The Officer and the Spy

What a fantastic story! This was super hard to put down, and I enjoyed each and every page. The story of Eleni and Otto was fascinating. Otto, a young German officer, does not hold to everything that his country is doing - and you can see the struggle that he is going through. Eleni exudes a quiet strength, and when the two come together, WOW! 

This was a great read and one that you are going to truly enjoy! 

Thank you to HarperCollins for a copy of this book to read and review.

With a unique setting, great characters, romance, and let's face it — a gorgeous cover, The Officer and the Spy was a treat to read. 

During her annual trip to Crete, Eleni meets Otto, a German man who's also visiting the island. So begins a summer romance. Come 1941, the young lovers reunite but are turned now enemies due to the war. Will love prevail, will the effects of war reach them, too? 

The contrast between past and ‘present' (in this case, interview transcripts from 1974) is fantastic and the book is well organized. Eleni and Otto have a nice chemistry. Their romance flows well with the more action-packed portions of the book. I also enjoyed the moral exploration of some of the realities of war. My only quip is that it runs long with some scenes feeling dragged out much longer than they needed to be. Still, I enjoyed the book very much. 

A huge thanks to Harper360 for sending me a free ARC of the book to read and review!