When a Cossack pogrom shatters her small village, she is forced to leave her home and embark on a journey to Berlin with the man she thought she wanted.
Facing love, loss, and heartache, Michal harbors a secret that threatens her every attempt at happiness. Over the next fourteen tumultuous years, during the peak of the Weimar Republic, she learns she is willing to do anything to have the love she longs for and to protect her family.
But it is now 1933. Life in Berlin is changing, especially for the Jews. With Adolf Hitler's rise to chancellor, dark storm clouds loom on the horizon, threatening to change everything for Michal forever.
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First line:
Fifteen-year-old Michal Habelowsky sat on the bed in the room she shared with her sister, Rachel, and studied the beading on her wedding dress.
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Source:
Source:
Netgalley eARC in exchange for an honest review
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Rating:
2 Dresses out of 5
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Publication Date:
September 24, 2024
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This book has the potential to be this beautiful, powerful story about a young woman surviving the unthinkable in two different countries. However, this book feels like it has been written by a high schooler. The writing is very simplistic. The characters are flat. There are very little dialogue scenes, mostly just overarching narrative. It was confusing to try and keep track of how much time had passed. And then, when we reach 1933-35 as Hitler is taking over, all we get is a factual explanation of his rise to power and don't get to view it from our characters POVs. The dialogue itself was so stilted and did not feel natural at all.
I can't recommend this book, because despite the heavy material, I couldn't take it seriously. I was unable to get drawn into the story. Holocaust stories are some of my favorite stories, and this one disappointed.
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