I am a fan of Tricia Goyer, I’m not going to lie but this book was awesome. The imagery, the flow of the words and so many other things that had me on the edge of my seat waiting for what happened next. I knew a happy ending was in the works yet the book wasn’t predictable. There were a couple slight of hands that I saw through yet I was still surprised by the truth.
I was disappointed that Amity’s brother didn’t have a greater presence in the book even though it played well. I loved Amity’s strength, it wasn’t fake or unrealistic even when I was thinking that I would walk away in this situation the fact that she didn’t fit well with her character and heart.
This book is the telling of about four different stories that eventually converge and it was beautifully handled. There was no confusion and even when I was left at cliff wanting to know more of one before the author moved on to another I cannot really complain. The characters were lovely and well done, I could see them in my mind as I read. Their postures, mannerisms, voice, everything, I was truly drawn into this world.
If you love WWII novels, this is the book for you. If you love Tricia Goyer books, she does not disappoint.

A Daring Escape
by Tricia Goyer
Harvest House Publishers
Christian , Historical Fiction
Pub Date 01 Jan 2018
I am reviewing a copy of A Daring Escape through Harvest House Publishers and Netgalley:
Europe is at the brink of the Second World War.
Amity Mitchell is an American woman living a comfortable life in England working as a tutor when an urgent telegram changes everything.
World War 2 is looming on the horizon. Amity Mitchell is living a comfortable life in England until her brother summons her to Prague. The Nazi forces are tightening their hold on the country and Andrew needs help getting as many Jewish children out of the country. Amity knows this is God's Call to help these children so she can not refuse.

Amity's boss heads to Prague to convince her to come back but instead helps with the kinder-transports, will they make it safely to England or not?
Find out in A Daring Escape!
Five out of five stars!

Another excellent WWII novel! This one takes place in Czechoslovakia in the late 1930's. Amity, an unsuspecting tutor helps to set up transports for Jewish children to leave the country.
Very interesting and heartfelt novel! I loved the background of Amity's name.

I have to admit I was a little nervous going into this book because I really didn't care for the first book in the series. But I have liked her other books so I went into it with an open mind and was pleasantly surprised to find it more like her previous books I'd liked.

I am always thrilled with books with strong female leads - so it wasn't hard to love Ami. Her bravery and tenacity were welcome personality traits during a time in history when they were so desperately needed.

I have to admit I was also glad to find a touch of romance in the book too. It always warms my heart a little and was a nice bright spot in an otherwise very sad book.

While this book is fiction, it is always good to be reminded of things that happened in the past. We must never forget all the families torn apart during WWII. I cannot imagine what those mothers went through and it was a good reminder what a mother's love truly means.

I can recommend this book without reservation to others that like WWII era books.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. This is my honest review.

Better than the first book in the series! I really enjoyed A Daring Escape by Tricia Goyer. Such bravery in a time of troubles and sorrow. Amity, a private tutor, takes a trip to Prague to help her brother organize transportation for Jewish children before the Germans invade. Pavla is trying to get her children on one of the transports and to safety after her husband and in-laws were killed. Can they escape the coming invasion? There is danger, betrayal and romance. I can't wait for the next book in the series.

I received this book from NetGalley for my review and all opinions are my own.

"A Daring Escape" is a Christian historical set in England and Czechoslovakia from Dec. 12, 1938 to April 13, 1939. This is the second book in the series, but it has different main characters than those in the first book.

Amity's brother asks her to organize the efforts to register Jewish children in Czechoslovakia for kindertransports while he helps find sponsors for them in England. She feels God has called her to this potentially dangerous job. She works to save the children until after the Nazis invade and start questioning her about some of the people who are on those trains. The other point of view characters were: a Nazis who is searching for the wife of a Jewish man he killed so he can discover the hidden treasure her husband left behind. And the wife of the murdered man who has to flee with her children and face the agonizing choice of giving up her children to save their lives.

The characters were likable and acted in realistic ways. The suspense came from the physical danger to the good characters. The historical details and setting were woven into the story. The Christian element was mainly the willingness of various Christians to risk their lives to help Jews escape. There was no bad language or sex. Overall, I'd recommend this exciting novel.

An intimate look at a piece of history we dare not forget - the period of such darkness in Europe also had so many unsung heroes working their hardest to do the right thing. This story takes a look at one little piece, which was a new part of the story for me!

Tricia Goyer delivers a solid tale of perseverance in A Daring Escape. This is one of her best books yet. Goyer has a solid fan base no matter what the genre and it is easy to see why. A Daring Escape is a suspenseful tale that follows Amity Mitchell as she leaves her safe life as a tutor in England and travels to Czechoslovakia. The reign of Hitler is spreading and the time for the Jewish population to escape is slipping away. Amity joins her brother and others in a fight to save lives.

Tricia Goyer had me hooked from page one, and I loved it I wished it would never end but alas it did. The story tells of Amity a American whose brother got her a job as a tutor to the daughter of a English authors daughter, but then after two years he gets her to come to Czechoslovakia where he is doing some work for the British government. Being a great brother he leaves her there to carry on whilst he headed back to England, and by the way its December 1938 just before Hitler sent in his troops to Czechoslovakia. The job of his sisters was to try and get as many Jewish children out as soon as possible. So o real pressure then Her boss the author gave her the time of to go and not only that but had fallen in love with her and been unable to say anything Amity has fallen in love with him and didn't want to jeopardise her job so also kept it hidden. So some great dynamics for a great novel and I don't think you will be disappointed I certainly wasn't. There is another character that needs to be mentioned a Jewish Lady called Pavla she has a young son and daughter, unfortunately her husband and his parents are killed by a Pro German Czechoslovakian man and this leads to a second plot that adds to the suspense of the story, and if that isn't enough there is a great couple of lines as to how Amity got her name to make you smile. There is a very natural and open faith line taken through this novel which adds to the story a strength and powerful dynamic that is a true enhancement that many authors don't manage but Tricia does.
I have been given a free copy of this book from NetGalley in return for a honest review.

