Reminders of Him – Book Review

Title:- Reminders of Him

Author:- Colleen Hoover

Date published:- January 18th 2022

No. of pages:- 335 pages

Genre:- Family Fiction

Rating:-

Plot:- 4.5/5

Writing:- 4.5/5

Overall:- 5/5 stars!

A troubled young mother yearns for a shot at redemption in this heartbreaking yet hopeful story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover.

After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter’s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself.

The only person who hasn’t closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna’s daughter. But if anyone were to discover how Ledger is slowly becoming an important part of Kenna’s life, both would risk losing the trust of everyone important to them.

The two form a connection despite the pressure surrounding them, but as their romance grows, so does the risk. Kenna must find a way to absolve the mistakes of her past in order to build a future out of hope and healing.

This is the third book I have read written by Colleen Hoover…and actually, this book is my favorite, written by her! I know It Ends With Us might be teeny weeny better but in my personal opinion, this was really emotional and heartbreaking, just like It Ends With Us.

Kenna Rowan, after five years being in prison was released and returns back to the hometown. She accidentally killed her boyfriend Scotty which was the main reason why she went to prison. But the main reason she returned back to the town was to meet her five year old daughter, Diem, who was now being raised by Scotty’s parents. Scotty’s parents, Patrick and Grace haven’t forgiven Kenna for what she did to Scotty.

Then Kenna meets Ledger Ward, who owns the local bar. But soon she finds out that he was actually Scotty’s best friend and she hoped that through him, she can get in touch with her daughter Diem.

The story is told from Kenna’s and Ledger’s perspective, each describing about their feelings towards each other. Clearly, Ledger hates Kenna for what she did to his friend although he has conflicted feelings towards her. My favorite part would be Kenna’s letters to Scotty, telling him about what her life was like during and after prison and talking about their daughter, Diem thus venting out her emotions and feelings into the letter. Some of the parts in the story were heartbreaking and emotional to read, and you do feel actually sorry for Kenna.

Each of Colleen Hoover’s books give a message, which might be the main reason why her books are popular. While It Ends With Us deals with a sensitive topic of domestic abuse, Reminders of Him talks about growth and forgiveness. I do like how the relationship between Kenna and Ledger slowly develops. Of course, the ending was predictable but then, overall, it was a heartbreaking and emotional story.

At the end of the book is Kenna’s music playlist which is worthwhile listening to!

If you like a family drama that is emotional and heartbreaking and emotional, then I suggest you choose Reminders of Him–worth five stars!

Sun Damage – ARC Book Review

Title:- Sun Damage

Author:- Sabine Durant

Date published:- will be published on June 2nd 2022

Publisher:- Hodder and Stoughton

Genre:- Psychological Thriller

Rating:-

Plot:- 4.5/5

Writing:- 4.5/5

Overall:- 4.5/5 stars

The heat is intense.
The secrets are stifling.
She just needs to escape . . .

Nine guests arrive at a remote villa in the south of France.

They know each other well. Or think they do.

But at least one of them has plenty to hide – and nowhere to run.

Under the relentless sun, loyalties will be tested, secrets revealed, and tensions pushed to the point of no return.

This was actually an unusual thriller that I have read, in which I read in one sitting!

The story takes place in France. Ali and Sean comes across a woman named Lulu. Sean is a conman and Ali seemed to be the one who is stuck with Sean. Then Lulu was murdered and Ali suddenly runs away with Lulu’s things. Then people mistake her as Lulu and that’s when the story begins–Ali tries to hide her identity as well as running away from Sean.

I have honestly not read a good thriller like this at all. It was really intense, fast paced and gripping that literally, I was kept at the edge of my seat, while reading the book. Will someone identify Ali and will Ali get caught? What if Sean catches Ali? I mean literally, my heart was thudding as I went through reading, what is going to happen to Ali is someone finds out about her real identity. The author has managed to grip the reader into the story and did a good job of drawing the reader into the story!

Ali herself is an interesting character and the story is mainly told from her perspective. Not only that–each of the character in the book has some sort of secret that no body wants anyone to find out. The ending though expected was really gripping. I read in the reviews that the book has some similarities with a TV show called The Serpent which is based on real life events. I have not watched the TV show but then reading this book made me feel like I was watching an interesting TV show that I did not want to miss any episode of.

