lshadowlyn 's review for:

Fracture by Elyse Hoffman

5.0

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This book was amazing. It starts off innocently enough - a friendship between two boys forged before WWII began. We then jump forward to the midst of the war, and how many things have changed. While nothing can excuse what the SS and Nazis did, this gave us a peek at the motivations behind one person's joining them, and how his beliefs came to be, and were eventually challenged by discovering his life-long friend was in fact Jewish. I loved how much depth the characters had, and appreciated the moments that broke the tension by making me laugh. Hoffman did an excellent job of bringing the whole story to life, and has a unique way of describing things that made this a delight to read. Highly recommend!