A good one. I loved the mother in this story, I could relate to her. There were tears shed at the faith she had and the struggle she endured.

WW2 historical fiction is one of my favorite genres to read about. This book seems very historically accurate and while the beginning was a tad slow, it really pulled me in around the 20% mark. I couldn't get enough of this story about a mother's devotion to her daughter during the Holocaust. The characters were easy to connect with, there were a few "twists" I didn't see coming, and I felt the whole range of emotion while reading this.

The only con for me was the beginning - a little slow and very simple writing at times (but a lot is dialogue with a 5 year old, so I just had to accept it).

Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher, BooksGoSocial, for allowing me to read this story.

Sarah Bloch is concerned and worried over her and her daughter Rebecca's fate after being rounded up the Nazi regime due to their Jewish status. Being separated makes things much worse and Sarah must somehow protect her daughter in this cruel atmosphere. Well written and recommended.

Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. These opinion are completely my own.

I spent the first 100 or so pages muttering you stupid, stupid woman. I almost gave up reading due to frustration.

Lucky for me I kept reading because the story ended being fabulous and a perfect example of the Love and sacrifice of a mother.

This is a powerful story about Sarah and her daughter Rebecca. They are in wartime France trying to get to Spain where Sarahs husband is. But they never make it to Spain, they are arrested by the Police and placed in Drancy internment camp.

In Drancy you have to fend for yourself. Sarah tries her best to keep Rebeccas innocent. Making up stories, sending her to school and trying her best to keep a routine. But Sarah and Rebecca are German Jews, and they are not welcomed to the internment camp. Rebecca must learn to fend for herself and try to speak more French. The other children wont play with her and she is being picked on.

Everyday they see people deported from the internment camp, forced to go to the East. Nobody knows much about what happens when people are sent to the East. They just hear the rumours and know that ending up in the East is bad, very bad.

This is a powerful story, one that really makes you think. The love a mother has for her child, willing to do anything to save her. I loved Sarah as a character. Watching her grow as a women, learning to be independent and taking her own choices. She cant wait for her husband, and needs to take control.

Overall i liked the book. The story was good and i liked the characters. But i felt like the ending was a bit rushed. I was left with a lot of questions about some of the characters that i felt like could have been in the book.

Other than that it was a great read and i would recommend the book.

1941 in Paris as WWII is starting. Sarah, a Jewish mother of 5 year old Rebecca, try to escape into Spain. They are captured and put in an internment camp. She tries to teach her daughter how to survive. This story is still in my mind. Very touching.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Saving Rebecca by Alex Amit starts out in 1941. It is told through Sarah Bloch. Sarah is trying to get out of Paris with her daughter Rebecca. Sarah's husband has gone away to Spain on business. He had planned for Sarah and Rebecca to join him in a month. However, Nazi soldiers took over Paris leaving them separated.

Will Sarah find a way to keep her daughter safe? What lengths will she go to in order to make sure that happens? Will she be able to defend against the Nazis who hate her and Rebecca just because they are Jews?

If you like WW2 historical fiction, then I would definitely recommend Saving Rebecca by Alex Amit. This book had me feeling all the feels. I'm not going to say much else because you just need to read this book and experience it for yourself. Saving Rebecca is such an amazing story about a mother's love, hope, unity, and freedom. Sometimes you just might find a good thing among the wreckage.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review Saving Rebecca.

Saving Rebecca stars out a little slowly. About a third of the way into the book, I was sucked in. I love Historical Fiction, and would recommend this one to any fan of WWII Historical Fiction as well. I felt that the characters were easy to fall in love with and that Saving Rebecca has a unique twist on the typical WWII book. Book is paced well and I finished the novel quickly once it picked up for me.

Thank you NetGalley for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

Although I don’t often read historical fiction, the premise of this book interested me and I am glad I read it.

The plot is paced well and I finished this story very quickly. The writing style is simple and easy to read without having to focus too hard, yet I did not feel as though I was being spoon-fed.

I enjoyed the ending in particular, and the route the author chose to take with this. However, the last few chapters felt a little rushed and some moments which should have pulled at my heartstrings fell a bit flat. Many characters were interesting, and I felt quite attached to Sarah, Charlotte (who was a real person) and Rebecca, but with a few tweaks to the writing style, I feel that the dialogue could have been more effective, giving the characters more unique voices.

