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snemecek2003 's review for:
The German Wife
by Kelly Rimmer
Overall, I liked the German Wife but it felt like two completely different stories that didn’t come together well for me when being told in the 1950’s Huntsville setting.
Kelly Rimmer did a great job creating a vivid picture when building the backstory associated with both women, however, I admit I was more drawn to Sofie’s character and storyline than I was to Lizzie’s. It was the Huntsville portion of the book that felt forced/ random and the last few chapters felt rushed to wrap things up but it just didn’t come together in a compelling way for me.
In my opinion, these two stories could have been two standalone novels - Sofie and the Operation Paperclip, Lizzie and the dust bowl and both would have been better than intertwining the two. Overall, this was 3 stars for me, based on Sofie’s story.
Kelly Rimmer did a great job creating a vivid picture when building the backstory associated with both women, however, I admit I was more drawn to Sofie’s character and storyline than I was to Lizzie’s. It was the Huntsville portion of the book that felt forced/ random and the last few chapters felt rushed to wrap things up but it just didn’t come together in a compelling way for me.
In my opinion, these two stories could have been two standalone novels - Sofie and the Operation Paperclip, Lizzie and the dust bowl and both would have been better than intertwining the two. Overall, this was 3 stars for me, based on Sofie’s story.