This is the first book I have read from this author and I am actually looking forward to read more thrillers from this author–if you are looking for an unputdownable thriller that will keep you awake all night, then this book is one for you–worth five stars!

Many thanks to Netgalley and Hodder for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

His Other Wife – ARC Book Review

Title:- His Other Wife

Author:- Nicole Trope

Date published:- will be published on June 21st 2022

Publisher:- Bookouture

No. of pages:- 269 pages

Genre:- Psychological Thriller

Rating:-

Plot:- 4/5

Writing:- 4/5

Overall:- 4/5

She has my husband. She has my child. She has my life.

I never thought I would end up here. Alone, in a cold one-bedroom apartment, only seeing my precious daughter once a week.

Another woman is living the life that was once mine. I wish I was still married to my ex-husband, the love of my life. I dream of tucking my five-year-old child into her ballerina bed sheets every night. I miss living in a beautiful house, the perfect family home, with a winding staircase and a sprawling garden.

I’d do anything to be with my family again. To start over and prove to them that I’ve changed, that I won’t lose control like before.

But when I get my second chance, the vicious messages come. The noises at night. The feeling of being watched. It’s happening all over again. I know I’m not going mad, but no one will believe me. I don’t know if I even believe myself.

All I wanted was my life back. But now my life is under threat – and my darling little girl is in danger…

I felt like I was watching some thriller Netflix movie on the TV that intrigued me and that’s how I am feeling about this book!

The story tells about Gideon who is dating a woman named Charlotte. However, despite him dating Charlotte, he still has feelings towards his ex-wife, Sarah with whom he has a daughter, Emily. Charlotte tries to be a part of the family. Sarah on the other keeps hearing voices although no one, not even her ex-husband believes her. She realizes that her daughter might be in danger and believe that maybe, someone was playing with her, even though no one is believing her.

The first part of the book was a slow burn but soon, towards the middle of the book, it started getting its momentum. The story is told from Gideon, Sarah and Charlotte’s points of views and each of the character, particularly Sarah’s character is an unreliable character that makes the reader wonder which of the characters is actually trust worthy. The book started getting fast paced by the middle of the book, I wouldn’t say there were twists and turns but the ending…that actually blew my mind away. I did not expect an ending like that.

If you like a family drama with a love triangle, then this book might be one for you–worth four stars!

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

Mengele’s Apprentice – ARC Book Review

Title:- Mengele’s Apprentice (Book Two of Auschwitz Twins)

Author:- Roberta Kagan

Date published:- will be published on 1st June 2022

No. of pages:- 377 pages

Genre:- Historical Fiction

Rating:-

Plot:- 4.5/5

Writing:- 5/5

Overall rating:- 5/5

As the Nazi shadow of death falls across Europe, one man’s wickedness looms out of the darkness.

Mengele, the Angel of Death.

When the Aizenberg family winds up in the dreaded Warsaw ghetto, they must share an apartment with a secular Jewish family. This living arrangement will test young Shoshana Aizenberg as adulthood creeps ever closer.

Meanwhile, fast-rising doctor Ernst saves a man’s life on the Russian front. This good deed earns him the coveted role of Dr. Mengele’s apprentice at Auschwitz. An opportunity beyond his wildest dreams and the stuff of his nightmares.

Gisele’s beauty shines in a life fraught with hardship. She hopes to find her father, but first, she must navigate a Paris crawling with invading Nazis.

Mengele’s Apprentice is the second book in Roberta Kagan’s heartwrenching Historical WWII series—The Auschwitz Twins.

This is the second book of the Auschwitz twins series. Although I haven’t read the first book, I actually enjoyed reading this second book.

The story is divided into three parts–Ernst, The Aisenbergs and a French girl named Gisele. Ernst is a doctor and after saving a man’s life up in Russian front, he was assigned to work as an apprentice to Josef Mengele, known as Angel of Death. Shoshanna Aisenberg and her family, after the Nazis invaded Poland the family moved to Warsaw Ghetto. Gisele is a daughter of a prostitute and her beauty seems to be captivating the crawling Nazis in Paris. She was also determined to find more about her father.

