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A review by kannolikitten
28 Days: A Novel of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto by David Safier
4.0
"What kind of human do you want to be?"
This was a tough read for me because I was so overwhelmed while reading it. This novel was packed with emotion and action to the point where I would have to take short breaks just to process what was happening.
What I really liked about this story was the respectful balance of action, history, and romance. This book never felt like it was a romance, but the romantic love that was shown felt purposeful in raising the stakes of the novel and did not detract from the actual plot. All the characters felt complex enough for this to work, and it would have been hard to say any of the main characters (Mira, Daniel, Hannah, Amos, or any of the other resistance fighters) were wrong in the ways they worked towards their own survival. Each character's personal journey was fleshed out and treated with depth.
The only reason I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 was really due to the pacing at the beginning of the novel. It was hard to stay motivated in reading during the first third of the book. I am glad I stuck around to keep reading because the pace really picked up to the point that the last 150 pages flew by.
***I was provided with an e-ARC of this book from Macmillan Children's Publishing through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions above are my own.***
This was a tough read for me because I was so overwhelmed while reading it. This novel was packed with emotion and action to the point where I would have to take short breaks just to process what was happening.
What I really liked about this story was the respectful balance of action, history, and romance. This book never felt like it was a romance, but the romantic love that was shown felt purposeful in raising the stakes of the novel and did not detract from the actual plot. All the characters felt complex enough for this to work, and it would have been hard to say any of the main characters (Mira, Daniel, Hannah, Amos, or any of the other resistance fighters) were wrong in the ways they worked towards their own survival. Each character's personal journey was fleshed out and treated with depth.
The only reason I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 was really due to the pacing at the beginning of the novel. It was hard to stay motivated in reading during the first third of the book. I am glad I stuck around to keep reading because the pace really picked up to the point that the last 150 pages flew by.
***I was provided with an e-ARC of this book from Macmillan Children's Publishing through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions above are my own.***