Overall, this was a decent story centring around a heartbreaking part of history. I rated it 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4

At first I didn't know if I would like this book. It was written as though the character Sarah Bloch was telling the story. It seemed to be a slow build. The story starts in August 1941. Somewhere near the book’s middle I felt myself being lifted up into the story. All the facts seemed to be historically correct. The mother Sarah is concerned for her five year old daughter Rebecca. Sarah is in a situation that she hasn’t any control over. The Nazi soldiers and French police have the control over everyone’s life in Paris. Both Mother and Daughter were separated from Ervin Bloch , husband and father when he went to Spain on business. He had planned to for them to join him in Spain after a month but those plans never came to pass. Nazi soldiers overtook France and Sarah and Rebecca were left in Paris to defend themselves against the Nazi’s hatred for the Jewish people.

WW2 fiction is one of my favorite genres. What I like is that most of the books are based on true historical events. The endings are always happy since we all know the course of history. In this book people do die because of the forced labor and starvation. But those who are fortunate enough to survive the holocaust gain their freedom and began to search for lost loved ones. A special thanks to citizens who risked their own life to help the Jews. This book became a page turner and I’m glad I stuck with it to the end.

I highly recommend this book to readers of WW2 fiction . Alex Amit is a new to me Author and I will be looking for his books in the future. This book is a standalone . It is scheduled for release on 6/14/24

I voluntarily read an advanced readers copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions expressed here in this review are entirely my own.
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This novel set in Paris during the harrowing days of 1941 follows Sarah, a Jewish mother, and her five-year-old daughter, Rebecca, as they navigate the horrors of World War II. Trapped in Nazi-occupied France, Sarah’s desperate attempt to escape to Spain is thwarted, leading to their capture and internment in the Drancy camp.

Within the oppressive confines of the camp, Sarah seeks to shield Rebecca from the encroaching darkness through tales of a bear and benevolent hunters, juxtaposing hope against their grim reality. These stories, however, cannot mask the dire lessons Sarah must teach her daughter about survival in a world where the threat of deportation to an infamous camp in the East looms large.

Faced with an impossible choice as the trains to the East draw nearer, Sarah’s struggle to protect Rebecca underscores the novel’s exploration of a mother’s unyielding love and the profound bond between parent and child amid wartime cruelty. This gripping tale is a moving testament to resilience and will stay with readers long after the final page is turned.

I love books about the Holocaust and this one did not disappoint. I loved the strength and determination of Sarah and many of the other women that she met during her experience. Hearing about the way the French Jews and German Jews interacted while in the concentration camp in France was eye opening. No spoilers, but ending was not what I expected. Still processing if I wish it had gone the other way with the family. Overall, I enjoyed reading and look forward to reading other books by this author. SavingRebeccaAWW2historicalnovelaboutamothersdevotion
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The premise of this book was promising and could’ve been a very powerful story, however the execution fell a bit flat and I found myself skimming through certain paragraphs and almost DNF’d the book.

There tended to be some repetition of phrases back to back in the book (ex: mentioning the same summer breeze) without the addition of new details or swapping up the descriptive words utilized to help really set the scene. While we learned a bit about Sarah & Rebecca’s background the lack of details made it hard for me to connect with them on a deeper level.

There were some circumstances where I felt like I was going to be drawn into the characters a bit more, for example when we read about Rebecca not being able to play with other children for a year and then being bullied when they arrived at Drancy, but again, after the scene or chapter had ended, I didn’t feel much more of a connection to them.

Overall, it could’ve benefitted from some adjustments to the writing style to help readers feel a bit more attached to the characters and immersed in their world and the situations they were navigating.

A mother that is willing to do anything to save her daughter.
We are in France during WWII, and the evil that has been threatening Europe has started rounding up people of Jewish faith.
War pulls families apart, and some never return, some lost forever.
A mother and her daughter are sent to the Drancy internment camp. We live with this young mother and her daughter, 5, 6, or 7 year old, she has a birthday as we read, but without much food, is rather malnourished, but oh, so loveable. We see her playing with the head commandant's two daughters, and the author shows how they probably treated this young prisoner.
I was surprised how the prisoners treated one another, how some will turn on another, sad.
There are also a few of those in control whom have compassion.
This is a story that really needs to keep being told, we need never forget. Thank you Alex Amit.
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher BooksGoSocial, and was not required to give a positive review.