Josef Mengele is a real character–for those who are not very familiar about Nazi history, Mengele was a doctor at Auschwitz concentration camp and was known as Angel of Death and feared by many, including the Nazi soldiers who worked at the camp. He conducted many human experiments and his main interest are the twins. I have read true stories of such survivor as well, about Mengele’s brutal experiments on the children. After the war, he escaped to South America where he died.

Ernst is a naive type of character. Although he was having nightmares working at Auschwitz concentration camps, he was also at the same time wanted to work along with Mengele. The Aisenberg part was too emotional and heartbreaking to read, the scenes inside Warsaw ghetto and the hunger and poverty that the Jews had to endure inside the ghetto was too unbearable and emotional to read. Reading Aisenberg’s part reminded me of the scene from the movie Pianist. Gisele’s part was actually very interesting to read and how she endured hardships before moving to Berlin. The author must have done tremendous research into the story, particularly about Mengele and her writing had captivated the readers, making the reader feel like they are part of the story. As always, her ending always leave the reader yearn for more and that made me wait impatiently for the third book to come out soon!

If you are looking for a hearbtreaking, page turning emotional historical fiction, this one is for you–worth five stars!

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

I am an USA Today Best Selling Author of Historical Jewish Fiction mainly set during World War 2. My father was Romany and my mother was Jewish, When I was very young I learned about the Holocaust. I couldn’t understand how something like this could happen. So, I began to research and learn more. I met with survivors. I even met with children and grandchildren of SS officers. But I still had no answers. I cannot say that I have all of the answers to all of my questions even now. But what I do know is that soon all of the survivors will be gone. Their message must be remembered, the sacrifices that they made must not be forgotten. And so I humbly and with the utmost humility I try to tell their stories. It is painful, but I must convey the darkness and horror of the time, However, I also want the world to know and celebrate the unsung heroes. Because there were many ordinary people who acted in heroic ways. I realize that writing these books is a great responsibility. I pray every day that I am able to do this correctly. I am trying to reach out and touch many people, not with the message of the horrors but with the promise of hope. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for considering my work. It is an honor that I never take lightly.

I send you many blessings, Roberta

November 9th – Book Review

Title:- November 9

Author:- Colleen Hoover

Date published:- November 10th 2015

No. of pages:- 320 pages

Genre:- Women’s Fiction

Rating:-

Plot:- 3.5/5 stars

Writing:- 4/5 stars

Overall:- 3.5/5 stars

Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in Los Angeles together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist.

Can Ben’s relationship with Fallon—and simultaneously his novel—be considered a love story if it ends in heartbreak?

So after reading It Ends With Us, by Colleen Hoover, I decided that I will read all her books to see why there’s so much hype on her books. November 9, is one of those hypes as well. Like It Ends With Us, there is a certain romance with a couple Ben and Fallon. But unlike It Ends With Us where there is a message, November 9 to me is more like a soap opera show.

I am not saying Colleen Hoover is not a great writer–she really is a great writer and is gifted as well. But November 9 is a very predictable and throughout the entire time I was reading this book, I felt like I was watching a Hallmark movie.

The story starts on November 9th when Fallon, who used to be a movie star but career halted when she became a fire victim was dining with her father, a famous film director. Ben, who was sitting a few booths from Fallon and an aspiring novelist pretends to be Fallon’s boyfriend. That night, Fallon was leaving to New York from LA and Ben and Fallon decided to meet each other on every November 9th for the next five years to see where their relationship with end up with.

The story is told from Fallon’s and Ben’s point of view. On each of November 9th, something would happen to either of them. I mean I did enjoy reading this book and Hoover gave tits and bits of what Ben’s novel was like with a twist at the end. I do like the chemistry between Fallon and Ben as well. But as I said earlier, it felt like I was watching a Hallmark romance movie with a predictable and unrealistic ending.

So as I have yet to read more of Colleen Hoover’s books, (I am currently reading Reminders of Him), November 9th is OK book for mer. It Ends With Us will remain one of my favorite books written by her.

Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times and International bestselling author of multiple novels and novellas. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. She is the founder of The Bookworm Box, a non-profit book subscription service and bookstore in Sulphur Springs, Texas.