I usually love Tricia Goyer's books, but I had such a hard time getting into this one. I don't know if it's because it was during the holidays when I read it, or that the story line was difficult to plod through, or what....but I just couldn't get into it. It seems very well researched and the characters have depth; it just wasn't for me.

Well written, this book will cement Tricia as a favorite author!

I appreciated the fact that this book had romance, courage, and heartbreaking circumstances between its pages! You too will get caught up in the story of a lost treasure, daring stories of children being taken to the safety of England during a Kindertransport, and the unspeakable bond between a parent and her children!
A young tutor is asked to go into prewar Czechoslovakia to help to organize and ready children for Kindertransport, and a treacherous German villain tries to keep a woman and her children from gaining their freedom because he wants revenge for a wrong done to him as a child!
You will have to read the story for yourself to find out what happens to the tutor, the evil German, and the woman who tries to escape his clutches!

A DARING ESCAPE by Tricia Goyer. Harvest House. Jan 1
Having read the first book in this series was glad to see this second book. Amity is an English tutor, during the height of WWII in England. A telegram to come to Prague, from her brother, an organization kindertransport,,Jewish children were involved. She was wanting to do more, and thought of returning to Chicago, or was this the answer. Her feelings for Clark her employer wasn't going nowhere. What follow is five months of risking her life, that will leave readers grasping at all that was involved. Would she return to British soil, and even love ever again. Great plot that seemed as though you are there, and wonder could any of them escape. Well done, and hopefully a third book will come in this series. Given ARC. by Net Galley for my voluntary review and my honest opinion.

A Daring Escape is one of the most well written novels I have read about the Holocaust and WWII in quite a while. I truly could NOT put it down and read late into the night to finish. Tricia Goyer writes a compelling account of the characters involvement in the kinder transports of Jewish children headed out of Europe and away from Hitler's evil clutches. She sets a very real fictional story against the tragic backdrop of the Holocaust. The characters, Amity, Andrew, Clark, Pavla, Celia, Emil, etc., all felt extremely real and identifiable, in their struggles to ensure they aided as many children as possible in the escape from Europe before it became too late. One aspect that truly touched me- as this is the first time I have read a Holocaust novel that was not written by a Jewish author- Ms. Goyer's very sympathetic and kind and real portrayal of the fear the Jewish people felt during this scary time in history. Ms. Goyer writes an accurate depiction of the desperation felt in the attempts to escape, and the admirable efforts by non-Jews to help the Jewish people. I could really feel Pavla's sadness and her longing to save her children even while mourning her husband who was murdered by the Gestapo. A Daring Escape is truly a must read. I cannot recommend this highly enough.

A Daring Escape by Tricia Goyer is an interesting twist on a World War II story. I have read many World War II stories, and I have loved many of them. Lately many of the stories feature the effects of Hitler on different countries. Goyer picked Czechoslovakia. With a historical romance, I expect to be transported to a different time in history and see a budding romance. With A Daring Escape, I did learn more about the transporting of children out of Czechoslovakia, but the romance wasn't too gushy, which I enjoyed.

When reading a history novel, the writer needs to be able to take the readers on a journey to a different time period without stopping to explain things for the reader. It should flow uninterrupted for the reader. Goyer does a good job at this. I had no problem cementing myself in 1938 and 1939. The facts read like I was there traveling with Amity, Clark, Eli, and the hopeful survivors. I enjoyed the development of the time period.

As for the characters, I liked Amity, the main heroine. Most of the story was in her perspective. She had a heart to do her brother's work when she left her employer in England and traveled to Czechoslovakia to help transport Jewish children out to families in England. She was brave and thought of helping the children. Her brother, Andrew, makes an appearance in the beginning, then disappears for the rest of the novel. I always wondered if he was coming back, but it wasn't an important character to the novel.

The plot kept me focused, and I wanted to see what happened. Would Amity escape? How many children would they actually free? Clark, her employer from England, came to help out, and he stayed for a while and allowed Amity to stay even longer. She was gone for over six months. Maybe because that wouldn't happen in the 21st century, I found it hard to believe he would allow her to leave for that long. Even if he loved her. But I could be wrong. The climax at the end appeared weird too. Palva hasn't eaten much in a long time, but she found the energy to fight her captor. I didn't find that believable either.

The romance really wasn't your typical romance. Clark and Amity already had feelings for each other before he traveled to Czechoslovakia after her. They moved in a comfortable way and declared their feelings for each other. No gushing emotions all over the place, fighting their growing emotions.

Overall, A Daring Escape by Tricia Goyer showed me a different aspect of World War II, but coupled with the okay plot and a developed characters, I believe fans of World War II novels will enjoy this story. If you enjoy Cara Putnam, Kristy Cambron, and Kate Breslin, then this might be the perfect book for you.

I received a complimentary copy of A Daring Escape by Tricia Goyer from Harvest House Publishers, but the opinions stated are all my own.