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A review by rubybastille
Spies of the Balkans by Alan Furst
4.0
Pretty standard Furst, but that's okay. He switches up his narrative by having his main character start out pretty badass (a special-ops cop, compared to a film producer, etc) and follows Zannis's progress as he sets up an escape route through eastern Europe to Turkey for Jews escaping Germany.
The romance irritated me - Zannis is basically just infatuated with Demeteria because she's omg so hot, and I didn't buy it as the motivational true love that most Furst heroes get.
Still, seeing the progress of the Nazis through Europe, and the attempts of perfectly ordinary people trying to help other people escape a fate they don't deserve, made for heartwrenching and involving reading.
Also, Zannis has the best dog. <3
The romance irritated me - Zannis is basically just infatuated with Demeteria because she's omg so hot, and I didn't buy it as the motivational true love that most Furst heroes get.
Still, seeing the progress of the Nazis through Europe, and the attempts of perfectly ordinary people trying to help other people escape a fate they don't deserve, made for heartwrenching and involving reading.
Also, Zannis has the best dog. <3