The Resort – ARC Book Review

Title:- The Resort

Author:- Sue Watson

Date published:- will be published on June 24th 2022

Publisher:- Bookouture

No. of pages:- 317 pages

Genre:- Psychological Thriller

Rating:-

Plot:- 4.5/5

Writing:- 4/5

Overall Rating:- 4.5/5

When a dream trip becomes your worst nightmare…

You’ve been excited about this getaway for months – at last, a chance to reconnect with your husband at a secluded island resort. But when he unexpectedly calls you from the beach, you hear the urgency in his voice. Something is very wrong.

The beautiful waitress from the restaurant last night has been found lying dead in the sand. And the police want to question your husband about it.

Sure, you saw him glance at her over dinner a few times, but you know he didn’t have anything to do with the poor girl’s death. So why is he asking you to lie to the police that he was with you all night? And where did he go in those missing hours?

When he returns to your beautiful sea-view suite, things get heated and he accuses you of being jealous, just like he always does. Yes, the waitress was overly flirtatious with your husband, but you didn’t actually wish her any harm. Not really.

Can you trust the man you married… or are you the one who can’t be trusted?

A perfect vacation getaway…or perfect place for a nightmare?

The Resort is a story of three couples–Sam and David, who are newly married couple, Daisy and Tom, and Becky and Josh. The waitress Stella seems to be flirting with one of the husbands and the next day, Stella was found…murdered. Now the police gets involved and one of them is the killer.

Though it started a little slow, soon, it got really interesting. It was fast paced, with twists and turns along the way. The story is told from the three wives’ point of view–Sam, who is questioning about David’s trust, Daisy and Becky, each having sort of problem in their married life. The author has done a good job of making the reader feel like they are at the edge of the seat and towards the middle of the book, it got interesting. The ending was completely unexpected–I really did not expect that type of ending–not going to give too much spoilers.

If you are into thrillers based on a summer resort with twists and turns that will take you on a roller coaster ride…then this book is one for you–worth five stars!

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

Sue Watson was a TV Producer at the BBC until she wrote her first book and was hooked.

Now a USA Today bestselling author, Sue has sold over a million books and explores the darker side of life, writing psychological thrillers with big twists. Originally from Manchester, she now lives with her family in leafy Worcestershire where much of her day is spent writing – and procrastinating. Her hobby is eating cake while watching diet and exercise programmes from the sofa, a skill she’s perfected after many years of practice.

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The Heart of the Deal – ARC Book Review

Title:- The Heart of the Deal

Author:- Lindsay MacMillan

Date published:- will be published on June 7th 2022

Publisher:- Alcove Press

No. of pages:- 342 pages

Genre:- Romance

Rating:-

Plot:-4/5

Writing:- 4/5

Overall rating:- 4/5

Perfect for fans of Emily Giffin and Jojo Moyes,Lindsay MacMillan’s debut novel deftly captures the feeling of being adrift in your late twenties, with poignant commentary on female friendships, mental health, and what happiness really looks like.

Rae is in a romantic recession.
 
The Wall Street banker is single in New York City and overwhelmed by the pressure to scramble up the corporate and romantic ladders. Feeling her biological clock ticking, she analyzes her love life like a business deal and vows to lock in a husband before her 30th birthday. 
 
The Manhattan dating app scene has as many ups and downs as the stock market, and outsourcing dates to an algorithm isn’t exactly Rae’s idea of romance. She considers cutting her losses, but her friends help her stay invested, boosting her spirits with ice cream and cheap wine that they share in their sixth-floor walk-up while recapping cringe-worthy dates.
 
And then Rae meets Dustin, a poetic soul trapped in a business suit, just like her. She starts to hear wedding bells, but Dustin’s struggles with depression will test their relationship, and no amount of financial modeling can project what their future will look like.
 
Can Rae free herself from the idea she had of what thirty was supposed to look like and let love breathe on its own timeline? Or is she too conditioned to stay on the “right track” to follow her unpaved intuition?
 
Moving and timely, The Heart of the Deal is the story of one woman’s reckoning with what success really is in a city, an industry, and a relationship whose low lows continually challenge the enchantment of the high highs.

I actually cannot believe that this is the debut book of this author–this was actually an unusual romantic novel. Not just those typical cheesy romantic novels you feel like watching from Hallmark movies. This is a bit different type of romantic novel. Basically, it’s more realistic and will teach people like us how to live your life.

