This book was excellent! In my opinion, the markings of a good novel is whether or not I am immediately invested in the characters. In this case, I definitely was. I also couldn't put this book down. It was definitely a pageturner. I would absolutely recommend this to other historical fiction fans. It took place during World War II. If you like books that take place during that era, this is definitely a book for you. I also think the writing was very well done. The accuracy and the historical details really made this book come alive. I would certainly read another book by this author. Highly Recommended!

This book was another great viewpoint of World War II and the lives of those involved. This is a viewpoint that you don't find in many books, families that are directly involved with Hitler and his Nazi party. I found that it was hard to get into this book at the beginning, it seemed the childhood years were longer than neccesary. Although I understand the author was setting up the scene for readers to understand the family life with a dad as part of the Nazi party and the beginning on the war with the treatment of Jews. Her childhood innocence to what was going on does seem to be an important part of the story. Once I got the middle I was hooked and couldn't put it down. Wonderful story of sadness with sprinkles of hope for humanity. Thank you for the early review copy!