A review by lonloveslit
Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The second book in the Tattooist of Auschwitz series, Cilka’s Journey tells us about Cilka Klein; Auschwitz-Birkenau survivor, she finds herself a free woman finally only to be right back in a place filled with horror and death, branded a Nazi collaborator and criminal.

We’ve all heard about the Holocaust. We were taught it in school, we read about it, our families passed down the terrifying history so we never forget. But do we know what happened after? For many, freedom wasn’t achieved until many years later. For many, surviving Auschwitz and the other camps led them to their death in another place, murdered for crimes they did not commit.

Cilka is beautiful, strong, miraculous. We can’t even begin to imagine what she went through, but Heather Morris does a pretty good job of opening a little window into the Cilka she never got to meet, only through the stories of bravery and humanity she left behind.

Another solid 5 ⭐️ read.

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