Raelynn known as Rae is an investment banker working in a Wall Street Bnak. She is going through a dating recession, and makes a plan of herself to go on a date and then maybe settle down when she becomes thirty. She gets into a dating app and while meeting weird guys, she eventually meets Dustin. Dustin might be a typical hero of the story but this actually deals with depression, Dustin is going through.

First of all, I actually enjoyed author’s writing. Despite the fact that it’s a work of fiction, the author has done a good job of drawing the reader into the story and making the reader feel like a part of the story. Rae’s character reminded a bit about myself, four years ago, when like Rae, I used to work in a bank, and then decided to quit to live a life. I do like her optimism, how she allows Dustin to deal with his depression by breaking off things with him and then her friendship with Ellen and all the others who like Rae is working grueling hours at the work. Reading about working in the bank, reminded me of my days as a banker when I literally didn’t really have a life.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this book. For anyone looking for a realistic romantic novel, this one is for you. Worth four stars!

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

Lingering – ARC Book Review

Title:- Lingering

Author:- Chris Coppel

Date published:- will be published on June 28th 2022

No. of pages:- 224 pages

Genre:- Horror

Rating:-

Plot:- 4/5

Writing:- 4/5

Overall rating:- 4/5

The woods looked dark and ominous. Between the trees, where the darkness was blacker than black, dozens of slanted yellow eyes flicked open and stared back towards the house. They weren’t the eyes of anything human. When Paul and Christy purchase Croft House, they are both looking forward to a new start. Christy’s abusive father is dying and she is ready to put the past well and truly behind her. But the house has other ideas. They soon realise there is something in the house, something that’s trying to communicate with them. In their fear, they ask a local psychic to remove this entity. And in so doing, release something far, far worse.

This book gave me creeps…even the front cover is giving me creeps!

The married couple, Christy and Paul move into their dream house, Croft House. Christy however had to return back to her childhood house to care for her abusive and ailing father while Paul dealt with the house. As they start a new life in the house, they realize that the house has many dark secrets inside that.

Reading this book gave me a feeling of as if I was watching a horror movie. Christy’s relationship with her father, his abusive nature was interesting to read, How Paul hires a psychic to see if there are “dark” ghosts in the house was also interesting. The vivid descriptions of the house gave a creeping sense that you could actually as a reader feel like you are also in the haunted house with the characters as well. Both Chrisy and Paul have many flaws as characters. There were some twists and turns. Overall, I actually enjoyed reading this book and since this is the first time I am reading from this author, I am looking forward to read more.

Worth four stars!

Mnay thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

Half Sisters – ARC Book Review

Title:- Half Sisters

Author:- Virginia Franken

Date published:- will be June 21st 2022

Publisher :- Lake Union Publishing

No. of pages:- 269 pages

Genre:- Adult Fiction

Rating:-

Plot:- 3.5/5

Writing:- 3/5

Overall rating:- 3/5

A single lie becomes a defining moment in a family’s life in an unforgettable novel of psychological suspense.

After being gone for two decades, Maddy’s half sister, Emily, is back in town to settle their late father’s estate. Emily’s not the troubled girl Maddy remembers from their volatile childhood. Apparently, all is well. It can’t possibly matter anymore that Maddy married Emily’s first love, but the pictures Maddy finds on her husband’s phone tell a different story. Suspicions of an affair are hard to ignore.

Then again, Maddy hasn’t been herself lately. She’s increasingly confused. She’s losing items that are precious to her. She forgets where she’s going. The line between what’s real and unreal has become a blur. Even the damning photos have disappeared. Though her state of mind starts to become everyone’s cause for concern, Maddy refuses to believe she’s losing her grip on reality. But the one thing she can’t deny is the secret from the past that rewrote all their lives—a secret that’s ready to come out.

Maddy and Emma are half sisters–they share the same father but different mothers. They were separated and then reunited after their father’s death to settle down an estate. Maddy was in fact married to Emma’s high school sweetheart Josh. So when she discovers a picture of Emma and Josh together, she was suspecting if they were having an affair behind her back.

The book started out a little boring and slow. However, towards the middle of the book, it got interesting and then the ending was a mouth hanging openly good! The writing was great too and the characters were however not very likable in my opinion which lowered my rating of the book.

Overall, if you like a famiyl drama with a hint of mystery, then this book is one for you–worth three stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

Virginia Franken was born and raised in the United Kingdom. After traveling the world as a professional dancer, she now lives in Los Angeles with her family. She works as a copy editor by day and gets most of her writing done when she should be sleeping.

The Angel of Vienna – ARC Book Review

Title:- The Angel of Vienna

Author:- Kate Hewitt

Date published:- will be published on 17th June 2022

No. of pages:- 389 pages

Genre-: Historical Fiction

Rating:-

Plot:- 4.5/5

Writing;- 4/5

Overall rating:- 5/5 stars

Nazi-occupied Vienna, 1940: A young nurse finds herself with the chance to save innocent children. An unmissable and heartbreaking story—based on devastating real events—about tragedy, hope and courage in the face of impossible odds.

“These children, who the Nazis don’t even see as human, these children are innocent. And, Hannah, if you have the chance to save even one of them, you know what you have to do. Even if it puts your own life at risk.”

As bombs fall over Europe, Hannah Stern is a twenty-seven-year-old nurse, who is just trying to survive. When she takes a position at Vienna’s esteemed psychiatric hospital, Am Steinhof, she thinks it will take her away from the danger.

Her estranged half-brother has arranged the job for her on the condition that she must take his son, Willi there too. He insists it’s a place where Willi will be safe. And Hannah soon forms a close bond with the sweet, fragile child in her care.

At first the hospital seems like a safe haven—a beautiful, airy, spacious place of healing and recovery. But the hospital is a place of secrets. And they are darker than Hannah could ever have imagined. Children, ones just like Willi, are disappearing—not to be healed as promised, but taken somewhere else. Somewhere terrible.

And when Willi’s own life comes under threat—in spite of her half-brother’s position of power in the Nazi military—Hannah must overcome her own fears and act. Then she discovers one of the other nurses is also trying to help patients escape, and Hannah becomes determined to help in any way she can.

But she is only one person up against the enemy. And to save even just one life from the grip of the Nazis, she must risk her own…

The most unmissable historical fiction of the year, guaranteed to leave readers in tears. Perfect for fans of My Name is Eva, All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz.

This is truly an emotional and heartbreaking story based on true events that happened during the Nazi rule.

The Nazis did not just persecute Jews–they persecuted Gypsies as well as disabled children and people. This story talks about how a brave woman sacrificed her own life to save disabled children from getting murdered.

Hannah became a nurse at a prestigious psychiatric hospital in Vienna, Austria, thanks to her half-brother’s connection. She agreed to become a nurse there on one condition–that she had to look after her nephew Willi who is disabled. At first, the hospital is just like a normal ordinary hospital. But soon, Hannah comes to realize that the hospital is not what it seems. Children starts going into a special treatment but never return back to their beds. This was a part of the plan to remove all the disabled children–a part of Nazi’s eradication plan.

As a person who had done German history, this book was truly emotional and heartbreaking. I may have said this same thing in Holocaust books but killing innocent disabled children was somewhat disturbing and emotional to me. Worst case is that these murders and experiments happened in real life, which made it more heartbreaking. The author has done a good job of captivating the reader into the story and must have done tremendous research to this story. The heroine, Hannah Stern has become a favorable character and is portrayed as a courageous woman who would do anything to save those innocent children. All in all, this is a page turner and emotional rollercoaster ride, that will not allow you to put the book down.

If you are someone who is interested in WWII history, I recommend you to read this book. Guaranteed, this book will keep you up all night and will make you cry till the end. Worth fill five stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

Kate Hewitt is the bestselling author of many novels of both historical and contemporary fiction. She particularly enjoys writing contemporary issue-driven women’s fiction, and her novels have been called ‘unputdownable’ and ‘the most emotional book I have ever read’ by readers.

An American ex-pat, she lives in a small market town in Wales with her husband and five young(ish) children, along with their two Golden Retrievers. Join her newsletter for monthly updates and giveaways at http://www.kate-hewitt.com, or be part of her Facebook groups Kate’s Reads, to discuss all manner of books, movies, music and cooking.