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A review by pandothiel
The Berlin Girl by Mandy Robotham
2.0
It was an okay enjoyable read, but nothing really spectacular for me.
Most of the book is more focused on journalism within pre-war Berlin than the actual events (at least, it felt like it to me) and was more of an expose on how to do journalism than anything else.
The last part that sees actions happening quickly felt a bit too rushed and far-fetched to be believable, especially next to naive Georgie from the beginning.
As interesting as pre-WWII Berlin may be, I feel like knowing what the outcome will be - WWII and its concentration camps - took away from the suspens and the tension. We know war is coming. We know the atrocities that are to come. We know that, whatever the characters may do or try, governments will close their eyes and war will happen just like in history books.
On the other hand, I really liked the journal articles included at the end which really helped shape the characters into real and believable human beings. If anything, I felt closer to these people in those articles than throughout the whole novel.
Most of the book is more focused on journalism within pre-war Berlin than the actual events (at least, it felt like it to me) and was more of an expose on how to do journalism than anything else.
The last part that sees actions happening quickly felt a bit too rushed and far-fetched to be believable, especially next to naive Georgie from the beginning.
As interesting as pre-WWII Berlin may be, I feel like knowing what the outcome will be - WWII and its concentration camps - took away from the suspens and the tension. We know war is coming. We know the atrocities that are to come. We know that, whatever the characters may do or try, governments will close their eyes and war will happen just like in history books.
On the other hand, I really liked the journal articles included at the end which really helped shape the characters into real and believable human beings. If anything, I felt closer to these people in those articles than throughout the whole novel.