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World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth

7.8 (21 Ratings) Rate It

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Azeroth paid a terrible price to end the apocalyptic march of the Legion’s crusade—but even as...

strategy role-playing

The Looking Glass Wars: Crossfire

Frank Beddor, Curtis Clark and Sami Makkonen

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How does Alyss Heart of Wonderland fare after the creation of Everqueen, as described in Arch Enemy,...

Insurgent (2015)

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Now on the run from Jeanine (Kate Winslet) and the rest of the power-hungry Erudites, Tris (Shailene...

Kristina (502 KP) rated Salt to the Sea in Books

Dec 7, 2020

Salt to the Sea

Ruta Sepetys | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics, Young Adult (YA)

8.8

(12 Ratings)

Book Rating

This isn't really something I normally read. I wasn't enthralled and I didn't "get lost" inside the book, but I did feel heartbreak, anger, disbelief, hope. I had never heard of Wilhelm or any of the other tragedies mentioned - when I hear WW2, I think of the Holocaust. It is obvious that war is a time of suffering, when horrendous actions are committed by both sides, but it's hard to remember that when your mind is taught about the opposing sides' atrocities. Reading about the things done by both Russians, their allies, and Germans broke my heart. Even if I didn't love this book, I definitely learned something new and gained more perspective.