I didn’t feel like there was a good flow to the book and I felt there were a lot of details about nothing important. Will read other books of her because I loved “What She Left Behind”. I wouldn’t recommend this one though.

darcihanson's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

curlymariareads's review against another edition

5.0

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Wow, just wow. This was such an incredible book. The time frame of the 1918 Spanish Flu, the stories of immigrants and prejudice, the love and tenacity of 13 uear old Pia Lange is incredible. I couldn't put this book down. Loved it. I can't think of another literary character I've ever hated more during a book than Nurse Wallis aka Bernice Groves.

amandaiburg's review against another edition

4.0

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

katye1216's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kristinisreading's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 35%

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I just didn’t enjoy the dark events of the book. I liked the descriptions in the beginning , but not the supernatural elements. I think she could have written a better, less melodramatic story.

madelinecole's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense

enbok's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes