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This book is based on true stories and events. I've read several books about WWll, but never from this angle. It was both interesting and frightening to get an insight in how Jews fled from the ghettos and tried to survive in the forest. It's obvious that the author has done a lot of research.
Yona is an intriguing character with her, to say the least, eccentric upbringing. Naturally, she doesn't have that many social skills, but her instinct is to help if she can. And she definitely knows how to survive in the wilderness. She reminds me a bit about Kya in "When the Crawdads Sing", so if you enjoyed that book you'll probably like this one too!
There are a lot of characters/names to keep up with, but it didn't really bother me. The most important characters you quickly learn and the others were consigned to the periphery. The narrator was perfect in my ears and improved my reading experience quite a lot!
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
But there were plot holes that didn’t make sense,. Like why was Yona singled out & abducted.
The romance sub plot felt forced. I understand why it was created, it just didn’t click. L
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Death of parent, War
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, War
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Classism
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War
Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Antisemitism, War
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Classism
Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Abandonment
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Stalking
Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Excrement, Pregnancy
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, War