Im a big fan or historical fiction but all of the books I have read have never been one where history was changed. This book was my first and it won’t be my last. I was interested once I found out this book was written where Germany won WWII and the impact it had on Great Britain. I like how that wasn’t the main focus of the story but was an important part. We follow John who works for the police force who is investigating a drug called Yonder that is sweeping through the country. I loved the twists and turns this book took and highly recommend it!!

An interesting AR where German won WWII and the implications. Loved the world building and little pieces throughout the story. The ending felt rushed to wrap up all the lose ends. Overall enjoyed.

this had me thinking. and over thinking. it also sat deep within my soul and brain longer after i finished. and i found myself looking even at the world around me a little differently. or contemplating certain things going on very differently. as i think this is a very cautionary warning of just where things can go. the end of the war when the "baddies" win doesnt just mean someone lost. it means a whole regime and sense of life and how we live would be altered. and not for the better at all. i cant fathom living under that kind of rule. and this leaves a fearful feeling all the way through the book and well after. thats not to say people shouldnt read this book because it was excellent. and i think the way it makes you think and feel only means more people should read it.
i dont think any of us want or can possibly think of how our lives would be now if the Nazis wouldve run. it sends shivers. day to day life feels spoilt at the hands of that group.
this book does manage to make a tale within the tale though and so we also have a focus on one character trying his best to uphold this way of life when it is threatened.
this book is deep. and brilliant. and scary in all the right but unsettling ways it should be.