A review by melissasbookshelf
Hope at Dawn by Stacy Henrie

4.0

Admittedly, I've never thought much about how German Americans were treated here in America during WWI. This book brought that history to life and shared just how difficult it was for those who had German heritage. From being forced to buy war bonds, to being thrown in jail just for speaking German, many innocent Americans were subjected to ignorant prejudice during that time. I enjoyed reading about this prospective from Livy who falls in love with a German American even though she has brothers fighting in the war and Frederick who faces constant bigotry because of his need to defer going to war to take care of his family's farm while his German father is ill. Ms. Henrie has written a remarkable love story of two people who must overcome prejudice and bigotry to be together. It was hard to put down and I enjoyed the complexities of all the characters in the story. Looking forward to the next book in the series!