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Prisoner of Night and Fog
by Anne Blankman
*4.5* MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!
Wow! This was an absolute rollar coaster of emotions. Once again, this book took me a while to read but not because it was a bad book (it was amazing) but because of other commitments and Netflix binges... (oops)!
There are loads of things I adore about this book, one being the characters, Daniel and Reinhard in particular - hear me out, okay? Daniel was such a passionate and kind character and his unconditional love for Gretchen honestly made my heart melt. His dedication to her, his family and his job were wonderful and he was also incredibly intelligent. Reinhard, while he was a ruthless and cruel character, Blankman created such a wretched creature of a character that you almost want to feel sorry for him (until you remember what he did to that cat...). Regarding Gretchen, I found her frustrating at first but as the novel progressed I coul clearly see how she had developed as I character.
I found the mystery element to this novel to be very interesting and I am very glad that the romantic element did not swamp the rest of this hauntingly amazing novel.
The atmoshpere of this book was haunting and terrifying. The tension, fear and desperation of Munich during such a troubling time really shone through the pages and made me really feel sorry for Gretchen who was having to live in such an awful environment. Additionally, it is books like these that remind me why I adore historical fiction so much (it obviously helps that I am a self-confessed history geek). The historical content and descriptions of monumental events that I recognise from my GCSE history class really made this book stand out!
However, you may have noticed that I have only rated this book a 4.5 out of 5 and, so far, my review seems to be describing a 5 star book. Unfortunately, I did find the first bit of this book to develop rather slowly. Also, I believe that Gretchen's acceptance of how twisted and sickening the policies of Hitler truly were came about far too quickly. After just a few meetings with Daniel she had begun to doubt everything she had been taught to belive over the past 17 years. This seems rather unrealistic considering she was practically treated like Hitlers daughter.
Overall, I utterly love this book and I am thoroughly looking forward to following Gretchen and Daniel on their next heart pounding and deadly adventure in the sequel.
Wow! This was an absolute rollar coaster of emotions. Once again, this book took me a while to read but not because it was a bad book (it was amazing) but because of other commitments and Netflix binges... (oops)!
There are loads of things I adore about this book, one being the characters, Daniel and Reinhard in particular - hear me out, okay? Daniel was such a passionate and kind character and his unconditional love for Gretchen honestly made my heart melt. His dedication to her, his family and his job were wonderful and he was also incredibly intelligent. Reinhard, while he was a ruthless and cruel character, Blankman created such a wretched creature of a character that you almost want to feel sorry for him (until you remember what he did to that cat...). Regarding Gretchen, I found her frustrating at first but as the novel progressed I coul clearly see how she had developed as I character.
I found the mystery element to this novel to be very interesting and I am very glad that the romantic element did not swamp the rest of this hauntingly amazing novel.
The atmoshpere of this book was haunting and terrifying. The tension, fear and desperation of Munich during such a troubling time really shone through the pages and made me really feel sorry for Gretchen who was having to live in such an awful environment. Additionally, it is books like these that remind me why I adore historical fiction so much (it obviously helps that I am a self-confessed history geek). The historical content and descriptions of monumental events that I recognise from my GCSE history class really made this book stand out!
However, you may have noticed that I have only rated this book a 4.5 out of 5 and, so far, my review seems to be describing a 5 star book. Unfortunately, I did find the first bit of this book to develop rather slowly. Also, I believe that Gretchen's acceptance of how twisted and sickening the policies of Hitler truly were came about far too quickly. After just a few meetings with Daniel she had begun to doubt everything she had been taught to belive over the past 17 years. This seems rather unrealistic considering she was practically treated like Hitlers daughter.
Overall, I utterly love this book and I am thoroughly looking forward to following Gretchen and Daniel on their next heart pounding and deadly adventure in the sequel.