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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
emotional
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
I loved this book. Both tragic and victorious in the end, I was completely hooked and rooting for our heroine.
The meat of the story, taking place during WW2, was heartbreaking. Losing not just entire families—but literally everyone. I haven’t read much about the work of the Jewish resistance during Nazi occupation, so I was glad to learn more about the bravery of so many of these characters, and the lengths they went to in order to smuggle goods, infiltrate the enemy, and survive.
But even more than that, I loved the twist toward the end. The after, during the years of fame. Another great read by Barr!
The meat of the story, taking place during WW2, was heartbreaking. Losing not just entire families—but literally everyone. I haven’t read much about the work of the Jewish resistance during Nazi occupation, so I was glad to learn more about the bravery of so many of these characters, and the lengths they went to in order to smuggle goods, infiltrate the enemy, and survive.
But even more than that, I loved the twist toward the end. The after, during the years of fame. Another great read by Barr!
Always love reading about and learning more about WW2. I listened to this on Audible. It was SO GOOD!
Beana was just an amazing woman who survived so many crazy things. And I really enjoyed that we got to know her after the war as well!!
Highly recommend!!!
Beana was just an amazing woman who survived so many crazy things. And I really enjoyed that we got to know her after the war as well!!
Highly recommend!!!
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Alternating timeline chapters in this book. Set between Warsaw, Poland in the 1940s and Los Angeles in 2005, The Goddess of Warsaw is the story of Lena, a decades-long famous actress, who was once known as Bina, a young woman who took part in the Warsaw uprising against the Nazis. She’s a femme fatale, brilliant, cunning, and a survivor.
There was so much action in this book. The Goddess of Warsaw is dramatic, and there is never a dull moment. The ending was incredible. I've read many WW2 novels - this was different from others, but still disturbing and sad throughout but with moments of big victory and "hell yes" moments cheering for the heroine.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
This was hard to read, but I did enjoy it. Thx u to the author for hitting on such a hard topic.
Very dramatic and unrealistic. The whole listing after her brother-in-law is off putting and not essential to the storyline. The story is so dark that I had to quit after getting through about 1/4 of the book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
🎧Beautifully written, hard to read, a story that needed to be told because I am sure there is so much more truth to it then we can ever understand
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated