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Average rating5
4.5 stars
A solid WW2 story with dashes of contemporary and plenty of emotional moments.
I found that I was more captured by the historic characters (after all, they were the ones in danger) than the modern ones, though Callie and Charlotte weren't unsympathetic by any means. Annika at first repelled me by her attitude (not quite sure why, except of how she was convinced her life was bad, but we have the comparison to Luzi's lot and see how much worse it could get)—so for me I loved that she grew so much as a character into the girl who did the most heroic thing in the story. Luzi I loved quite easily, and Callie too, though I didn't feel like I “knew” Max and Josh quite as well.
Definitely recommended,and be sure to have a box of Kleenex handy!