lanabug711 's review for:

The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck

2.0

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The story started out strong, but quickly petered out. There was no real connection between the three main female characters. Their motivations and personalities were never fully developed, and none of them were likable. The author grasped at making the reader understand how average citizens were duped into following Hitler but she never quite succeeded. In addition, the use of different timelines is not well done. Some of the characters get flashbacks that are supposed to help develop their characters, but it's mostly boring details that don't add much to the plot.