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A review by breadedbookpages
The Spy with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke
4.0
And don't let anyone tell you you won't get to that Arc you requested... four years ago. Yes, it's taken me a good while to get to the very bottom of my ARCs list but that's to be explained by brain fog and depression and a whole pandemic. This review isn't about that: It's about...love.
I am a big fan of historical fiction that deal with WW2 for inexplicable reasons because seriously, who'd want to immerse themselves in the events of horror that occurred then? Me. In other news: I like to break my own heart.
I knew, going into The Spy with the Red Balloon that something (or someone) was going to break my heart but I hadn't known it'd be the quiet yet beating heart at the center of this book: The freaking love Wolf and Ilse have for one another, the people around them, and their faith. I loved them with the same intensity they bled and connived and flew through the world to try, in some small way, to turn the events of history in the favor of those who desperately need favors.
I adored all the side characters, Spy included (Shhh, no spoilers), and I am overwhelmed with this urge to read The Girl with the Red Balloon to get more of this rich universe.
So, if you're like me, and you shelved this book in 2018, please come back to it. You'll find writing that breathes on the page, scenes that unfurl like a storybook, and love. So much of it, it'll start leaking out of your eyes.
I am a big fan of historical fiction that deal with WW2 for inexplicable reasons because seriously, who'd want to immerse themselves in the events of horror that occurred then? Me. In other news: I like to break my own heart.
I knew, going into The Spy with the Red Balloon that something (or someone) was going to break my heart but I hadn't known it'd be the quiet yet beating heart at the center of this book: The freaking love Wolf and Ilse have for one another, the people around them, and their faith. I loved them with the same intensity they bled and connived and flew through the world to try, in some small way, to turn the events of history in the favor of those who desperately need favors.
I adored all the side characters, Spy included (Shhh, no spoilers), and I am overwhelmed with this urge to read The Girl with the Red Balloon to get more of this rich universe.
So, if you're like me, and you shelved this book in 2018, please come back to it. You'll find writing that breathes on the page, scenes that unfurl like a storybook, and love. So much of it, it'll start leaking out of your eyes.