A review by njn
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

4.0

Oh wow. I read this after reading Salt to Sea, and realized that there is a correlation between the two books. I have to say I felt deeply for Lina's story, more so than Joana's; Ruta's writing here seems to be more lyrical, and you could feel what the characters are going through, and enduring. I loved it, and actually didn't realize that I had reached the end until I saw the epilogue. I do wish there was more to the ending, I wish I could follow Lina into her triumph of survival. Thank you Ruta again, for opening our eyes to a little known part of history.