Echo of the Reich (Chris Bronson #5)
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Chris Bronson is back in this edge-of-your-seat thriller involving a secret Nazi WW2 weapon and a...
Indiana Jones and the Army of the Dead
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There’s no rest for the weary treasure hunter, but that’s how Indiana Jones likes it. Fresh from...
The Bletchley Girls
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The women of Bletchley Park have a unique story to tell. Although critical to the success of the...
Among the Red Stars
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A suspenseful historical YA debut inspired by the true story of an all-female bomber unit in Russia...
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The File
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Debut author Gary Born erupts into the literary scene with a nail-biting thriller centered on...
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Death in the Aegean
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When private banker Stefanie Adams travels to Greece on vacation, she is suspected of murdering a...
The Secret Midwife
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London, 1995: When on the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz a news broadcast runs...
Merissa (13197 KP) rated A Lightness in My Soul in Books
Jan 18, 2021 (Updated Aug 7, 2023)
Just like the British evacuated their children, so did the Germans, although not everyone was put into homes, but camps instead. This is a heartbreaking and harrowing tale, told in the first person, as Arthur goes to a KLV camp. You stay with him as he begins to question just what is going on, then the Americans arrive, and you stay with him in the aftermath of that.
The conditions Arthur has to face are very well-written, managing to give the reader the horror and hopelessness of the situation without making it gruesome or unnecessarily violent.
For anyone with an interest in the history of WWII, especially if you are interested in the German perspective, then this is definitely one for your bookshelves. A one-sitting, engrossing read highly recommended by me.
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2400 KP) rated Danger on the Atlantic in Books
Apr 1, 2022 (Updated Apr 1, 2022)
There is plenty going on here, which is why it surprises me to find the pacing is slightly off. It was a bit slow at the beginning and it felt rushed at the end. Overall, there was still a good mystery here with plenty of twists. I didn’t have everything worked out by the end. I loved the setting, and felt like I was traveling in style with Jane. Well, style for 1926. Jane and Redvers are the only returning characters, but I didn’t mind since I loved watching them interacting. The new characters are strong and helped pull me into the book. If you are looking for a charming historical mystery, this series is for you.
